Ismene is often overshadowed by her sister Antigone in readings of the play by Sophocles. But I have come to respect her because she stands with her sister and takes responsibility for an act she herself opposed. That kind of solidarity, I think, is at least as moving as the act of civil disobedience for which Antigone is known.
- Subject Matter: portrait
- Created: June 2020
- Collections: drawings, portraits, watercolor