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He got his mother's eyes
Tomas Dauksa
Sculpture - 31 x 19 x 14 cm Sculpture - 12.2 x 7.5 x 5.5 inch
$4,739
Chogas, Calamity and Victory
Viraj Mithani
Print - 101 x 76.2 x 0.1 cm Print - 39.8 x 30 x 0 inch
$2,934
Bolivian Victory of Samothrace
Sergio Guarachi
Sculpture - 13 x 6.5 x 4.5 cm Sculpture - 5.1 x 2.6 x 1.8 inch
$384
Cinq continents sur terre
Baptista Antunes
Painting - 35 x 41 x 0.5 cm Painting - 13.8 x 16.1 x 0.2 inch
$3,159
Kings blue and soft Scarlet
Berit Louise Sara-Grønn
Painting - 250 x 200 x 4 cm Painting - 98.4 x 78.7 x 1.6 inch
$13,454
Los faunos atacando el asfalto parisino
Miguel Amate
Painting - 170 x 230 x 2 cm Painting - 66.9 x 90.6 x 0.8 inch
$22,566
Invocation
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Painting - 100 x 73 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 28.7 x 1.2 inch
$2,821
Orpheus and Eurydice
Stefanoiu Vasile
Sculpture - 77 x 46 x 12 cm Sculpture - 30.3 x 18.1 x 4.7 inch
$11,283
Contemplation of the Ocean
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 101.6 x 76.2 x 1.9 cm Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.75 inch
$6,200
Rukses sárggis
Berit Louise Sara-Grønn
Painting - 80 x 60 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch
$4,805
Les 4 éléments
Albena Vatcheva
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1 inch
$6,206 $5,895
Desidera III - Habibi Neshama
Julie Ruelle
Painting - 81 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$3,159
Sans titre - Habibi Neshama
Julie Ruelle
Painting - 116 x 89 x 3 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 1.2 inch
$4,288
Mélisande lost her love Pelléas
Catherine Clare
Print - 77 x 60 x 0.1 cm Print - 30.3 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$660
L'ange gardien, Hector et Andromaque
Catherine Clare
Painting - 130 x 89 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 35 x 0.8 inch
$2,663 $2,130
In a reverie she saw The fox on a mast
Berit Louise Sara-Grønn
Painting - x cm Painting - 0 x 0 inch
$9,076
Confidences en bleu
Albena Vatcheva
Painting - 150 x 50 x 2.5 cm Painting - 59.1 x 19.7 x 1 inch
$10,155 $9,647
Osiris, Anubis, Horus
Catherine Clare
Painting - 130 x 97 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 0.8 inch
$2,934 $2,200
Offrande du Pharaon suivi du Dieu Thot
Catherine Clare
Painting - 114 x 96 x 2 cm Painting - 44.9 x 37.8 x 0.8 inch
$3,159
Horus conduit la Reine Nefertari
Catherine Clare
Painting - 100 x 73 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 28.7 x 1.2 inch
$2,482 $1,986
Temple d'Isis à l'île sacrée de Philae
Catherine Clare
Painting - 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
$2,595
La barque solaire
Catherine Clare
Painting - 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
$2,595
The shadow of Orpheus looks back at Eurydice, the gods can no longer punish him
Stefanoiu Vasile
Sculpture - 77 x 50 x 10 cm Sculpture - 30.3 x 19.7 x 3.9 inch
$5,641
Orpheus alone.
Stefanoiu Vasile
Sculpture - 79 x 12 x 10 cm Sculpture - 31.1 x 4.7 x 3.9 inch
$4,513
Dancing Ganesha-4
Anand Manchiraju
Painting - 73.7 x 58.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 29 x 23 x 1 inch
$2,500
Dancing Ganesha-3
Anand Manchiraju
Painting - 71.1 x 58.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 28 x 23 x 1 inch
$2,500
Ornamental Gansha-1
Anand Manchiraju
Painting - 71.1 x 58.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 28 x 23 x 1 inch
$2,500
Apsara being taken away by demons
Anand Manchiraju
Painting - 61 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm Painting - 24 x 18 x 0.1 inch
$2,500
Dancing apsara-2
Anand Manchiraju
Painting - 61 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm Painting - 24 x 18 x 0.1 inch
$2,500
Dancing apsara-1
Anand Manchiraju
Painting - 61 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm Painting - 24 x 18 x 0.1 inch
$2,500
Arachne Metamorphosis
Stefanoiu Vasile
Sculpture - 70 x 37 x 19 cm Sculpture - 27.6 x 14.6 x 7.5 inch
$11,283
Nymph, Satyr and apprentice
Olivier Massebeuf
Painting - 130 x 97 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 0.8 inch
$1,692
Adam's Garden
Niki Singleton
Painting - 75.56 x 57.15 x 2 cm Painting - 29.7 x 22.5 x 0.8 inch
$5,899
Artemis & Orion - Size S
Mathilde Oscar
Photography - 90 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$1,354
La evitatoria de saturno y el laberinto
Pere Bennàssar Obrador
Painting - 195 x 240 cm Painting - 76.8 x 94.5 inch
$28,207
Entropia de eco Psique y Pandora
Pere Bennàssar Obrador
Painting - 195 x 310 cm Painting - 76.8 x 122 inch
$38,362
Narciso narcotizado y Eco
Pere Bennàssar Obrador
Painting - 195 x 97 x 1.5 cm Painting - 76.8 x 38.2 x 0.6 inch
$19,181
La Gourmandise
Nina Khemchyan
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 100 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
$4,400
Artemis & Orion - Size M
Mathilde Oscar
Photography - 120 x 80 x 1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
$2,821
Artemis & Orion - Size L
Mathilde Oscar
Photography - 150 x 100 x 1 cm Photography - 59.1 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
$8,462
Iconic Beauty #04
Benoit Lapray
Photography - 40 x 40 x 0.5 cm Photography - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.2 inch
$677
Daphné poursuivie par Apollon
Alain Vintenon
Painting - 56 x 71 x 4 cm Painting - 22 x 28 x 1.6 inch
$4,702
Venus Mars et Cupidon (Suite Mythologique Nouvelle)
Salvador Dali
Print - 77 x 57 x 0.1 cm Print - 30.3 x 22.4 x 0 inch
$1,015
Origin of the World
Niki Singleton
Painting - 30.48 x 40.64 x 2 cm Painting - 12 x 16 x 0.8 inch
$2,858
Secret wishes of David overwhelmed by the battle with Goliath
Vladimir Kolosov
Painting - 76.2 x 61 x 3.2 cm Painting - 30 x 24 x 1.25 inch
$1,440
Petite Vénus Bleu
Maxime Davoust
Sculpture - 35 x 10 x 8 cm Sculpture - 13.8 x 3.9 x 3.1 inch
$1,128
La Ferme des Délices
Carlos Antonio Sablon Perez
Painting - 195 x 130 x 4 cm Painting - 76.8 x 51.2 x 1.6 inch
$18,391
La gardien de la forêt, Kuntermann, Monumentale
Christophe Charbonnel
Sculpture - 241 x 105 x 93 cm Sculpture - 94.9 x 41.3 x 36.6 inch
$124,113
Jupiter & Io
Mathilde Oscar
Photography - 60 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$1,354
Le rapt de Perspéphone
Mathilde Oscar
Photography - 90 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$1,354
Le dieu Pan
Christophe Charbonnel
Sculpture - 135 x 63 x 45 cm Sculpture - 53.1 x 24.8 x 17.7 inch
$67,698
La chute des anges rebelles
Lionel Morateur
Photography - 80 x 120 x 0.5 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.2 inch
$2,031
Adam et Eve la tentation
Lionel Morateur
Photography - 60 x 120 x 0.5 cm Photography - 23.6 x 47.2 x 0.2 inch
$1,580
Poséidon monumental
Christophe Charbonnel
Sculpture - 294 x 96 x 100 cm Sculpture - 115.7 x 37.8 x 39.4 inch
$146,679
Asclépios, maquette pour monumentale
Christophe Charbonnel
Sculpture - 57 x 29 x 27 cm Sculpture - 22.4 x 11.4 x 10.6 inch
$22,566
Oros II
Christophe Charbonnel
Sculpture - 147 x 83 x 79 cm Sculpture - 57.9 x 32.7 x 31.1 inch
$101,547
The Small Hercule
Maxime Davoust
Sculpture - 38 x 15.5 x 14.5 cm Sculpture - 15 x 6.1 x 5.7 inch
$1,241
Mythology
There is no single mythology. There are, however, multiple, mysterious mythologies, which have been sources of fascination and terror across the centuries. Starting in Ancient Egypt and passing through Greece and Rome, we find ourselves in Scandinavia, the birthplace of Celtic myths. Art has always been linked to beliefs, and each of these belief systems and mythologies has their own aesthetic codes and cultural practices. The most popular version of mythology is undoubtedly the Greco-Roman variations, which have been retold and reconfigured time and time again throughout the ages. It has also served as a constant source of inspiration for artists, allowing them to reference common themes which facilitated the interpretation of their works. Nowadays, mythology can therefore be found in all possible artistic forms.
Apart from Antiquity, during which it was commonplace, Greco-Roman mythology first came to the fore during the 15th century. By definition, during the Renaissance it was well seen to imitate the classics by using their codes and allegories.One of the most famous example of this period is Botticelli's Venus and its virginal splendour. Venus, in fact, is one of the figures most appreciated by artists, inspiring among other things Ingres for his Grande Odalisque or Manet's Olympia. More recently, the Venus of Milo was revisited, notably by Hans Peter Feldmann and Jim Dine.
From the 16th to the 18th century, mythological paintings symbolized an ideal world for artists, nostalgic for the lost unity between man and nature. As an instrument of political propaganda, mythology was used for the glorification of monarchs and their court, syncretised in allegorical paintings. Finally, for aesthetes, mythological motifs catalysed a certain sensuality serving the ideal of pure beauty and mad passions sought by artists. Driven by the Gustave Moreau's symbolic reflections, mythology became a powerful philosophical vector at the end of the Belle Epoque.
During the 20th century, it was Klimt who was passionate about Greek aesthetics in his representation of the female figure. His representation of Danae and while Pallas Athena embodies the woman of power. Mirroring his own situation, he painted Sappho as a melancholic artist. Recently, great names such as Jeff Koons in his Gazing Balls or Banksy through his sculptures re-used the aesthetics of the Greek statue. The American artist Adam Reeder reclaims mythology from a perspective of social commentary, representing Greek gods and heroes interacting with Apple products. In photography, too, myth inspires. Kimiko Yoshida's "Paintings" series, for example, includes famous works such as Veronese's Venus, giving them a futuristic aspect. Finally, we see Louise Bourgeois' Maman invading cities around the world, a bittersweet re-reading of the myth of Arachne.
For our contemporaries, the codes of mythology are therefore more relevant than ever in the world of art. The legacy of the Ancients will not be forgotten any time soon, especially with the recent return of fantastic epic in literature and cinema.