Category: Mythology,
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08 Paintings, Hellenic Mytheology by Wilhelm Trübner (German, 1851–1917), with footnotes 2
Wilhelm Trübner, 1851 – 1917 The Battle of the Lapiths and Centaurs, 1877 Oil on cardboard Height: 94 cm (37.01 in.), Width: 79 cm (31.1 in.) The theme of the painting is taken from Ovid. The Lapiths, a peace-loving people of Thessaly, were celebrating the wedding of their king Pirithous to Hippodamia. The Centaurs were…
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01 Paintings, Hellenic Mytheology, with footnotes 2B
Wilhelm Trübner, 1851 – 1917 The Battle of the Lapiths and Centaurs, 1877 Oil on cardboard Height: 94 cm (37.01 in.), Width: 79 cm (31.1 in.) The theme of the painting is taken from Ovid. The Lapiths, a peace-loving people of Thessaly, were celebrating the wedding of their king Pirithous to Hippodamia. The Centaurs were…
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01 Paintings, Hellenic Mytheology, with footnotes 2A
Wilhelm Trübner, 1851 – 1917 Battle of the Amazons, 1880 Oil on canvas Height: 47.4 cm (18.66 in.), Width: 102.7 cm (40.43 in.) Kurpfälzisches Museum der Stadt Heidelberg (Germany) In Greek mythology, the Amazons were a race of woman warriors. The legendary Amazons were thought to have lived in Pontus, which is part of modern-day Turkey…
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03 Paintings, Olympian deities, by the Old Masters, with footnotes # 13
George Frederick Watts, 1817 – 1904 UNDINE Oil on panel 24 1/4 by 23 3/4 in., 61.6 by 60.3 cm Private collection Undine is a fairy-tale novella by Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué in which Undine, a water spirit, marries a knight named Huldebrand in order to gain a soul. It is an early German romance, which has…
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04 Contemporary Interpretations, Olympian deities in classical Greek and Roman religion, with footnotes, 3
Betsy Podlach, United States Cupid and Psyche, c. 2002 Oil and egg tempera on linen 66”:66” Private Collection Cupid and Psyche is a story originally from Metamorphoses, written in the 2nd Century AD by Lucius Apuleius Madaurensis. It concerns the overcoming of obstacles to the love between Psyche and Cupid, and their ultimate union in a…
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05 Contemporary Interpretations, Olympian deities in classical Greek and Roman religion, with footnotes #3
Odilon Redon, (French, Bordeaux 1840–1916 Paris) The Chariot of Apollo, c. 1905–16 Oil on canvas 26 x 32 in. (66 x 81.3 cm) The Metropolitan Museum of Art About 1900 Redon abandoned his trademark black charcoal drawings and began avidly experimenting with color. He also explored new subjects, including the mythological horses of the sun,…
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07 Paintings, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretations of the Bible! by The Old Masters, With Footnotes # 60
Youssef Nabil, B. 1972, EGYPTIAN PORTRAIT OF JANNANE AL ANI Hand-coloured gelatin silver print 38 by 25cm.; 15 by 9 7/8 in. Private collection Jananne Al-Ani was born in Kirkuk, Iraq in 1966. She studied Fine Art at the Byam Shaw School of Art and graduated with an MA in Photography from the Royal College…
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08 Paintings, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretations of the Bible! by The Old Masters, With Footnotes # 58
Domenico Ghirlandaio, (1449–1494) Visitation, circa 1491 Tempera on wood Height: 172 cm (67.7 in). Width: 165 cm (65 in). Louvre Museum This panel is a fine example of fifteenth-century Florentine painting. Artists of the time followed classical dictates: body proportions were idealised while faces left devoid of expression were expected to convey character. The model…
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11 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Contemporary & 20th Century Interpretation of the Bible! With Footnotes – 9
Joyce Tenneson Angel and Lit Wings – 2016 Private collection Joyce Tenneson (born in Weston, Massachusetts on May 29, 1945) is an American fine art photographer known for her distinctive style of photography, which often involves nude or semi-nude women. Tenneson earned her master’s degree in photography from George Washington University after starting as a model…
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11 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Contemporary & 20th Century Interpretation of the Bible! With Footnotes – 9
Joyce Tenneson Angel and Lit Wings – 2016 Private collection Joyce Tenneson (born in Weston, Massachusetts on May 29, 1945) is an American fine art photographer known for her distinctive style of photography, which often involves nude or semi-nude women. Tenneson earned her master’s degree in photography from George Washington University after starting as a model…
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10 Ivory Carvings & Sculpture from the Bible! 15 & 16th Century. With Footnote, # 13
Maria lactans, c. mid-15th century, France Ivory Height: 17 cm Private collection The Nursing Madonna, Virgo Lactans, or Madonna Lactans, is an iconography of the Madonna and Child in which the Virgin Mary is shown breastfeeding the infant Jesus. The depiction is mentioned by Pope Gregory the Great, and a mosaic depiction probably of the 12th century…
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11 Paintings, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of the Bible! by The Old Masters, With Footnotes – # 46
Florentine school circa 1700, circle of P. Dandini Saint Cecilia Oil on canvas 25 1/4 X 20 7/8 IN. 64 X 53 CM Private Collection St. Cecilia is one of the most famous of the Roman martyrs, even if the familiar stories about her are apparently not founded. The existence of the martyrs, however, is a…
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11 Paintings, Olympian deities, by the Old Masters, with footnotes # 9
Jan Miel, BEVEREN-WAES NEAR ANTWERP 1599 – 1664 TURIN CERES, BACCHUS AND VENUS, c. 1645 Oil on canvas 142.5 x 162.7 cm.; 56 1/8 x 64 1/8 in. Private Collection The theme of Sine Cerere et Baccho Friget Venus – literally, ‘without Ceres or Bacchus, Venus would freeze’ – is derived from a line in Act IV…
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08 Paintings, scenes from the Bible, by The Old Masters, with footnotes # 42
Hieronymus Bosch (circa 1450–1516) Triptych of the crucified Martyr, circa 1497-1505 Oil on panel Height: 104 cm (40.9 in). Width: 119 cm (46.9 in). Doge’s Palace, Venice The central panel depicts the crucifixion of a saint usually identified with Saint Julia of Corsica (sometimes with Saint Wilgefortis). In a depiction related to Christ’s crucifixion, the centrally…
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08 Orientalist Paintings by Artists from the 19th Century, with footnotes, 18
Edouard Frederic Wilhelm Richter,1844 – 1913 Scheherazade Oil on canvas Height: 151 cm (59.45 in.), Width: 211.5 cm (83.27 in.) Private collection Scheherazade is a character and the storyteller in One Thousand and One Nights. This book includes the tales of Aladdin, Ali Baba and many more. The story goes that Shahryar found out one day…
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11 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Contemporary, Haitian Art, & 20th Century Interpretation of the Bible! With Footnotes – 8
Roy Newell, 1914 – 2006 THE HOLY LAND, c. 1952 Oil on panel 4 1/2 by 11 1/2 inches (11.4 by 29.2 cm) Private collection An American abstract painter, Roy Newell was born in Manhattan’s Lower East Side on May 10, 1914, and died of cancer on November 22, 2006, in Manhattan. His paintings are typified…
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10 Paintings, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretations of the Bible! by The Old Masters, With Footnotes # 53
Florentine School, 17th century QUEEN OF SHEBA Oil on canvas 71,5 x 149 cm ; 28 by 58 3/4 in Private Collection The Queen of Sheba is a Biblical figure. The tale of her visit to King Solomon has undergone extensive Jewish, Arabian and Ethiopian elaborations, and has become the subject of one of the most…
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09 Carvings & Sculpture from the Bible! 15 – 19th Century. With Footnote, # 13
Rhine-mosan region, end of the 16th century The Virgin with the grape Walnut wood H. 103 cm (40 1/2 in.) l. : 26 cm (12 ¼ in.) Private collection A walnut wood statue with The Virgin depicted sitting and handing a bunch of grapes to the Child standing on Her left knee, his finger extended…
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