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Fire, surgery, and surrogate pregnancy: an unpaintable story?

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Not an easy story to paint, Ovid’s clear account has been largely ignored. Because it is now too absurd to show?

January 28, 2017 General, Painting

The Story in Paintings: Nessus and Deianeira, the point of view

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Some stories sound plausible, but are problematic when you try to paint or photograph them. Here’s a good example, with attempted solutions by Reni, Rubens, Moreau, and others.

December 16, 2016 General, Painting

The Story in Paintings: Aesculapius or Asclepius

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An unusual classical god in very peculiar circumstances: what took the goddess of love to the doctor?

October 24, 2016 General, Painting

The Story in Paintings: Ariadne on Naxos

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Several have had a go at telling this story – Titian, Kauffman, Ricci, Delacroix, and Denis. Do their paintings work, though?

May 6, 2016 General, Painting

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