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Myrrh in paintings: 1 Adonis born from a tree

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We give presents at Christmas after the 3 kings. So what is myrrh, and what are its origins in paintings? A grim story of incest, deceit and metamorphosis.

December 21, 2019 General, Life, Painting

River Gods and Nymphs

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A common convention in paintings of classical myth, the river god was a bearded old man with a put pouring forth water, often seen with a Naiad, his daughter.

October 27, 2018 General, Life, Painting

Changing Stories: Ovid’s Metamorphoses on canvas, 54 – The making of myrrh

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A dark tale of a wicked nurse, incest, transformation, the origin of the precious resin myrrh, and obstetrics in the arboretum. And a possible very early Titian.

November 3, 2017 General, Language, Life, Painting

Changing Stories: Ovid’s Metamorphoses on canvas, 25 – Arethusa

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The story of how the nymph Arethusa escapes pursuit by a river god, thanks to the divine intervention of Diana.

June 9, 2017 General, Language, Life, Painting

Cross-Dressing, Feminism, and the Greek Demi-God

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At the heart of Deianira’s letter to Hercules was the strange story of his enslavement to Omphale. Here are the paintings.

April 3, 2017 General, Language, Life, Painting
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