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Dec 17 2010
Poem to Prometheus by Troy Caperton, 2010
American / Caperton / Greco-Roman / Inspirational prints / Neoclassical / Paintings (Reproductions) - 1 year ago - troycapc
A reproduction of Troy Caperton’s work, “Poem to Prometheus”, a devotional work that combines an image of the eagle sent to torment Prometheus for his having given Fire to mankind in defiance of the deathless gods.
I will sing of the sacrifice of Prometheus,
Holy Forethought who suffered for aeons
For bringing to feeble Man the gift of Fire
Which warms us all on every frozen night.
Nov 20 2010
Silenus and Infant Dionysos, image by Troy Caperton, 2008
Greco-Roman / Statuary / Vatican - 1 year ago - troycapc
A reproduction of "Silenus with Infant Dionysus" in the Vatican Museums. This is a tender rendering of the Greek mythological protector and follower of the God of Wine. This representation of the statue is from my photograph from my recent trip to Rome.
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Aug 16 2010
Echo and Narcissus by John William Waterhouse, 1903
British / Greco-Roman / Neoclassical / Paintings (Reproductions) / Pre-Raphaelite / Waterhouse - 1 year ago - troycapc
A reproduction of "Echo and Narcissus" of 1903 by John William Waterhouse. This work reflects and captures a moment from Greek and Roman Mythology and is another story in which a young man’s rejection of love leads to his destruction. His rejection of the attetnions of the nymph Echo that she faded away until only the whisper of her voice remained. Nemesis heard the prayers of the rejected ladies and arranged for Narcissus to fall in love with his own image .
Waterhouse often re-created scenes from the world of myth as did many of his fellow Pre-Raphaelites. Waterhouse was born to English painters in Rome who returned to England when he was five years old. He entered the Royal Academy of Art school in 1871 when he was aged 21 and within three years he had a successful painting. For the next forty years Waterhouse maintained his success and continued painting until his last illness made productin impossible in 1915. He died two years later. This masterpiece is presently in the Art Gallery of South Australia in Adelaide.
Jul 29 2010
Orpheus Leading Eurydice from the Underworld by Jean Corot of 1861
Academician / French / Greco-Roman / Paintings (Reproductions) - 1 year ago - troycapc
A reproduction of Jean Corot’s “Orpheus Leading Eurydice from the Underworld”, 1861. This nineteenth century Romantic artist probably most closely adhered to French Classicism in his work. He was a kind and generous man who died in 1875 at the age of seventy-nine years. In this work, Corot is depicting the Greek legend of Orpheus leading his beloved Erydice from Hades. This captured moment is just prior to the moment when Orpheus turns back to gaze on Eurydice. This broke his pledge to the Lord of the Underworld and his beloved faded from sight, never to be seen by moral eyes.
Jul 12 2010
Narcissus by John William Waterhouse, 1912
British / Greco-Roman / Paintings (Reproductions) / Pre-Raphaelite / Waterhouse - 1 year ago - troycapc
This modern masterpiece was created by John William Waterhouse in 1912. It represents Narcissus who was punished by falling in love with his own reflection. He was trapped by the beauty of his own reflection and died. Yellow narcissus flowers grew there in memory and these are included in the painting.
Jul 9 2010
Ariadne by John William Waterhouse, 1898
British / Greco-Roman / Neoclassical / Paintings (Reproductions) / Waterhouse - 1 year ago - troycapc
This is a reproduction of John William Waterhouse’s Ariadne of 1898. The original is 151 centimeters wide and 91 centimeters high and is in a private collection. This is a Victorian version of the story of the daughter of King of Midas of Crete who fell in love with Theseus of Athens and helped him kill the Minotaur and end the Cretan tyranny over Athens. After Ariadne was taken from Crete by her lover, the gods cursed her for betraying her father by making Theseus forget his love and abandon her while she is sleeping.
Jul 6 2010
Pegasus by Odilon Redon of 1900
French / Greco-Roman / Paintings (Reproductions) / Symbolist - 1 year ago - troycapc
This modern Symbolist masterpiece was created by Odilon Redon in 1900. It depicts the Greek mythological figure, Pegasus, the winged steed of Perseus and Bellophoron. The image of the winged horse is a powerful one transcending many cultures. Redon did not achieve any degree of fame until 1884 when he was forty-four years old. He began to favor pastels and oils in the 1890’s until his death in 1916.
Jun 29 2010
Icarus by Frederic, Lord Leighton, 1869
British / Greco-Roman / Leighton / Paintings (Reproductions) - 1 year ago - troycapc
A reproduction of a work by Lord Frederick Leighton, “Icarus”. This Pre-Raphaelite masterpiece of 1869 is a wonderful depiction of the preparations of Daedelus for the flight of Icarus. We see no foreshadowing of the tragic end of this great experiment. It may be an allegory of the efforts of Man to overcome his natural limitations.
Jun 22 2010
Chariot of Apollo, Odilon Redon, 1909
French / Paintings (Reproductions) / Symbolist - 1 year ago - troycapc
This modern Symbolist masterpiece was created by Odilon Redon in about 1909. It depicts the Greek God of the Sun, Phoebus Apollo, as he personifies the sun in its daily chariot ride across the heavens. Redon did not achieve any degree of fame until 1884 when he was forty-four years old. He began to favor pastels and oils in the 1890’s until his death in 1916.
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