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Antigone et Creon (GBR-N°16)
CY Pavel
Painting - 133.5 x 100.5 x 3.5 cm Painting - 52.6 x 39.6 x 1.4 inch
$10,155
Syrinx et Pan
ADrÉ
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
$440
Oedipe et le Sphinx
ADrÉ
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
$440
Beauty of the gods: The Aphrodite goddess statue
Dervis Akdemir
Sculpture - 52 x 27 x 20 cm Sculpture - 20.5 x 10.6 x 7.9 inch
$374
Living Melancholia
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch
$959
The Fleeting Thoughts Nymph Mythology
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 76.2 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting - 30 x 24 x 0.75 inch
$4,000
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Marco Battaglini
Painting - 143 x 105 x 3 cm Painting - 56.3 x 41.3 x 1.2 inch
$37,234
Vénus, Adonis & Cupidon
Catherine Clare
Painting - 92 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
$2,595 $2,128
Mélisande lost her love Pélléasse
Catherine Clare
Painting - 92 x 73 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 1 inch
$2,482
Vénus, Adonis et Cupidon, N°3
Catherine Clare
Print - 25 x 18 x 0.1 cm Print - 9.8 x 7.1 x 0 inch
$361
Vénus, Adonis et Cupidon, N°1
Catherine Clare
Print - 25 x 18 x 0.1 cm Print - 9.8 x 7.1 x 0 inch
$361
Vénus, Adonis et Cupidon, N°2
Catherine Clare
Print - 25 x 18 x 0.1 cm Print - 9.8 x 7.1 x 0 inch
$361
Pygmalion & Galateea – Metamorphosis
Stefanoiu Vasile
Sculpture - 75 x 42 x 18 cm Sculpture - 29.5 x 16.5 x 7.1 inch
$11,283
Bête rouge
Qiongfei Zhang
Painting - 135 x 250 x 0.4 cm Painting - 53.1 x 98.4 x 0.2 inch
Price upon request
Eroded boy
Massimiliano Pelletti
Sculpture - 72 x 33 x 31 cm Sculpture - 28.3 x 13 x 12.2 inch
Price upon request
Poséidon fossile
Massimiliano Pelletti
Sculpture - 40 x 80 x 38 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 31.5 x 15 inch
Price upon request
Schisme #2
Erwann Tirilly
Painting - 84 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 33.1 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
Price upon request
Influx
Erwann Tirilly
Painting - 130 x 160 x 4 cm Painting - 51.2 x 63 x 1.6 inch
Price upon request
Hercule écorchant le lion de Némée
Eugène Delacroix
Fine Art Drawings - 26 x 19 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.2 x 7.5 x 0.8 inch
Price upon request
Animus
Erwann Tirilly
Painting - 100 x 81 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch
Price upon request
The Souls of Millions of Light Years Away (Infinity Mirror) Skate Deck
Yayoi Kusama
Design - 78.7 x 20.3 cm Design - 31 x 8 inch
Sold
Agape Symposium 3D Psykter
Rom av J.C
Sculpture - 35 x 45 x 35 cm Sculpture - 13.8 x 17.7 x 13.8 inch
$2,821
Goddess of Invisibility, Air, and Pendulants
Parimah Avani
Fine Art Drawings - 120 x 45 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 47.2 x 17.7 x 0.1 inch
$959
The Song Of Songs Of Solomon - King Solomon
Salvador Dali
Print - 56 x 38 x 0.1 cm Print - 22 x 15 x 0 inch
Sold
Minotaure dans l'arène (d'après)
Pablo Picasso
Print - 32 x 43 x 0.2 cm Print - 12.6 x 16.9 x 0.1 inch
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Eurydice III Semi monumentale
Christophe Charbonnel
Sculpture - 120 x 46 x 50 cm Sculpture - 47.2 x 18.1 x 19.7 inch
Sold
Poséidon, maquette pour monumentale
Christophe Charbonnel
Sculpture - 57 x 33 x 28 cm Sculpture - 22.4 x 13 x 11 inch
Sold
Young Hercules on Hexagons
Marco Araldi
Painting - 48 x 76 x 6 cm Painting - 18.9 x 29.9 x 2.4 inch
Sold
Thésée Vs Minautor
Chloé Kelly Miller
Painting - 116 x 89 x 3 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 1.2 inch
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God and Birds Original Painting
Dervis Akdemir
Painting - 70 x 50 x 2.5 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 1 inch
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Le passeur de rêve
Adeline Weber Guibal
Sculpture - 45.5 x 49 x 20 cm Sculpture - 17.9 x 19.3 x 7.9 inch
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Winged Figure VI, mixed media drawing
Kathleen Ney
Fine Art Drawings - 55.9 x 38.1 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 15 x 0.1 inch
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Treasury in You Original Painting
Dervis Akdemir
Painting - 70 x 50 x 2.5 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 1 inch
Sold
Enigmatic Vision - The Eye of David 1/1
Dervis Akdemir
Sculpture - 42 x 25 x 15 cm Sculpture - 16.5 x 9.8 x 5.9 inch
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Adorable sphinx sculpture
Dervis Akdemir
Sculpture - 65 x 40 x 30 cm Sculpture - 25.6 x 15.7 x 11.8 inch
Sold
Les oiseaux cachés
Anne Bachelier
Fine Art Drawings - 34 x 24 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.4 x 9.4 x 0.4 inch
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Judith et Holopherne
Herve Malcom Thomas
Painting - 146 x 114 x 2 cm Painting - 57.5 x 44.9 x 0.8 inch
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Orphic Hymn to Poseidon - Magenta
Pichi & Avo
Print - 83 x 65 x 0.1 cm Print - 32.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch
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Chiron, tête
Christophe Charbonnel
Sculpture - 50 x 20 x 22 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 7.9 x 8.7 inch
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La Naissance de Vénus
Eve Saint Jean
Painting - 61 x 45.7 x 3.8 cm Painting - 24 x 18 x 1.5 inch
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Persée à la lance
Christophe Charbonnel
Sculpture - 127 x 97 x 46 cm Sculpture - 50 x 38.2 x 18.1 inch
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Poséidon
Christophe Charbonnel
Sculpture - 105 x 60 x 37 cm Sculpture - 41.3 x 23.6 x 14.6 inch
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Poséidon
Christophe Charbonnel
Sculpture - 107 x 35 x 35 cm Sculpture - 42.1 x 13.8 x 13.8 inch
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Pégase et Bellérophon
Samuel Favarica
Painting - 30 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
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Prélude à la guerre
Timothy Archer
Painting - 120 x 80 x 0.1 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0 inch
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Cheval pegase au trot en métal recyclé
Hassan Laamirat
Sculpture - 255 x 75 x 260 cm Sculpture - 100.4 x 29.5 x 102.4 inch
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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.