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Mythological and Classical Themes

Renaissance paintings illustrating mythological tales of love and tragedy, featuring nude figures and dramatic compositions characteristic of the era.

Pan and Syrinx; Jean-François de Troy (French, 1679 - 1752); Paris, France; 1722 - 1724; Oil on canvas; 74.3 × 92.1 cm (29 1,4 × 36 1,4 in.)
Pan and Syrinx; Jean-François de Troy (French, 1679 - 1752); Paris, France; 1722 - 1724; Oil on canvas; 74.3 × 92.1 cm (29 1,4 × 36 1,4 in.)
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6145-29255058
Telephus being suckled by a doe, with Minerva and Hercules. Oil painting after a fresco.
4409-17525569
The Sleeping Rinaldo Crowned with Flowers by Armida (formerly entitled Sleeping Mars). Dating: 1750 - 1780. Measurements: h 50.5 cm × w 120 cm; d 7.5 cm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Author: Francesco Zugno.
1899-49939948
Foligno (Italy, Umbria, province of Perugia), Oratory of the Nunziatella. Perugino, Baptism and the Eternal Adored by two angels, fresco. Detail
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Biblische Szene, Bibel, Nach der Ausweisung aus dem Paradies, Sündenfall von Adam und Eva und die Konsequenzen ihres Ungehorsams gegenüber Gott, Illustration, Reproduktion von einer Vorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert. Authentisch, Datei restauriert für optimale Verwendnung, genaues Datum der Vorlage unbekannt, Historisch After the expulsion
4409-12116
SOLDADO HERIDO-1850-. Author: BERNARDINO MONTAÑES (1825-1893). Location: FACULTAD DE BELLAS ARTES. MADRID. SPAIN.
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Sphinx in a Grotto (Poet, King and Warrior) 1887-1888 Gustave Moreau French. Sphinx in a Grotto (Poet, King and Warrior). Gustave Moreau (French, Paris 1826-1898 Paris). 1887-1888. Watercolor and gouache on paper, varnished. Drawings
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Perseus Freeing Andromeda, Fetti, Domenico (1588/90-1623)
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Judith with the Head of Holofernes. Date/Period: 1464/1475. Painting. Tempera on panel. Width: 21.6 cm. Height: 29.2 cm. Author: SANDRO BOTTICELLI.
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The Feast of Achelous, Peter Paul Rubens and Jan Brueghel the Elder,, circa 1615, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Manhattan, New York City, USA, North America
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'The Birth of Venus' (detail), c. 1486, Tempera on canvas, After restoration. Author: SANDRO BOTTICELLI. Location: GALERIA DE LOS UFFIZI. Florenz. ITALIA. AEOLUS. CEFIRO DIOS DEL VIENTO. AURA DIOSA DE LA BRISA. VENUS DIOSA ROMANA.
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The Natchez 1823-24 and 1835 Eugène Delacroix French In 1823, Delacroix began to paint this scene from Chateaubriands widely read Romantic novel Atala, which narrates the fate of the Natchez people following attacks by French forces in the 1730s. After putting the canvas aside for about a decade, he finally completed the picture for the Paris Salon of 1835. In the catalogue, Delacroix provided this explanatory note: "Fleeing the massacre of their tribe, two young savages traveled up the Mississippi River. During the voyage, the woman was taken by pain of labor. The moment is that when the father holds the newborn in his hands, and both regard him tenderly.". The Natchez. Eugène Delacroix (French, Charenton-Saint-Maurice 1798-1863 Paris). 1823-24 and 1835. Oil on canvas. Paintings
4409-20440
'The Education of Achilles', 1630-1635, Flemish School, Oil on panel, 109 cm x 88,9 cm, P02454. Author: PEDRO PABLO RUBENS (1577-1640). Location: MUSEO DEL PRADO-PINTURA. MADRID. SPAIN. ACHILLES. Chiron.
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Europe, Netherlands, The Hague. Peter Paul Rubens painting The Garden of Eden with the Fall of Man.
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Bacchanalia, Cacchus Returning Home, Lovis Corinth, 1898
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St John the Baptist, 1635-1636, by Guido Reni (1575-1642).
4409-3595
'The Baptism of Christ' (detail), ca. 1597, Spanish School, Oil on canvas, P00821. Author: EL GRECO. Location: MUSEO DEL PRADO-PINTURA. MADRID. SPAIN.
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Artist: Giovanni Andrea Sirani, Italian, 1610-1670, After: Guido Reni, Italian, Bologna, 1575-1642, Venus, Juno, and Minerva, withCupid, ca.1650, Oil on canvas, 130.18 × 169.86 cm (51 1/4 × 66 7/8 in.), Not onview, Italian,Bologna, 17thcentury, Paintings
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Oedipus and the Sphinx 1864 Gustave Moreau French The legendary Greek prince Oedipus confronts the malevolent Sphinx, who torments travelers with a riddle: What creature walks on four legs in the morning, two legs at noon, and three legs in the evening Remains of victims who answered incorrectly litter the foreground. (The solution is the human, who crawls as a baby, strides upright in maturity, and uses a cane in old age.) Moreau made his mark with this painting at the Paris Salon of 1864. Despite the growing prominence of depictions of everyday life, he portrayed stories from the Bible, mythology, and his imagination. His otherworldly imagery inspired many younger artists and writers, including Odilon Redon and Oscar Wilde. Listen to experts illuminate this artwork's story Listen Play or pause #6002. Oedipus and the Sphinx Play or pause #911. Kids: Oedipus and the Sphinx, Part 1 Play or pause #970. Kids: Oedipus and the Sphinx, Part 2 Supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies We're sorr
1899-45045
Birth of Achilles, by Anonymous artist, 16th Century, fresco. Italy: Lazio: Rome: Palazzo Spada: Stanza di Achille. Detail. Female figures women handmaids dresses/garments tunics/robes veils sandals footwears red blue black half-light
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Death of St Cecilia, anonymous, Hieronymus Wierix (copy after), c. 1600 painting The death of Saint Cecilia. The holy lies on the ground, two women bend over her. In heaven, Christ looks down on the scene, on the left an angel with a palm branch and a laurel wreath. Copy to a print from Hieronymus Wierix. Southern Netherlands slate (rock). oil paint (paint)  death of Cecilia: she lies down with three wounds in her neck
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Neptune and Amphitrite. Date/Period: 1516. Painting. Oil on oak wood. Height: 188 cm (74 in); Width: 124 cm (48.8 in). Author: JAN GOSSAERT.
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Puck and Fairies, from "A Midsummer Night's Dream" Elves and Fairies - "A Midsummer Night's Dream", Act II, Scene II, Joseph Noel Paton, 1821-1901, British
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FLORENCE, TUSCANY/ITALY - OCTOBER 19 : The birth of Venus painting in the Uffizi gallery in Florence on October 19, 2019
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Aurora and Cephalus. François Boucher (French, 1703 - 1770)
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Paradise, Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1530, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria
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An Idyll. Camille Felix Bellanger (1853-1923). Oil On Canvas, 1880.
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 Children are frightened at the  sight of the mermaid as they  bathe.
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Study for 'The Three Graces' by Antonio Canova, (1757 - 1822). Canova was an Italian Neoclassical sculptor, famous for his marble sculptures. Often regarded as the greatest of the Neoclassical artists, his artwork was inspired by the Baroque and the classical revival,
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And the Sea Gave Up the Dead Which Were in It. Date/Period: Before 1892. Painting. Oil on canvas. Diameter: 228.6 cm (90 in). Author: 1st Baron Leighton Frederic Leighton.
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The Annunciation, Parmigianino (1503-1540)
4409-6374
'Sight', 1617, Flemish Baroque, Oil on panel, 64,7 cm x 109,5 cm, P01394. Author: PEDRO PABLO RUBENS y JAN BRUEGHEL DE VELOURS. Location: MUSEO DEL PRADO-PINTURA. MADRID. SPAIN. CUPID. AMOR MITOLOGIA. VENUS DIOSA ROMANA.
1100-911
Life's Morning and Evening 1872 Joseph W. John (op.1865-1876 American)  Oil on canvas Christie's Images,  New York
4285-19465
Italy, Pompeii, House of Octavius Quartio, Fresco
1788-53745
Roman heroes, Rome surrounded by Muzio Scaevola and Titus Manlius Torquatus, a leather panel painting.
1788-44390
Apollo and Daphne, 1470-1480, by Piero Pollaiuolo (ca 1441- post 1485). Oil on wood, 29.5x20 cm.
1788-54583
The creation of Eve, fresco by an unknown 16th century artist, Hall of Creation, Palazzo Besta, Teglio. Italy, 15th century.
1249-657
A Herdboy With a Pipe by Alexei Gawrilowitsch Wenezianow, circa 1820s, 1780-1847, Russia, Tver Regional Picture Gallery
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Maerten van Heemskerck/ Venus and Cupid in Vulcan´s Forge. 1536height 166,5 cm x width 207 cm. Oil on canvas. Museum: NATIONAL GALLERY, PRAGA, CZECH REPUBLIC.
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The Swing ca. 1767 Jean Honoré Fragonard (1732-1806/French) Oil on canvas Wallace Collection, London
1848-49226806
Borghese Gallery, Sacred and Profane Love, by Titian, 1880, Rome, Italy, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of a photograph by Giorgio Sommer, coloured, Europe
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el espejo de Vénus, Sir Edward Burne-Jones, inglaterra 1877, oleo sobre tela, Fundación Calouste Gulbenkian, («Fundaçío Calouste Gulbenkian»), Lisboa, Portugal.
1788-55522
Plate with putti and gilt-edged engraved green border, ca 1835-1840, porcelain, Viennese manufacture. Detail. Austria, 19th century.
1788-37659
The parterre of the Grand Trianon in Versailles, by Jean Cotelle, France 17th Century.
1899-18305775
The Danaides, Waterhouse, J. W., 1904.
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