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Gea - la tierra
Pere Bennàssar Obrador
Painting - 19 x 29 x 1.5 cm Painting - 7.5 x 11.4 x 0.6 inch
£712
The dark side of Athena - Handmade sculpture for home decor
Dervis Akdemir
Sculpture - 55 x 37 x 20 cm Sculpture - 21.7 x 14.6 x 7.9 inch
£250
L'Invocation des Mythes II
Carlos Antonio Sablon Perez
Painting - 90 x 130 x 4 cm Painting - 35.4 x 51.2 x 1.6 inch
£9,783
L'Idole
Carlos Antonio Sablon Perez
Painting - 80 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch
£7,115
Chronique des Champignons
Carlos Antonio Sablon Perez
Painting - 80 x 60 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch
£6,226
Le Duel
Carlos Antonio Sablon Perez
Painting - 195 x 130 x 5 cm Painting - 76.8 x 51.2 x 2 inch
£14,497
Paride
Massimiliano Pelletti
Sculpture - 87 x 34 x 54 cm Sculpture - 34.3 x 13.4 x 21.3 inch
£51,584
Persee
Massimiliano Pelletti
Sculpture - 68 x 40 x 37 cm Sculpture - 26.8 x 15.7 x 14.6 inch
£39,133
Roitelet couronné
Jean-Pierre Ceytaire
Painting - 33 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 13 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
£2,668
Hercule à l'obélisque
Ivan Theimer
Sculpture - 37 x 7 x 7 cm Sculpture - 14.6 x 2.8 x 2.8 inch
£9,783
La passante mystérieuse au balcon
Jean-Pierre Al Courty
Painting - 90 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
£2,668
Craving You
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Fine Art Drawings - 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch
£845
Golden streak Artemis
Dervis Akdemir
Sculpture - 32 x 18 x 14 cm Sculpture - 12.6 x 7.1 x 5.5 inch
£200
Medusas’ protective gaze
Dervis Akdemir
Sculpture - 31 x 23 x 15 cm Sculpture - 12.2 x 9.1 x 5.9 inch
£200
Venere di Arles
Massimiliano Pelletti
Sculpture - 82 x 84 x 47 cm Sculpture - 32.3 x 33.1 x 18.5 inch
£53,363
Cave head
Massimiliano Pelletti
Sculpture - 57 x 38 x 27 cm Sculpture - 22.4 x 15 x 10.6 inch
£31,128
Pink african Hermès
Massimiliano Pelletti
Sculpture - 94 x 39 x 43 cm Sculpture - 37 x 15.4 x 16.9 inch
£49,806
Venus d'Arles
Massimiliano Pelletti
Sculpture - 68 x 35 x 33 cm Sculpture - 26.8 x 13.8 x 13 inch
£42,690
Cosmic Messenger: The Rustic Hermes Bust 1/1
Dervis Akdemir
Sculpture - 50 x 36 x 16 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 14.2 x 6.3 inch
£750
What I think about when I cuddle my dachshund dogs
K Oldal
Painting - 22 x 29 x 0.2 cm Painting - 8.7 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch
£356
The Labours of Hercule - Fight against the Nemean lion
Ossip Zadkine
Print - 69 x 53 x 0.2 cm Print - 27.2 x 20.9 x 0.1 inch
£311 £280
The Labours of Hercule - The birds of Stymphalian lake
Ossip Zadkine
Print - 69 x 53 x 0.2 cm Print - 27.2 x 20.9 x 0.1 inch
£311
The Labours of Hercule - The shepherd of Geryon
Ossip Zadkine
Print - 53 x 69 x 0.2 cm Print - 20.9 x 27.2 x 0.1 inch
£311
The Labours of Hercule - Fight against the Hydra of Lerna
Ossip Zadkine
Print - 53 x 69 x 0.2 cm Print - 20.9 x 27.2 x 0.1 inch
£311
The Labours of Hercule - Fight against the Hydra of Lerna
Ossip Zadkine
Print - 69 x 53 x 0.2 cm Print - 27.2 x 20.9 x 0.1 inch
£311
The Labours of Hercule - Cerberus
Ossip Zadkine
Print - 69 x 53 x 0.2 cm Print - 27.2 x 20.9 x 0.1 inch
£311
Le Meneur d'ombres
Lars Bo
Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 19 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 7.5 x 0.1 inch
£347
Les Prétendants
Guillaume Garrié
Painting - 100 x 80 x 0.2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
£3,646
Le Royaume d'Hadès
Guillaume Garrié
Painting - 100 x 80 x 0.2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
£3,646
Les Prouesses de Circé
Guillaume Garrié
Painting - 100 x 80 x 0.2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
£3,646
La guerrière aux fleurs de l'Eden
Jean-Jacques François
Painting - 103 x 103 x 3 cm Painting - 40.6 x 40.6 x 1.2 inch
£4,002
The treasures of the royal cobra
Mauricco Zaraj
Painting - 90 x 90 x 4 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch
£6,719
Naufrage à Messine
Florence Boré
Painting - 100 x 100 x 0.3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch
£4,447
Adorable Sphinx Sculpture
Dervis Akdemir
Sculpture - 65 x 40 x 30 cm Sculpture - 25.6 x 15.7 x 11.8 inch
£660
Nature and Blood Original Painting
Dervis Akdemir
Painting - 70 x 50 x 2.5 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 1 inch
£400
Tantanu and Paopiahe - Siuai Creation Story
Dennis Nona
Print - 111.5 x 76 cm Print - 43.9 x 29.9 inch
£3,735
Théâtre antique
Cyril Destrade
Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 15 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.9 x 5.9 inch
£489
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
£3,735
Chogas, Calamity and Victory
Viraj Mithani
Print - 101 x 76.2 x 0.1 cm Print - 39.8 x 30 x 0 inch
£2,312
L'Oeil du Cyclope
Guillaume Garrié
Painting - 100 x 80 x 0.2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
£3,691
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
£302
Cinq continents sur terre
Baptista Antunes
Painting - 35 x 41 x 0.5 cm Painting - 13.8 x 16.1 x 0.2 inch
£2,490
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.