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- The Birth of Venus – Sandro Botticelli. Date created: 1484-1486. Dimensions: 172.5 × 278.9 centimeters (67.9 × 109.6 inches) Location: Uffizi Gallery, Florence, Italy.
- The Triumph of Galatea – Raphael. Date created: 1512. Dimensions: 295 x 224 centimeters (116.1 x 88.1 inches) Location: Villa Farnesina, Rome, Italy. The Triumph of Galatea is a painting by Raphael (1483-1520) that decorates the Villa Farnesina in central Rome.
- The Rape of Europa – Titian. Date created: 1560-1562. Dimensions: 178 × 205 centimeters (70 × 81 inches) Location: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston, United States.
- Landscape with the Fall of Icarus – Pieter Bruegel the Elder. Date created: 1560. Dimensions: 73.5 × 112 centimeters (28.9 × 44 inches) Location: Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels, Belgium.
Sep 10, 2015 · The Phaidon Folio. 7 Mythical Beasts From Across Art History That Will Haunt Your Dreams. By Artspace Editors. Sept. 10, 2015. A detail of the Wounded Chimera of Arezzo, at the Museo Archeologico Nazionale in Florence. Art history is a veritable menagerie of mythical and hybrid creatures like the chimera, the dragon, and theunicorn.
One example, on an early seventh-century B.C. amphora from Eleusis, depicts the two running after the hero while their headless sister’s body lies behind them. The Gorgons are often represented in this running pose, known as knielauf , on pottery ( 01.8.6 ), in architecture, and on relief sculpture ( 55.11.4 ).
Jan 9, 2024 · In Greek mythology, the three figures are known as the Charities, but they were called the “Gratiae,” or Graces, in Roman myth. Collectively, they are considered the goddess of beauty, charm, creativity, and goodwill, and their roles often changed from myth to myth. The Graces, Aglaea, “Shining,” Euphrosyne,”Joy,” and Thalia ...
Ancient Greek Art. The ancient Mediterranean, and Greece in particular, was home to a great variety of artistic communities. Over 3,000 years ago, these makers used natural resources like stone, clay, and metals to create new forms, styles, and techniques that remain iconic to this day. Explore a few highlights from the Art Institute’s ...
Greek myths and their characters have been inspiring artists throughout centuries. Here are some of the most famous Greek mythology paintings in history.
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Jan 17, 2020 · Leda and the Swan. Leda and the Swan is perhaps one of the most perplexing tales in Greek mythology to the modern reader. It is also one of the most prominent myths that echoes across centuries of art history. In the myth, Zeus takes the form of a swan to rape Leda, the queen of Sparta, resulting in the birth of Helen.
