Tag: Mythology

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…

Vénus de Milo aux tiroirs (1936)

Dalí, Salvador (1904-1989) Vénus de Milo aux tiroirs (Venus de Milo with Drawers) 1936 Painted plaster with metal pulls and mink pompons, 98 × 32.5 × 34 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago © Salvador Dalí, Fundació Gala-Salvador Dalí / Artists…

Gradiva descubre las ruinas antropomorfas (1932)

Dalí, Salvador (1904-1989) Gradiva descubre las ruinas antropomorfas, Fantasía retrospectiva (Gradiva discovers the Anthropomorphic Ruins, Retrospective Fantasy) 1932 Oil on canvas, 65 x 54 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid ©Salvador Dalí, Fundación Gala-Salvador Dalí / VEGAP, Madrid When Salvador Dalí settled in…

The Nymph at the Fountain (1530-1534)

Cranach, Lucas the Elder (1472-1553) The Nymph at the Fountain c.1530–1534 Oil on panel, 75 x 120 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid Together with Albrecht Dürer, Lucas Cranach was among the most important 16th-century German painters. His oeuvre includes religious compositions as…

Étude pour La nymphe surprise (1861)

Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Étude pour La nymphe surprise (Study for The Surprised Nymph) 1861 Oil on canvas, 34 x 25 cm Private collection Compare: Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) La Nymphe surprise 1861 Museo de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires     Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Nymphe surprise…

Nymphe surprise (c.1861)

Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Nymphe surprise (Surprised Nymph) c.1861 Oil on wooden board, 46 x 35.5 cm Nationalgalleriet, Oslo Compare: Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Étude pour La nymphe surprise 1861 Private collection     Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) La Nymphe surprise 1861 Museo de Bellas Artes, Buenos…

Ettore e Andromaca (1955-1956)

De Chirico, Giorgio (1888-1978) Ettore e Andromaca (Hector and Andromache) 1955–1956 Oil on canvas, 80.2 x 60 cm Private collection Compare: De Chirico, Giorgio (1888-1978) Ettore e Andromaca 1917 Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna, Roma    

Ettore e Andromaca (1917)

De Chirico, Giorgio (1888-1978) Ettore e Andromaca (Hector and Andromache) 1917 Oil on canvas, 60 x 90 cm Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna, Roma Compare: De Chirico, Giorgio (1888-1978) Ettore e Andromaca 1955–1956 Private collection    

Electra (1962)

Director: Michael Cacoyannis Producer: Michael Cacoyannis Screenplay: Michael Cacoyannis Based on: Electra by Euripides Genre: Drama | Mythology | Tragedy Music: Mikis Theodorakis Country: Greece Language: Greek Studio: Finos Film | United Artists Release date: 1962 Running time: 110 minutes Irene Papas (1926-2022) as…

Iphigenia (1977)

Ιφιγένεια Director: Michael Cacoyannis Producer: Michael Cacoyannis Screenplay: Michael Cacoyannis Based on: Ιφιγένεια εν Αυλίδι by Euripides Genre: Drama | Mythology | Tragedy Music: Mikis Theodorakis Country: Greece Language: Greek Studio: Greek Film Center Release date: 1977 Running time: 127 minutes Irene Papas…