Redon, Odilon (1840-1916) Andromède (Andromeda) 1904–1910 Oil on panel, 56 × 54 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago
Andromède (1904-1910)
Tag: Mythology
Testa di Medusa (c.1801)
Canova, Antonio (1757-1822) Testa di Medusa (Head of Medusa) c.1801 Plaster, h. 31 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Neoclassical sculptor Antonio Canova dominated Rome’s artistic scene at the turn of the 19th century. This plaster is a partial model for his…
Busto di Paride (1809)
Canova, Antonio (1757-1822) Busto di Paride (Bust of Paris) 1809 Marble, 69.9 × 30.8 × 28 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Inscription: Ant(o)nio Quatremere/Amico Optimo/Antonius Canova/Dono Dedit/F. Romae/An. MDCCCIX”. The enormously popular Neoclassical sculptor Antonio Canova frequently made replicas or variants…
Autoportrait en chimère (c.1880)
Bernhardt, Sarah (1844-1923) Autoportrait en chimère (Self-Portrait as a Chimera) c.1880 Bronze, 31.8 x 34.9 x 31.8 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago French actor and artist Sarah Bernhardt was perhaps the first global superstar, with legions of admirers spread across…
Pandore (1910-1912)
Redon, Odilon (1840-1916) Pandore (Pandora) 1910–1912 Oil on canvas, 143.5 x 62.9 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington A pale-skinned young woman with copper-orange hair, wearing a turquoise-blue robe, stands in a pastel-infused landscape in this stylized, vertical painting. The woman fills…
Jupiter enfant nourri par la chèvre Amalthée (c.1639)
Poussin, Nicolas (1594-1665) Jupiter enfant nourri par la chèvre Amalthée (Child Jupiter nursed by the goat Amalthea) c.1639 Oil on canvas, 97 x 133 cm Gemäldegalerie, Berlin Compare: Poussin, Nicolas (1594-1665) Jupiter enfant nourri par les nymphes c.1650 National Gallery of Art, Washington …
Jupiter enfant nourri par les nymphes (c.1650)
Poussin, Nicolas (1594-1665) Jupiter enfant nourri par les nymphes (Nymphs Feeding the Child Jupiter) c.1650 Oil on canvas, 117.4 x 155.3 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Compare: Poussin, Nicolas (1594-1665) Jupiter enfant nourri par la chèvre Amalthée c.1639 Gemäldegalerie, Berlin
The Nymph of the Spring (after 1537)
Cranach, Lucas the Elder (1472-1553) The Nymph of the Spring after 1537 Oil on panel, 48.4 x 72.8 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington The nymph reclines beside a spring, perhaps a reference to a legendary ancient Roman fountain with which a…
Venere adornata dalle Grazie (c.1590-1595)
Carracci, Annibale (1560-1609) Venere adornata dalle Grazie (Venus Adorned by the Graces) c.1590–1595 Oil on panel transferred to canvas, 133 x 170.5 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington In the left half of this horizontal painting, a bare-chested, seated woman, Venus, is…
Il rapimento di Elena di Troia (c.1685-1690)
Giordano, Luca (1634-1705) Il rapimento di Elena di Troia (The Abduction of Helen of Troy) c.1685–1690 Oil on canvas, 227 x 193.5 cm Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford