Tag: Olympian deities
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Prague School, THE ABDUCTION OF EUROPA 01 Paintings, Olympian deities, by the Old Masters, with footnotes # 20
Prague School, circa 1580 THE ABDUCTION OF EUROPA oil on copper 16 by 21 5/8 in.; 40.6 by 55 cm Private collection In Greek mythology Europa was the mother of King Minos of Crete, a woman with Phoenician origin of high lineage, and for whom the continent Europe was named. The story of her abduction…
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05 Paintings, Olympian deities, by the Old Masters, with footnotes # 12
Follower of Michelangelo Merisi called Caravaggio DAEDALUS AND ICARUS oil on canvas 29 7/8 by 39 5/8 in.; 75.5 by 100.5 cm. Private collection This is a depiction of the craftsman and father adhering ink black shining feathered wings the back of his adolescent son; wings that would ultimately result in the boy’s demise. The…
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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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06 Contemporary Interpretations, Olympian deities in classical Greek and Roman religion, with footnotes #2
Elle Hanley, United States Venus Photograph 24 H x 36 W x 0.1 in Private collection The Birth of Venus. In Roman mythology, Venus was the goddess of love, sex, beauty, and fertility. She was the Roman counterpart to the Greek Aphrodite. However, Roman Venus had many abilities beyond the Greek Aphrodite; she was a goddess of…
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