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La jeune fille et ma mouette
Timothy Archer
Painting - 110 x 77 x 0.1 cm Painting - 43.3 x 30.3 x 0 inch
€3,800
Les chemins de la tendresse
Timothy Archer
Painting - 120 x 80 x 0.1 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0 inch
€4,200
Le sourire de Pan
Timothy Archer
Painting - 120 x 80 x 0.1 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0 inch
€4,200
Le faune en Prométhée
Timothy Archer
Painting - 100 x 70 x 0.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.2 inch
€4,100
Bataille
Frédéric Schmied
Fine Art Drawings - 42.2 x 25.7 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.6 x 10.1 x 0.1 inch
€840
Athena of Liberty
Benjamin Vitrol Vautier Alvarez
Painting - 73 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
€450
Shall we dance ?
Sabyl Ghoussoub
Photography - 50 x 70 x 1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch
€800
Le retour des Esprits Psychopompe
Timothy Archer
Painting - 100 x 100 x 5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 2 inch
€5,900
Buste de Minotaure
Fabien Hemard
Painting - 130 x 81 x 4 cm Painting - 51.2 x 31.9 x 1.6 inch
€3,700
Tête de Cheval
Carlos Antonio Sablon Perez
Painting - 22 x 16 x 2 cm Painting - 8.7 x 6.3 x 0.8 inch
€600
La nymphe nostalgique
Timothy Archer
Painting - 100 x 70 x 0.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.2 inch
€4,100
Orpheus and Eurydice
Spas Kirichev
Sculpture - 45 x 30 x 13 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 11.8 x 5.1 inch
€3,600
Cavaliere e le Arpie
Alexander Daniloff
Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
€390 €332
Chronos et la lame du destin
Timothy Archer
Painting - 100 x 100 x 5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 2 inch
€5,900
Jeune Poséidon à la murène amoureuse
Timothy Archer
Painting - 125 x 100 x 5 cm Painting - 49.2 x 39.4 x 2 inch
€5,900
Artisti di strada
Alexander Daniloff
Painting - 31.5 x 13 x 0.3 cm Painting - 12.4 x 5.1 x 0.1 inch
€235
Ornitologo, secondo Ernst Fuchs
Alexander Daniloff
Painting - 35 x 24 x 0.5 cm Painting - 13.8 x 9.4 x 0.2 inch
€260
Turista per caso
Alexander Daniloff
Painting - 16 x 11 x 0.1 cm Painting - 6.3 x 4.3 x 0 inch
€75 €64
Anfora con Maschera
André Laurenti
Sculpture - 45 x 20 x 8 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 7.9 x 3.1 inch
€4,000
Le dresseur des confins
Timothy Archer
Painting - 150 x 150 x 3 cm Painting - 59.1 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch
€6,400
Hécate et la loi du triple retour
Timothy Archer
Painting - 150 x 150 x 3 cm Painting - 59.1 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch
€6,500
Le souper d'Hécate
Timothy Archer
Painting - 150 x 150 x 3 cm Painting - 59.1 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch
€6,500
Le sylvain silencieux
Timothy Archer
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
€6,900
Sans titre (Minotaure elevement)
Christos Kalfas
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 24 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 9.4 x 0 inch
€750
Hercule à l'obélisque
Ivan Theimer
Sculpture - 37 x 7 x 7 cm Sculpture - 14.6 x 2.8 x 2.8 inch
€11,000
Angelo con tromba serie Omaggio a Giusto de' Menabuoi
Alexander Daniloff
Painting - 48 x 66 x 0.2 cm Painting - 18.9 x 26 x 0.1 inch
€310 €264
Ritratto di un vecchio amico
Alexander Daniloff
Painting - 40 x 22 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 8.7 x 0.4 inch
€390 €332
Per un probabile incontro
Alexander Daniloff
Painting - 35 x 20 x 0.4 cm Painting - 13.8 x 7.9 x 0.2 inch
€235
Dans l’antre de la mer
Marie-Noëlle Deverre
Print - 50 x 40 x 3 cm Print - 19.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch
€750
Sagittario, serie Segni zodiacali
Alexander Daniloff
Painting - 19 x 19 x 0.2 cm Painting - 7.5 x 7.5 x 0.1 inch
€78
L'après-midi d'un faune
Timothy Archer
Painting - 150 x 300 x 0.1 cm Painting - 59.1 x 118.1 x 0 inch
€15,500
L'amour triomphant
Edmond Li Bellefroid
Painting - 130 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
€3,300
Nestrinallion Disc
Russell Frampton
Painting - 74 x 74 x 4 cm Painting - 29.1 x 29.1 x 1.6 inch
€3,429
Les passantes dans la nuit de Pagan
Jean-Pierre Al Courty
Painting - 116 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 45.7 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
€5,400
Golden streak Artemis
Dervis Akdemir
Sculpture - 32 x 18 x 14 cm Sculpture - 12.6 x 7.1 x 5.5 inch
€245
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
€306
Medusas’ protective gaze
Dervis Akdemir
Sculpture - 31 x 23 x 15 cm Sculpture - 12.2 x 9.1 x 5.9 inch
€245
Medusa out of this world
Dervis Akdemir
Sculpture - 85 x 25 x 25 cm Sculpture - 33.5 x 9.8 x 9.8 inch
€1,715
Sur les échasses
Armen Gasparian
Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
€5,900
Ninna nanna per Napoleone
Alexander Daniloff
Painting - 28 x 20 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11 x 7.9 x 0 inch
€156
Fragole per tartaruga
Alexander Daniloff
Painting - 30 x 21 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 8.3 x 0 inch
€156
Leone serie Segni Zodiacali
Alexander Daniloff
Painting - 30 x 45 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0 inch
€280
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
€919
Gods are the best weavers
Karen Lesley Chappelow
Painting - 100 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
€3,338
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.