Sakuntala
PhotographerPaul Bergon
CountryFrance
MediumPhotogravure
JournalDie Kunst in der Photographie 1900
AtelierGeorg Büxenstein & Co.
Year1900
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Allegorical, Flowers, Mythology
Dimensions
Image Dimensions: 19.0 x 16.0 cm : Art folio #3, plate #3
Sakuntala was a nymph who was the daughter of Vrishanaswa by the nymph Menaka. She was born and left in the forest, where she was nourished by birds until found by the sage Kanwa. She was brought up by this sage in his hermitage as his daughter, and is often called his daughter. The loves, marriage, separation, and re-union of Sakuntala and King Dushyanta are the subject of the celebrated drama Sakuntala. 1.
1. John Dowson : A classical dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature : London: Trübner, 1879