Tag: AMAZON
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01 Work, The Art of War, Anselm Feuerbach’s The Battle of the Amazons, with footnotes
This dramatic historical painting, teeming with figures, depicts the devastating battle for the city of Troy. According to Homer, the Amazons with their queen Penthesilea came to the aid of the Trojan king Priamos, who had to defend himself against the Greeks under the leadership of king Menelaus. In the battle, Penthesilea is killed by…
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03 Works, Interpretations of Olympian deities, Ellie Burelli’s Amazons, with footnotes #39
The legendary Amazons were thought to have lived in Pontus, which is part of modern-day Turkey near the southern shore of the Black Sea. There they formed an independent kingdom under the government of a queen named Hippolyta… Please follow link for full post
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Ellie Hesse, AMAZON I 01 Painting, Olympian deities, with footnotes #40
‘There is something truly astounding about the way a horse can be transformed from a calm and seemingly domesticated creature, one moment, into an explosion of power and wired emotion, the next. I find this unpredictability and expressiveness, fascinating and a great inspiration in my work. Historical representations of the equine form are another major…
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