Tag: Mythology

Aeneas and the Sibyl in the Underworld (1630s)

Brueghel, Jan the Younger (1601-1678) Aeneas and the Sibyl in the Underworld 1630s Oil on copper, 26.7 x 35.9 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York This infernal image of the 1630s was inspired by the “hell landscapes” of Jan Brueghel…

Il giudizio di Paride (1583)

Allori, Alessandro (1535-1607) Il giudizio di Paride (The Judgement of Paris) 1583 Pen and ink on paper, 36.6 x 47.4 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York On his father’s death in 1540, the young Alessandro Allori was adopted by Bronzino…

The Trojan Women (1971)

Director: Michael Cacoyannis Producer: Michael Cacoyannis Screenplay: Michael Cacoyannis Based on: The Trojan Women by Euripides Genre: Drama | Mythology | Tragedy Music: Mikis Theodorakis Country: USA | UK | Greece Language: English Studio: Josef Shaftel Productions Release date: 1971 Running time: 105 minutes…

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…