@bymuseum: Echo and Narcissus (1903) By John William Waterhouse 📍 Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool Echo and Narcissus looks like a romantic painting. A young man rests beside a stream. A beautiful woman watches him from the trees. It feels like the beginning of a love story. But look at his eyes. He is not looking at her. He is staring at his own reflection. That is the whole tragedy. Echo loves Narcissus, but he has already rejected her. She sits close behind him, tense and heartbroken, while he gives all his attention to an image in the water. The reflection cannot love him back. But it asks nothing of him. In the myth, Narcissus stays there until he dies. Echo fades away until only her voice remains. That is why this famous painting still hurts. It is not just about vanity. It is about having real love behind you and choosing an illusion instead. 👉 Follow @bymuseum for vivid stories and hidden meanings in classical art.

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