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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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Nov 12 2010
Odysseus in front of Scylla and Charybdis, 1795, Henry Fuseli
Academician / British / Greco-Roman / Neoclassical / Paintings (Reproductions) - 1 year ago - troycapc
This is a reproduction of Henry Fuseli’s “Odysseus in front of Scylla and Charybdis” that was painted between 1794 and 1796. It depicts a scene from the Odyssey in which Odysseus sailed between the monsters Scylla and Charybdis traditionally associated with the strait between Italy and Sicily. Henry Fuseli was born in Zurich as Johann Heinrich Füssli in 1741 and arrived in England in 1765 where he began a career as a painter. He favored the supernatural subjects and eventually taught in the Royal Academy. He died in 1825 in London.
Aug 31 2010
Isle of the Dead by Arnold Brocklin, 1880
Academician / Greco-Roman / Inspirational prints / Neoclassical / Paintings (Reproductions) / Symbolist - 1 year ago - troycapc
This is a reproduction of Arnold Brocklin’s masterpiece “Isle of the Dead” of 1880. It resides in the Kunstmuseum in Basel, Switzerland. Brocklin was a Swiss Symbolist artist who died in 1901 at the age of 74 years. He was a leading light of his age and this image is typical of his treatment of mythological scenes. This particular work was inspired by the English cemetery in Florence, Italy.
Aug 30 2010
Psyche et L’Amour by William Adolphe Bouguereau, 1889
Academician / Bouguereau / French / Greco-Roman / Neoclassical / Paintings (Reproductions) - 1 year ago - troycapc
This French Impressionist painting by William Adolphe Bouguereau is a beautiful and realistic image of Eros and Psyche in rapt attention during their ascent into the Heavens. The work was created in 1889. The artist died in 1905 at the age of eighty years.
Aug 7 2010
Neptune’s Horses by Walter Crane of 1892
British / Greco-Roman / Paintings (Reproductions) / Symbolist - 1 year ago - troycapc
Neptune’s Horses was painted in 1892 by Walter Crane, at the height of the Symbolist Movement. Crane faithfully captures the god of the sea roaring onto the coast with his horses which are enmeshed in the waves that they mythologically create and interpenetrate.
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 28 2010
Phaeton by Odilon Redon of ca. 1905
French / Greco-Roman / Paintings (Reproductions) / Symbolist - 1 year ago - troycapc
This modern Symbolist masterpiece was created by Odilon Redon in the early years of the twentieth century. It depicts the Greek mythological figure Phaeton, the son of Apollo, who was allowed to drive his father’s chariot through the heavens. The boy could not control the divine steeds and eventually was tossed from the chariot and plunged to his death. 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.
Jul 25 2010
Zeus et Thetis, Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres, 1811
French / Greco-Roman / Paintings (Reproductions) - 1 year ago - troycapc
This powerful images by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres by painted in 1811 in France. It depicts poignent moment from Book One of the Iliad when Thetis beseaches Zeus on behalf of her son Achilles.
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.
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