Waterhouse, John William (1849-1917) Ulysses and the Sirens 1891 Oil on canvas, 100.6 x 202 cm National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Ulysses and the Sirens (1891)
Tag: Mythology
Faunes et chèvre (1959-1960)
Picasso, Pablo (1881-1973) Faunes et chèvre (Fauns and goat) 1959; published 1960 Colour linocut, 53.1 × 63.9 cm National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Castore (1948)
De Chirico, Giorgio (1888-1978) Castore (Castor) 1948 Lithograph National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Ercole e Lica
Canova, Antonio (1757-1822) (after) Ercole e Lica (Hercules and Lichas) Late 19th century Bronze, 27.6 × 18.5 × 14.1 cm National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Bacco (c.1598)
Caravaggio (1571-1610) Bacco (Bacchus) c.1598 Oil on canvas, 95 x 85 cm Galleria degli Uffizi, Firenze This painting is part of the author’s early series of half-length portraits painted ‘in chiaro’, which includes works such as the ‘Fruttaiolo’ (Boy with a…
Medusa (1597-1599)
Caravaggio (1571-1610) Medusa c.1597–1599 Oil on canvas mounted on wood, diam. 58 cm Galleria degli Uffizi, Firenze
Persée et la Gorgone (c.1897)
Claudel, Camille (1864-1943) Persée et la Gorgone (Perseus and the Gorgon) c.1897 Marble, 196 x 111 x 90 cm Musée Camille Claudel, Nogent-sur-Seine “It’s Medusa!” “It’s Percy Jackson!” As soon as they catch sight of Perseus and the Gorgon, a marble…
Aurore (c.1900)
Claudel, Camille (1864-1943) Aurore (Aurora) c.1900 Bronze, 32 x 27 x 31 cm Musée Camille Claudel, Nogent-sur-Seine
Hina et Te Fatou (c.1892)
Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903) Hina et te Fatou (The Moon and the Earth) c.1892 Tamanu wood, 83.1 cm Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto
Léda au cygne (c.1880)
Cézanne, Paul (1839-1906) Léda au cygne (Leda and the Swan) c.1880 (possibly later) Oil on canvas, 59.7 x 74.9 cm Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia This picture is unusual in Cézanne‘s oeuvre for its specific literary subject matter. It represents the story from Ovid‘s…