My big sister likes to copy the pose of this statue. The statue is of a character in a book. The book is called The Last Days of Pompeii by Sir Edward Bulwer-Lytton. He wrote it in 1834. Nydia saved people from death after the volcano erupted because she could get around the city even when no one else could see from the volcano. She was a hero. When I saw this statue the first times I didn’t know if she did or didn’t die. Now I know she didn’t.
Now unlike some other marble statues, this one is not creepy. You can tell it is a human. There are usually not that many people around it or in the room that it is in so you can really look at it. Her eyes are closed, probably to show that she is blind. The way she is standing makes her look like she doesn’t know where she is going and she looks confused. She looks worried and scared so maybe that’s it instead of confused.
I like this sculpture. I think it is pretty. I think it’s fun that my older sister likes to copy this sculpture. I like the story about the sculpture too. I don’t have a picture of this sculpture, but you can click here to find one. When I looked online I found lots copies of this sculpture in lots of museums so the artist must have really liked the story or he was simpin’ for the character or he was able to sell a lot of them from other people simpin’ for her.
The Facts:
- Randolph Rogers (American, 1825–1892)
- 1856
- Material: Marble
- Ernest Wadsworth Longfellow Fund (1973.617)
- Penny and Jeff Vinik Gallery (Gallery 233)
Museums with Mina 