Tag: MAIDEN
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Jose Garcia Ocejo, The Minotaur and the Maiden – 01 Contemporary Interpretations, Olympian deities in classical Greek and Roman religion, with footnotes #8
Jose Garcia Ocejo (b.1928) The Minotaur and the Maiden, c. 2015 Oil on wood 64 x 52 cm / 25.1 x 20.4 inches Private collection In Greek mythology, the Minotaur is a mythical creature portrayed in Classical times with the head of a bull and the body of a man, or, as described by Roman poet Ovid,…
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Samuel Walters, THE BRITISH MERCHANTMAN CLIFFORD IN A STIFF BREEZE 01 Classic Works of Art, Marine Paintings – With Footnotes, #111
Samuel Walters, LONDON 1811 – 1882 LIVERPOOL THE BRITISH MERCHANTMAN CLIFFORD IN A STIFF BREEZE, PREPARING TO PICK UP HER PILOT OFF THE GREAT ORME, NORTH WALES, ON THE RETURN FROM HER MAIDEN VOYAGE TO INDIA, c. 1885 Oil on canvas 63.5 x 99.2 cm.; 25 x 39 in. Private collection The iron ship Clifford was…