Clytie
Title
Clytie
Date Created
c. 1868–75
Creator
G. F. Watts
Medium
Painted plaster
Format
Sculpture bust; 34 in., 60.4 lb. (86.4 cm, 27.4 kg)
Subject
Mythological: Clytie, jilted by Apollo, was metamorphosed into a sunflower, her head always turning toward the sun in its course.
Rights
Public domain
Identifier
08.131
Contributor
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Gift of Walter L. Palmer, 1908
Omeka record contributed by LM
Date Submitted
March 8, 2017
Files
Collection
Reference
G. F. Watts, Clytie
Cite As
G. F. Watts, “Clytie,” Victorian Artists at Home, accessed October 22, 2026, https://artistsathome.emorydomains.org/items/show/540.
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