Legros, Alphonse (1837-1911) Cupidon et Psyché (Cupid and Psyche) exhibited 1867 Oil on canvas, 116.8 × 141.4 cm Tate Britain, London The tale of Cupid and Psyche was written by the Roman poet Lucius Apuleius. Psyche was given a box, supposedly…
Sargent, John Singer (1856-1925) Venus and Cupid c.1915 Oil on canvas, 68.6 x 53.3 cm Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton
Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640) The Abduction of Ganymede c.1636 Oil on oak panel, 33 x 24.8 cm Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton
Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640) Death of Adonis 1639 Oil on wood panel, 34.6 x 52.4 cm Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton
Waterhouse, John William (1849-1917) The Danaïdes 1903 Oil on canvas, 154.3 x 111 cm Private collection
Rodin, Auguste (1840-1917) La Danaïde (Danaid) 1880s, carved 1903–1904 Marble, 23 x 40 x 26 cm Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton The Danaids of Greek mythology were the fifty daughters of Danaus; married to a group of brothers, they murdered their…
Reynolds, Joshua (1723-1792) The Infant Hercules c.1785–1789 Oil on millboard, 25.5 × 21 cm Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton This is believed to be a preparatory sketch for a history painting commissioned by Catherine the Great, with the subject left to…
Parmigianino (1503-1540) Figura seduta di Pallade Atena (Seated Figure of Pallas Athena) 1531–1535 Pen and brown ink on light tan laid paper prepared with salmon wash, 5.8 × 5.8 cm Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton These three fragments represent Parmigianino’s preliminary ideas…
Mantegna, Andrea (c.1431-1506) Zuffa di dei marini (Battle of the Sea Gods) c.1470–1475 Engraving, 30.5 x 43.3 cm Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton This engraving by Mantegna, court painter to the Gonzaga family in Mantua, manifests the revival of classical antiquity…
Cocteau, Jean (1889-1963) Orphée (Orpheus) 1960 Color lithograph, 56 × 37.5 cm Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton © Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris