Tag: Brian Smyth
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04 Paintings, Contemporary Interpretations of Olympian deities; Betsy Podlach’s Leda And the Swan, Cupid and Psyche, István Cene gál’s Nymph and Brian Smyth’s Andromeda, with footnotes, #3
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 sacred marriage. Although the only extended narrative from antiquity is that of Apuleius, Eros and Psyche appear…
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Brian Smyth, Italy, A study for Andromeda 01 Contemporary Interpretations, Olympian deities in classical Greek and Roman religion, with footnotes #4
Brian Smyth, Italy A study for Andromeda Oil on linen Size: 20 H x 16 W x 1 in Private collection “I worked the painting from quick pencil sketches and photographs, as it was too difficult for the model to hold the pose over the duration of the painting process. I chose to add a more…
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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…