October 2017 – Page 4

After her mother claimed Andromeda was more beautiful than the daughters of the sea god Nereus, Poseidon did send the […]

The Greek/Roman Gods were a lot like humans in the way they acted; they cheated, killed, fell in love, were […]

The dramatic lighting focuses both on the shipwreck in the front (a popular theme in 19th-century marine paintings) and Mount […]

For us, The Nightmare invokes the relationship of the incubus and the horse (mare) to nightmares. The etymology of the […]

The painting depicts a Russian aristocratic wedding in the 17 century at the moment when the guests toast the bridal […]

Dante’s description of hell and its sinners in his Divine Comedy (written 1308 – 1320) has had a huge impact […]

Even without reading the title, it is obvious what is going on. The man on the right shows us the […]

This is the first of three paintings Mantegna made of St. Sebastian. The traditional belief is that he was killed […]

Botticelli is famous for his painting the Birth of Venus. This painting was probably made as a commemorate to a […]

This Dutch merchant is surrounded by all the tools of his trade. He’s well off and living in a time […]