Tag: Mythology

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…

Medea (1969)

Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini Producer: Franco Rossellini Screenplay: Pier Paolo Pasolini Based on: Medea by Euripides Genre: Drama | Epic | Fantasy | Mythology | Tragedy Music: Pier Paolo Pasolini, Elsa Morante Country: Italia | France | West Germany Language: Italian Studio: Euro International Films…

Edipo re (1967)

Oedipus Rex Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini Producer: Alfredo Bini Screenplay: Pier Paolo Pasolini Based on: Oedipus Rex by Sophocles Genre: Drama | Mythology | Tragedy Music: Pier Paolo Pasolini Country: Italia Language: Italian Studio: Arco Film Release date: 1967 Running…

L’Olimpo, Trionfo di Venere (1761-1764)

Tiepolo, Giambattista (1696-1770) L’Olimpo, o Trionfo di Venere (The Olympus or Triumph of Venus) 1761–1764 Oil on canvas, 87 x 61.5 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid This is a sketch for a no-longer extant painting on canvas intended to decorate…

Le coup de foudre (1928)

Severini, Gino (1883-1966) Le coup de foudre (Love at first sight) 1928 Oil on canvas, 160 x 66 cm Pinacoteca di Brera, Milano This panel along with its neighbour, titled Le demon du jeu, was part of a series of…

Ritratto di Andrea Doria come Nettuno (c.1545-1546)

Bronzino (1503-1572) Ritratto di Andrea Doria come Nettuno (Portrait of Andrea Doria in the Guise of Neptune) c.1545–1546 Oil on canvas, 149 x 199.5 cm Pinacoteca di Brera, Milano Paolo Giovio commissioned this portrait from Bronzino for a museum that…