The story of how the nymph Arethusa escapes pursuit by a river god, thanks to the divine intervention of Diana.
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A shocking story of the abduction of a young girl by the king of the underworld, but told with sensitivity. And accompanied by some outstanding paintings.
After short mentions of Pegasus making a new spring with his hoof-print, and the strange Pyreneus, the Muses tell of their contest with the daughters of Pierus, who were turned into magpies.
Definitely a wedding to remember: how Perseus and Andromeda didn’t have a photographer but a sculptor to preserve their memories.
Not just superb paintings, but one of the great visual tropes of Western art, and one of the best wedding speeches ever.
Bringing together some characteristics and features of three narrative Chinese handscroll paintings.
An ingenious telling of the story of Perseus rescuing Andromeda from the jaws of a sea monster results in many superb paintings.
A truly beautiful hand scroll in blue-green style, which tells the story of an ancient ode using exquisite images.
The short conclusion to the house of Cadmus is touching, doubly transformative, and painted by a single artist.
It looks like a regular, exquisitely beautiful landscape, with forests, rugged hills, and rivers. In fact it bears a story, told largely in its figures.
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