Title: Hylas and the Nymphs
Artist: John William Waterhouse
Year: 1896
Type: Oil on canvas
Hylas and the Nymph is an oil on canvas painting undertaken by Baron François Gérard in about 1826 showing a story from Greek mythology.
The painting Hylas and the Nymph depicts the moment when the Greek hero Hylas is abducted by a Naiad Nymph.
Hylas was an Argonaut, who had joined the crew of the Argo alongside his friend Heracles. When the Argo stopped for water in Mysia, the Naiad fell in love with the beautiful Hylas. Heracles would be abandoned by Jason when he stopped to look for his companion, but Hylas was never found by Heracles.
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