Tag: Helenic
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03 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Contemporary 20th C. Interpretation of the Bible!, František Drtikol’s Étude de la Crucifixion – #12
František Drtikol (3 March 1883, Příbram — 13 January 1961, Prague) was a Czech photographer of international renown. He is especially known for his characteristically epic photographs, often nudes and portraits. He had his own studio, until 1935 where he operated an important portrait photostudio in Prague. Drtikol made many portraits of very important people and nudes…
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Laurence Winram, Mihaela as Cerynitis II 01 Contemporary Interpretations, Olympian deities in classical Greek and Roman religion, with footnotes #7
Laurence Winram, United Kingdom Nude – Mihaela as Cerynitis II Photography: Color on Paper. Size: 23.4 H x 16.5 W x 0 in Private collection In Greek mythology, the Ceryneian Hind (Greek: Ελαφος Κερυνῖτις Elaphos Kerynitis), also called Cerynitis or the Golden Hind, was an enormous hind, who lived in Keryneia, Greece. It was sacred to Artemis,…
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Kasia Derwinska, The world is not finished 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – CONTEMPORARY & 20th Century Interpretation of the Bible! With Footnotes – 24
Kasia Derwinska, Spain The world is not finished Color, Digital, Manipulated, Paint and Photo on Paper New Media Size: 15.7 H x 15.7 W x 0 in Private collection Kasia Derwinska “Photography is my way of communicating with the world. In my work, I talk about own experiences, thoughts, doubts, fears and hopes trying to…
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Irving Penn, CROSSING THE RIVER STYX 01 Contemporary Interpretations, Olympian deities in classical Greek and Roman religion, with footnotes #5
Irving Penn, 1917-2009 ‘CROSSING THE RIVER STYX, c. 1996 Platinum-palladium print 15 1/2 by 25 5/8 in. (39.4 by 65.1 cm.) Private collection In Greek mythology, Styx is a deity and a river that forms the boundary between Earth and the Underworld. The rivers Styx, Phlegethon, Acheron, Lethe, and Cocytus all converge at the center of the…
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Tintoretto, Tarquin and Lucretia, c. 1578/80, 01 Paintings, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, Lucretia, with Footnotes. # 20
Tintoretto (Jacopo Robusti), Italian, 1518-1594 Tarquin and Lucretia, c. 1578/80 Oil on canvas 68 7/8 x 59 5/8 in. (175 x 151.5 cm) The Art Institute of Chicago Lucius Tarquinius Superbus, last king of Rome, being engaged in the siege of Ardea, sent his son, Sextus Tarquinius, on a military errand to Collatia. Sextus was…
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03 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Contemporary 20th C. Interpretation of the Bible!, František Drtikol – 12
František Drtikol Étude de la Crucifixion, 1914 Private collection František Drtikol (3 March 1883, Příbram – 13 January 1961, Prague) was a Czech photographer of international renown. He is especially known for his characteristically epic photographs, often nudes and portraits. He had his own studio, until 1935 where he operated an important portrait photostudio in Prague.…
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Art Collector: 10 Ancient Egyptian Engravings & Carvings- With footnotes – 7
Source: Art Collector: 10 Ancient Egyptian Engravings & Carvings- With footnotes – 7
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