Biblis, Ferdinand Leenhoff, in or before 1900

Biblis, Ferdinand Leenhoff, in or before 1900

bronze (metal), h 190cm × w 192kg × d 51cm More details

Biblis is a character who appears in the Metamorphoses by Roman poet Ovid: her love for her brother remained unrequited and eventually she died of desire and was transformed into a spring. Sculptor Ferdinand Leenhoff taught at Amsterdam’s Rijksacademie.