Literary and Mythological Illustrations

Artworks depicting scenes from literature and mythology, featuring rich details and textures in various artistic styles.

Pandoras Box. (Christan d Orgeix; Foix; Frankreich 1927)

Beautiful illustration by Charles Robinson showiong a sailor and a lady friend peering over the edge of a ship to see a bevy of beautiful mermaids in the sea below. Date: 1939

LAS MENINAS O LA FAMILIA DE FELIPE IV - DETALLE - 1656 - BARROCO ESPAÑOL - O/L - NP 1174 - CONJUNTO 106240. Author: DIEGO VELAZQUEZ (1599-1660). Location: MUSEO DEL PRADO-PINTURA. MADRID. SPAIN. VELASCO ISABEL DE. MARIANA DE AUSTRIA. FELIPE IV REY DE ESPAÑA. JOSE NIETO VELAZQUEZ (1631-1685) CHAMBERLAN.

Frescoes from the ceiling of the Cavalcabo Chapel, by Bembo Bonifacio, workshop Bembo Bonifacio, 15th Century, fresco. Italy, Lombardy, Cremona, Sant'Agostino Church. View looking up ceiling Cavalcabo Chapel Evangelists Father of the Church symbols of the Tetramorph Adam and Eve the four Elements Prophets.

'Sunglare: Alaska'. USA, 1919. Dimensions: 72x112 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: ROCKWELL KENT.

Mount Athos Carved as a Monument to Alexander the Great 1796 France. Pierre-Henri de Valenciennes, a leading landscape artist in late-18th-century France, sought to elevate the art of landscape to the level of history painting. In the hierarchy of subjects set by the French artistic establishment, the painting of inspiring religious and historical narratives was placed higher than the imitation of nature. Valenciennes followed the 17th-century precedent of Nicolas Poussin by imbuing his landscapes with moral content. This work and its companion, Alexander at the Tomb of Cyrus the Great, address questions of fame and mortality through episodes from the life of Alexander the Great (356ñ323 B.C.). Here Valenciennes depicted an unrealized project to perpetuate Alexanderís gloryóa monumental image of the ruler carved into Mount Athos.. Oil on canvas . Pierre Henri de Valenciennes

Fontaine de la Place Tourny et Gd Theatre de Bordeaux , Fountains, Opera houses, Grand Thétre de Bordeaux, Alexandre Benois Collection

South America, Honduras, Copan, Queen Tomb, David Sedat

Paris (8th arr.), France The Fair of French Artists at the Grand Palais, paintings , (French - Paris ( VIIIe arr. ) , France Le Salon des artistes français au Grand Palais , tableaux). Interior view, painting, conference , congress, exhibition, palace , castle, Habitat , Architecture , Art, France, Paris, Grand Palais: French artist show: Salle 17

Globe. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 23 x 30.2 cm (9 1/16 x 11 7/8 in.). Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, and pen and ink on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Edward L. Loper.

Fragment of Embroidered Cloth, c. 300-100 B.C.. Peru, South Coast, Paracas, Late Period, c. 300-100 BC. Embroidery on plain wool ground; average: 100.3 x 139.1 cm (39 1/2 x 54 3/4 in.).

Landscape with ruins of a bow and burial monument at Voye Appienne, 1778 drawing Drawing from the album 'Voyage and Italy, and Sicile et à Malte', 1778. paper. watercolor (paint) brush

Still life with peaches by Willem Kalf, oil on canvas, circa 1660, 1619-1693, Russia, Moscow, State Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, 76x62

Saint George and the Dragon, by Raphael, c. 1506, Italian Renaissance painting, oil on panel. George was patron saint of England. Raphael was commissioned to create this as a gift for the envoy of the Tudor King Henry VII (BSLOC_2016_5_4)

Magic Queen. 17th Venice Architecture Biennale, Venice, Italy. Architect: various, 2021.

Street scene by Alexei Ilyich Kravchenko, oil on canvas, 1913-1914, 1889-1940, Russia, Saransk, State S. Ersya Mordovian Art Museum, 49, 5x63, 5

A messa prima (Early Mass), 18841886 by Giovanni Segatini (1858-1899) Italian painter known for his large pastoral landscapes of the Alps. In later life he combined a Divisionism painting style with Symbolist images of nature. He was active in Switzerland for most of his life.

Forest. (Max Ernst; Bruhl 1891-1976 Paris; 1927;Oil on paper on wood)

Map on Monument to Discoveries

Paint and varnish on canvas, 1984. 220 x 542 cm. Museum: FUNDACIO ANTONI TAPIES.

Olympic Cauldron, Art Installation, Europe, United Kingdom, , 2012, Heatherwick Studio. Abstract view.

Course of Empire: The Consummation of the Empire Thomas Cole (1801-1848 American) New York Historical Society, USA

Great Hall, wooden sculpture of St George in a custom-made shrine, St, Saint, Saint

les trois garcons detail showing mounted deer head

Picasso, Pablo (1881-1973). Guernica. 1937. Cubism. Oil on canvas. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. Reina Sofia Art Centre National Museum.

Magnetic Mountain. Kurt Seligmann; American, born Switzerland, 1900-1962. Date: 1948. Dimensions: 64 × 74 in. Oil on canvas. Origin: Switzerland. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

A Savoyard displaying his peep show, which attracts women and children. Aquatint silhouette by M. Dubourg after B.A. Townshend, ca. 1820.

The Magic Carpet 1880 Apollinary Mikhailo Vasnetsov (1856-1933 Russian) Oil on Canvas State Art Museum, Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia

Conflagration of the Masonic Hall, Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1819 Philadelphia. On March 9, 1819, Masonic Hall, built just 8 years earlier, burned to the ground. A Philadelphia publisher commissioned artists Samuel Jones and John Lewis Krimmel to create a composition of the fireís devastation for distribution as a print (etched by John Hill). Circulation of such sensational events was an early 19th-century means of broadcasting news, expanding the reach of fine arts, and making a profit. Jones painted this work, which served as a study for the print. Krimmel, the nationís first great genre painter, was hired to refine and amplify the figural scene in the foreground. As the printís composition reveals significant changes to the figures, it is unknown if Krimmel executed any of the figures here, or if he developed his designs wholly apart from this painting.. Oil on mahogany panel . Samuel Jones

MAQUETA DEL ALCAZAR DESTRUIDO EN 1936. Author: ALONSO DE COVARRUBIAS (1488-1570). Location: ALCAZAR / MUSEO DEL EJERCITO-COLECCIÓN. Toledo. SPAIN.

RAFAEL ESTRANY/ PUERTO DE BARCELONA, 1915. AGUAFUERTE. COLECCIÓN PRIVADA.

Richard Wagner (Leipzig, 1813-Venecia, 1883). Escena de El Crepúsculo de los Dioses compuesta en 1870.

Fontaine de la Place Tourny et Gd Theatre de Bordeaux , Fountains, Opera houses, Grand Thétre de Bordeaux, Alexandre Benois Collection

Stage design for the opera Hansel und Gretel by E. Humperdinck by Vrubel, Mikhail Alexandrovich (1856-1910)/ State Central A. Bakhrushin Theatre Museum, Moscow/ 1895/ Russia/ Pencil, watercolour, Gouache, ink on paper/ Theatrical scenic painting/ 15,2x23

france, aix en provence, fountain in town centre.

Mystery of the Twentieth Century by Glazunov, Ilya Sergeyevich (*1930)/ Private Collection/ 1977/ Russia/ Oil on canvas/ Modern/ 300x600/ Mythology, Allegory and Literature

Design for Trompe l'Oeil Stairway Ceiling, Hôtel Hope. Artist: Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise (French, died 1897); Eugène-Pierre Gourdet (French, born Paris, 1820-1889). Dimensions: 5 13/16 x 7 9/16 in. (14.8 x 19.2 cm). Date: 1867. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

GREECE, CRETE, Rethymno Province, Plakias: Harbor Mural of Romans atop big fish

Towards the light. Siedlecki, Franciszek (1867-1934), painter

Mural with film motifs, actors on the balcony and camera, Cannes, Mediterranean Sea, France, Europe

Sphinx at night. From travel to Egypt; Cie Ski, Jan (1858-1913); 1903 (1903-00-00-1903-00-00);State Art collections (Warsaw - 1922-1939) - collections, message (provenance)

South America, Argentina, Tierra del Fuego, Ushuaia, mural painting,

Beanery by Edward Kienholz, 1965, 1927-1994

the monument of Discoveries or Pedaro dos Descobrimentos in Belem near the City of Lisbon in Portugal. Portugal, Lisbon, October, 2021

Madrid, 12/15/2018. Cybele Palace. Nativity scene of the Madrid city hall. Photo: Isabel Permuy Archdc.

MAUSA VAUBAN, Museum of Urban Art and Street Art, Neuf-Brisach Fortress, France, Europe, sculptures of human figures depicting an escape scene in a cellar surrounded by old walls, Europe

Anguish. Date/Period: 1876 - 1880. Painting. Oil on canvas Oil on canvas. Height: 1,510 mm (59.44 in); Width: 2,512 mm (98.89 in). Author: August Friedrich Schenk.

Northeaster 1895; reworked by 1901 Winslow Homer American On the Maine coast, a nor’easter” is a storm of exceptional violence and duration. When Homer first showed this canvas in 1895, it included two men in foul-weather gear crouching on the rocks below a smaller column of spray. Even though the painting was well received and purchased by a leading collector of American art—George Hearn, who later donated it to the Metropolitan Museum—Homer reworked it to powerful effect. Listen to experts illuminate this artwork's story Listen Play or pause #4384. American Art: Northeaster Supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies We're sorry, the transcript for this audio track is not available at this time. We are working to make it available as soon as possible. Buy a print Custom framed to suit your space. Northeaster. Winslow Homer (American, Boston, Massachusetts 1836-1910 Prouts Neck, Maine). American. 1895; reworked by 1901. Oil on canvas

Royal Nativity Scene of Ferdinand II, by Salvatore Fergola (1799-1874). Royal Palace of Caserta.

Laundresses in Quimperle, engraving after a painting by Frits Thaulow, from L'Illustration, Christmas issue, December 1905.

Drozdov, Vitali (*1939) A. Pushkin Memorial Museum, St. Petersburg 1996 155x200 Oil on canvas Modern Russia

Ancient Egypt, a display with toys by Playmobil in El Corte Ingles store. Symmetry of Sphinx like statues Alicante, Spain, Playmobile toy exhibition in El Corte Ingles store. The display is named Ancient Egypt.

They began to descend again, illustration for The Mysterious Island, adventure novel by Jules Verne (1828-1905), drawing.

France, Lyon, August 2020. Illustration of the city of Lyon. Museum of Confluences. Photograph by Martin Bertrand.France, Lyon, Aout 2020. Illustration de la ville de Lyon. Musee des Confluences. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.

Iron sculptures in barren landscape, Alto del Perdon, Sierra del Perdon, Province of Navarra, Northern Spain, Europe

Aswan, Edward Lear, 1812-1888, British, 1867, Watercolor, graphite, white gouache, pen and brown ink on medium, slightly textured, gray wove paper, mounted on thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper, Sheet: 2 3/4 x 10 1/2 inches (7 x 26.7 cm), boat, camel (mammal), figures (representations), hills, landscape, river, river, riverbank, ruins, sky, structures (single built works), trees, water, Africa, Aswan, Egypt, Nile

Jozef Chelmonski (1849-1914). Polish painter. Four-in-Hand, 1881. 19th Century Polish Art Gallery (Sukiennice Museum). National Museum of Krakow, Poland.

Groves 1994 Joel Barr (20th C. American) Oil on Canvas

Working-Class City - Hans Baluschek, 1920

1890s 1898 BETWEEN ROUNDS PAINTING BY THOMAS EAKINS BOXER IN CORNER BEING FANNED WITH A TOWEL

Dunseverick Castle. County Antrim. Ireland. from The Scenery and Antiquities of Ireland. 1841. digital reproduction of a historical original

Cajun Country

Iron Bank Elephant. Dated: c. 1938. Dimensions: overall: 30.5 x 41.7 cm (12 x 16 7/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 5 1/2" high; 6 1/2" long; 2 1/2" wide. Medium: graphite and watercolor on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Z. S. Lupus.

The Last Days of Pompeii James Hamilton (American, 1819-1878). The Last Days of Pompeii, 1864. Oil on canvas, 59 15/16 x 48 1/16 in. (152.2 x 122 cm). The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 C.E. and subsequent devastation of Pompeii (in present-day Italy) was a popular and fascinating narrative in the mid-eighteenth century, particularly among Romantic painters on both sides of the Atlantic. At that time the volcano began a sustained period of renewed activity. Simultaneously, archaeologists began excavations of the ancient buried city. This cataclysmic theme, which lends itself to ruminations on the cyclical nature of societies and civilizations, continued to appeal to artists in the mid-nineteenth century. American Art 1864

Paris (8th arr.), France The exhibition of decorative arts, pavilion of Provence, on the Cours-la-Reine, chimney of Dardé in the courtyard of the mas , 1925 - International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts Paris (French - Paris ( VIIIe arr. ) , France L' Exposition des arts décoratifs , Pavillon de Provence , sur le cours-la-Reine , cheminée de Dardé dans la cour du mas). Statue, represented animal , fantastic animal, engraving, sculpture, bas-relief, painted decor, painting, decorative arts, exhibition, exhibition of decorative arts, fireplace, courtyard, sculpted decor, ephemeral architecture, Animal , Art , Habitat , Architecture, France, Paris, Decorative Arts Exhibition, Dardé fireplace (Provencal Pavon)

Photomontage, Michelangelo, Creation of Adam with robot hand and robot head

La Grande Table ca. 1965 Rene Magritte (1898-1967 Belgian) Gouache on paper

Power...for the Wheels of Progress by Rockwell Kent, oil on canvas, 1945, (1882-1971), USA, Pennsylvania, University Park, Pennsylvania State University, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, Steidle Collection

The Harvester. Date/Period: 1901. Blue and black gum print. Height: 432 mm (17 in); Width: 558 mm (21.96 in). Author: NICOLA PERSCHEID.

SIN TITULO. Author: SHERMAN CINDY 1954/. Location: GALERIA JUANA DE AIZPURU. MADRID. SPAIN.

Kaiser Maximilian in der Martinswand, Der junge Kaiser ist in großer Gefahr und blickt in den Abgrund. Einer populären Tiroler Sage nach soll sich Maximilian I. (1459-1519) während der Gämsenjagd bei Innsbruck im Gebirge hoffnungslos verirrt haben / Emperor Maximilian in the Martinswand, The young emperor is in great danger and looks into the abyss. According to a popular Tyrolean legend, Maximilian I (1459-1519) got hopelessly lost in the mountains while hunting chamois near Innsbruck, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original artwork from the time / digital restaurierte Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus der damaligen Zeit, genaues Originaldatum nicht bekannt.

MAQUETA DEL MERCADO DE TLATELOLCO. Location: MUSEO NACIONAL DE ANTROPOLOGIA. MEXICO CITY.

Paris (VIIIE arr.), France The fair of French artists at the Grand Palais, sculpture , (French - Paris ( VIIIe arr. ) , France Le Salon des artistes français au Grand Palais , la sculpture). Statue, interior view, carpet , hanging, sculpture, conference , congress, exhibition, metallurgy, palace , castle, Habitat , Architecture , Art, France, Paris, Grand Palais: Salon des artistes français: sculpture

Artwork: "Alaskan Essay" Artist: Don Hedin U. S. Air Force Art Collection. Country: Unknown

Bacchanale by Andre Rouillard, acrylic on canvass, 1992

Figures from a Crèche, 1780-1830. Italy, Naples, late 18th-early 19th century. Painted wood and terracotta with various textiles; The practice of creating scenes of the Nativity for the home dates from the early 1700s in Italy, where people began to set up doll-like figures of about a foot or less in height. The custom was particularly popular in Naples around 1800, where crèche scenes (crèche means cradle, or crib) included many figures, whose heads and hands of painted terracotta, stuffed cloth bodies, and clothing adapted from contemporary local costumes gave them an amazingly realistic character. Representations of the birth of Jesus can be traced to the first few centuries of Christianity. Both living creatures and sculptural depictions of them were used from early times. By the late middle ages it was customary to create life-size figures of wood or stone, naturalistically painted, to represent the characters who participated in the events of Jesus's early life. These sculptures

In 2005 Banksy painted nine pictures on the barrier in the West Bank on the border between Palestine and Israel, Banksy, exhibition about the street artist, Muelheim, Germany, Europe

Matorin, Viktor (*1970) Private Collection 2004 Oil on canvas Modern Russia History

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