Inspired by Mythology

Sculpture, Victoire, Maxime Davoust

Victoire

Maxime Davoust

Sculpture - 39 x 25 x 14 cm

€1,500

Photography, Iconic Beauty #13, Benoit Lapray

Iconic Beauty #13

Benoit Lapray

Photography - 40 x 40 x 0.1 cm

€600

Painting, Remains and fragments, Jan Szczepkowski

Remains and fragments

Jan Szczepkowski

Painting - 150 x 130 x 2 cm

€2,600

Fine Art Drawings, Mucha, Ramon Maiden

Mucha

Ramon Maiden

Fine Art Drawings - 43.5 x 28 cm

€750

Print, Eburnea, Omar Galliani

Eburnea

Omar Galliani

Print - 130 x 180 x 1 cm

€1,200

Painting, A fading flame, Leszek Rózga

A fading flame

Leszek Rózga

Painting - 32 x 25 cm

€800

Photography, The Goddess, Ceridwen Raynor

The Goddess

Ceridwen Raynor

Photography - 75 x 75 cm

€850

Sculpture, Mythological composition, Spas Kirichev

Mythological composition

Spas Kirichev

Sculpture - 29 x 32 x 13 cm

€2,550

Print, Medusa (serpent), Decycle

Medusa (serpent)

Decycle

Print - 58 x 78 cm

€200

Painting, Vénus au Petit Satyre, CY Pavel

Vénus au Petit Satyre

CY Pavel

Painting - 65.7 x 47 x 3 cm

€2,500

Fine Art Drawings, Un Temple pour Dionysos, Nawel Grant

Un Temple pour Dionysos

Nawel Grant

Fine Art Drawings - 30.2 x 22.8 cm

€150

Print, Mad King, Albane Simon

Mad King

Albane Simon

Print - 92 x 73 x 2 cm

€440

Fine Art Drawings, Etude pour Asphodèles n°3, Gaël Darras

Etude pour Asphodèles n°3

Gaël Darras

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 40 cm

€360

Design, Vase en céramique gravé et peint à la main, Onie Jackson

Vase en céramique gravé et peint à la main

Onie Jackson

Design - 48 x 32 x 10 cm

€2,200

Painting, Hommage au Bain turc d'Ingres, Ehsan Bayat

Hommage au Bain turc d'Ingres

Ehsan Bayat

Painting - 150 x 150 x 4 cm

€4,000

Painting, Living Caryatids, Marco Rossati

Living Caryatids

Marco Rossati

Painting - 120 x 110 x 0.3 cm

€4,500

Sculpture, Portrait volant, Gilles Ghez

Portrait volant

Gilles Ghez

Sculpture - 35 x 22 x 8 cm

€5,900

Print, Orphic Hymn To Cupid, Pichi & Avo

Orphic Hymn To Cupid

Pichi & Avo

Print - 65 x 65 x 0.5 cm

€990

Painting, Le conte du Papillon (Memento mori 2), Céline Achour

Le conte du Papillon (Memento mori 2)

Céline Achour

Painting - 100 x 73 x 2 cm

€2,450

Sculpture, Sphinge, Emmanuelle Vroelant

Sphinge

Emmanuelle Vroelant

Sculpture - 45 x 55 x 75 cm

€5,900

Print, Zeus, Alekos Fassianos

Zeus

Alekos Fassianos

Print - 76 x 56 cm

€2,600

Sculpture, Masque de poséidon monumental, Christophe Charbonnel

Masque de poséidon monumental

Christophe Charbonnel

Sculpture - 241 x 75 x 45 cm

€90,000

Print, Les soupirs de Glaucus, Marie-Noëlle Deverre

Les soupirs de Glaucus

Marie-Noëlle Deverre

Print - 50 x 40 x 3 cm

€700

Painting, Hermès - You've Got a Mail, Piet Rodriguez

Hermès - You've Got a Mail

Piet Rodriguez

Painting - 100 x 70 x 2.5 cm

€2,500

Painting, Celestial Map of the Heavens, Marco Araldi

Celestial Map of the Heavens

Marco Araldi

Painting - 51 x 66 x 4 cm

€2,551

Painting, Stockholm Syndrome, Jacques Tange

Stockholm Syndrome

Jacques Tange

Painting - 120 x 140 x 3 cm

€6,200

Sculpture, Cronos, Céline Parmentier

Cronos

Céline Parmentier

Sculpture - 28 x 46 x 31 cm

€500

Photography, Caballeros de Oro, Ricky Cohete

Caballeros de Oro

Ricky Cohete

Photography - 61 x 91.4 x 0.3 cm

€3,843

Painting, Dionysus, Delyafruz Bagirova

Dionysus

Delyafruz Bagirova

Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm

€500 €250

Painting, Athena, Delyafruz Bagirova

Athena

Delyafruz Bagirova

Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm

€500

Painting, Bastet et Horus, Timothy Archer

Bastet et Horus

Timothy Archer

Painting - 120 x 80 cm

€4,300

Painting, Sur les échasses, Armen Gasparian

Sur les échasses

Armen Gasparian

Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm

€5,900

Painting, Cavalier, Avi Ben Simhon

Cavalier

Avi Ben Simhon

Painting - 70 x 105 x 1 cm

€2,400

Painting, Nereide, Kloo

Nereide

Kloo

Painting - 65 x 92 x 2 cm

€1,550

Sculpture, Beyond, Luca Izzo

Beyond

Luca Izzo

Sculpture - 62 x 32 x 21 cm

€8,900

Fine Art Drawings, Etude pour Asphodèles n°1, Gaël Darras

Etude pour Asphodèles n°1

Gaël Darras

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 40 cm

€360

Print, Hybride, Adrianna MJW

Hybride

Adrianna MJW

Print - 106 x 60 x 1 cm

€600

Painting, Offrande du Pharaon suivi du Dieu Thot, Catherine Clare

Offrande du Pharaon suivi du Dieu Thot

Catherine Clare

Painting - 114 x 96 x 2 cm

€3,200

Painting, Titan Atlas, Véronique Baleste

Titan Atlas

Véronique Baleste

Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm

€600

Painting, L'ange gardien, Hector et Andromaque, Catherine Clare

L'ange gardien, Hector et Andromaque

Catherine Clare

Painting - 130 x 89 x 2 cm

€2,560 €1,920

Photography, Mystique's Cosmos Prisoner, Clotilde.MJ

Mystique's Cosmos Prisoner

Clotilde.MJ

Photography - 55 x 55.84 x 0.3 cm

€550

Sculpture, Icarus - the dream of freedom, Stefanoiu Vasile

Icarus - the dream of freedom

Stefanoiu Vasile

Sculpture - 101 x 74 x 37 cm

€8,000

Sculpture, Meltdown- Black sheep, Ralph Posset

Meltdown- Black sheep

Ralph Posset

Sculpture - 13 x 16 x 4 cm

€475

Photography, Gaïa, Mathilde Oscar

Gaïa

Mathilde Oscar

Photography - 90 x 60 x 1 cm

€900

Print, Orphic Hymn to the Three Graces, Pichi & Avo

Orphic Hymn to the Three Graces

Pichi & Avo

Print - 65 x 85 cm

€1,190

Sculpture, Sorceress, Gediminas Endriekus

Sorceress

Gediminas Endriekus

Sculpture - 46 x 16 x 32 cm

€14,000

Painting, J'ai vu le temps glisser (Les Moires), Maï Fougeront

J'ai vu le temps glisser (Les Moires)

Maï Fougeront

Painting - 80 x 60 x 1 cm

€750

Fine Art Drawings, Two nudes, Leszek Rózga

Two nudes

Leszek Rózga

Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 cm

€1,500

Print, Daphni, Omar Galliani

Daphni

Omar Galliani

Print - 63 x 93 x 2 cm

€550

Print, Bodhi Tree, Carlos Quinto Kemm

Bodhi Tree

Carlos Quinto Kemm

Print - 51 x 51 cm

€625

Photography, Allure, Cheraine Collette

Allure

Cheraine Collette

Photography - 80 x 120 cm

€6,000

Fine Art Drawings, Le sanglier, Jérôme Bouscarat

Le sanglier

Jérôme Bouscarat

Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.5 cm

€432

Painting, Titania et Bottom Songe d'une nuit d'été, Aimé Venel

Titania et Bottom Songe d'une nuit d'été

Aimé Venel

Painting - 100 x 81 x 3 cm

€7,500

Painting, L'arrivée des rois mages, Jean-Jacques François

L'arrivée des rois mages

Jean-Jacques François

Painting - 106 x 130 x 3.5 cm

€4,900

Painting, Antigone et Creon (GBR-N°16), CY Pavel

Antigone et Creon (GBR-N°16)

CY Pavel

Painting - 133.5 x 100.5 x 3.5 cm

€9,000

Print, Féminilité, Adrianna MJW

Féminilité

Adrianna MJW

Print - 106 x 60 x 1 cm

€600

Inspired by Mythology


Mythology, derived from the Greek muthos meaning "story", is the art of telling tales from a distant past. Telling of romance, tragedy, gods and heroes, myths depict an elaborate fantasy world that exists beyond our reality. In times past, these have ranged from stories of cyclops, one-eyed giants blinded by Odysseus and half-man and half-bull minotaurs born from a queen's seething passion. These ancient stories are fictitious in narrative, yet, revealing of the most basic human experiences.

Mythologies of ancient civilizations are continually returned to and referenced in our contemporary culture. Myths are known to us through countless post-classical sources such as Renaissance plays, Freudian psychoanalysis, Hollywood epics, Disney cartoons, advertisements, songs, and of course through art. Mythology is so prevalent in art because it resonates across time, embodying new forms while keeping a recognizable thread. 

Greek myths have captivated the imaginations of artists since ancient sculptors created gods and goddesses out of marble. The trials of ancient Greek heroes and monsters have served as inspiration for Renaissance masters, Surrealists, and conceptual artists alike in an ode to Classicalism.  Below, we have curated a selection of artworks detailing an inspiration derived from the mythology that has been so deeply woven into art history. Discover on Artsper some of the mythologically inspired artworks from a selection of contemporary artists!  Examples range from historical pieces featuring gods and goddesses to contemporary works in which the artist engages with broad religious ideas or creates personal mythologies.

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