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Jun 18 2011
The Flight of Aeneas from Troy
Baroque / Greco-Roman / Italian / Paintings (Reproductions) - 8 months ago - troycapc
This is a reproduction of “The Flight of Aeneas from Troy” of 1598 by Frederico Barocci. The artist was seventy-two when he painted this composition for Cardinale della Rovere. It was gifted to Cardinale Scipione before 1613 when it enetered the Borghese collection. The work displayed Barocci’s ability to portray natural movement as well as a natural anti-heroic depiction of human delicacy. The scene is from Greco-Roman mythology showing the escape of Aeneas, his father, wife and son from the destruction of the city of Troy. Barocci had been born in Urbino as Federico Fiori, Il Baroccio, the ox-cart, was a nick-name. He died in 1612 at the age of about eighty-six years.
Reproduction for sale on Zazzle
Jan 3 2011
Jason Charming the Dragon by Salvator Rosa, 1664
Baroque / Greco-Roman / Italian / Paintings (Reproductions) - 1 year ago - troycapc
This Italian baroque masterpiece by Salvator Rosa was created in Italy sometime around 1664. It depicts Jason using the potions of Medusa to lull the dragon into a vulnerable catharsis that will enable the hero to gain the golden fleece. It is currently in the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.
Jan 2 2011
Douleur d’amour, William Adolphe Bouguereau, 1899
Academician / Bouguereau / French / Greco-Roman / Paintings (Reproductions) - 1 year ago - troycapc
This is a wonderful work of the Neo-Classical Master Bougereau which he entitled, Douleur d’amour. The artist suffered the death of four of his five children and this wonderful work may reflect his grief as his son was suffering from what became a fatal case of tuberculosis.
Jan 1 2011
Nuptials of Cupid and Psyche, Pelagio Palagi, 1808
Greco-Roman / Italian / Neoclassical / Paintings (Reproductions) - 1 year ago - troycapc
This masterpiece was created in 1808, the Neoclassical work of Pelagio Palagi. The Italian artist died in 1860 in Turin, Italy when he was eighty-four years old. This oil on canvas is now displayed in the Institute of Art in Detroit, Michigan.
Dec 29 2010
Perseus and the head of Medusa by Franz von Stuck, 1908
German / Greco-Roman / Paintings (Reproductions) / Symbolist / Von Stuck - 1 year ago - troycapc
Franz von Stuck was the foremost of the Symbolist artists in Munich of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He co-founded the Munich Secession which formed a long-lasting rebellion on the part of young artists from the Academic styles of the older generation. He gained great acclaim and in 1905 was raised to the Bavarian aristocracy by King Otto. He died in 1928 mourned as the “last prince of art of Munich’s great days”.
When Perseus had killed the Medusa and put her head in a sack, he mounted on the winged sandals he had from Hermes. He flew near Joppa where he spied the Princess Andromeda chained to a rock. She was being offered as a sacrifice to Poseidon to keep the Krakyn from destroying the kingdom. Her fiancé Phineas was too cowardly to attempt to save Andromeda, but Perseus offered to King Cepheus to kill the monster. Perseus killed the monster but at the wedding feast for him and Andromeda the partisans of Phineas invaded the palace to take Andromeda away and kill Perseus. Perseus and his followers defeated them and, using the head of Medusa, they turned Phineas and two hundred of his followers to stone.
Dec 28 2010
Sisyphus by Franz von Stuck, 1920
German / Greco-Roman / Paintings (Reproductions) / Symbolist / Von Stuck - 1 year ago - troycapc
A reproduction of "Sisyphus” by Franz von Stuck. This Art Nouveau German masterpiece was created by Franz von Stuck in 1920. It depicts the Greek mythological figure Sisyphus who, in the realm of Hades, the place of the dead, was sentenced to forever push a stone up a mountain. As he approached the top, the stone would roll down and the task would begin again. For eternity! Franz von Stuck was the foremost of the Symbolist artists in Munich of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He co-founded the Munich Secession which formed a long-lasting rebellion on the part of young artists from the Academic styles of the older generation. He gained great acclaim and in 1905 was raised to the Bavarian aristocracy by King Otto. He died in 1928 mourned as the “last prince of art of Munich’s great days”.
Dec 27 2010
Reading from Homer, Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, 1885
Academician / British / Greco-Roman / Neoclassical / Paintings (Reproductions) - 1 year ago - troycapc
This masterpiece of Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema was created in 1885. It depicts a scene from ancient Rome when three listeners are intent in listening to a reading from the Blind Bard, the founder of their religion. This work is currently in a private collection.
Dec 26 2010
Hercules Wrestling with Death, Leighton, 1871
Academician / British / Greco-Roman / Leighton / Neoclassical / Paintings (Reproductions) - 1 year ago - troycapc
This painting depicts the myth of Hercules fighting off Death as he comes for the willing death-victim of King Admetus of Thessaly. Apollo had tricked Death not to take his lover Admetus but only on condition that a voluntary replacement be found for him. After many attempts, the victim was found in the wife of Admetus, Alcestis. The play Alcestis was produced in 438 B.C. and is probably the earliest of nineteen surviving plays of Euripides.
Dec 24 2010
Forge of Vulcan, Diego Velazquez, 1630
Baroque / Greco-Roman / Neoclassical / Paintings (Reproductions) / Spanish - 1 year ago - troycapc
This masterpiece was created in 1630, the work of Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Velazquez. The Spanish master artist died in 1660 in Madrid when he was sixty-one years old. This work is now displayed in the Museo de Prado in Madrid.
Dec 16 2010
Achilles gives Nestor the Prize for Wisdom by Joseph Desire Court, 1821
French / Neoclassical / Paintings (Reproductions) - 1 year ago - troycapc
A reproduction of the classic painting by the French Neo-classical great, Joseph Desire Court who was born in 1797 Rouen. He painted the work when he was twenty-four when he won the Prix de Rome. He died in 1865 Paris. The story of the prize for wisdom is found in the Odyssey of Homer when Achilles gives the prize to the elder advisor to the Achaeans at the funeral games of Achilles’ lover Patroclus. Agamemnon looks on as the prize is given. The painting is at the Mesee des Beaux Arts in Rouen, France.
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