The Greek version of the Flood myth is quite different, and calls on sculpture for another metamorphosis. It also gives rise to the fearsome Python.
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The war years started with buoyant patriotism, but ended in depression. He was saved by a chalet in Bavaria, and his wonderful landscapes.
Did Moreau succeed in changing history painting, or should his works remain obscure, a minor cul-de-sac in art history?
Did Jupiter destroy cannibalistic practices, or did a cult of his originate them? Dark doings in this tale of lycanthropy.
On the ceiling of a stairway of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston is one of Sargent’s last and greatest paintings: one of the greatest narrative paintings of the 20th century.
Not an easy story to paint, Ovid’s clear account has been largely ignored. Because it is now too absurd to show?
His last masterpiece has some of the richest symbols, icons, and decoration of all his works. A detailed look at his finale.
Far from being a recluse, the last years saw him teaching avidly, painting major works, and transforming his house into a museum.
His painting style had moved on, and he and his family were starting to build a new lifestyle, and getting away from Berlin more.
Corinth’s paintings changed visibly after his major stroke in December 1911. Was this the result of that stroke?
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