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Imperial Strength: The Marcus Aurelius Bust
Dervis Akdemir
Sculpture - 25 x 15 x 4 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 5.9 x 1.6 inch
$270
Winged Wonder: Hermes god sculpture
Dervis Akdemir
Sculpture - 41 x 18 x 15 cm Sculpture - 16.1 x 7.1 x 5.9 inch
$257
Athena of Liberty
Benjamin Vitrol Vautier Alvarez
Painting - 73 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$499
Rukses sárggis
Berit Louise Sara-Grønn
Painting - 80 x 60 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch
$4,632
In a reverie she saw The fox on a mast
Berit Louise Sara-Grønn
Painting - x cm Painting - 0 x 0 inch
$8,750
Osiris, Anubis, Horus
Catherine Clare
Painting - 130 x 97 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 0.8 inch
$3,774
Offrande du Pharaon suivi du Dieu Thot
Catherine Clare
Painting - 114 x 96 x 2 cm Painting - 44.9 x 37.8 x 0.8 inch
$3,552
Horus conduit la Reine Nefertari
Catherine Clare
Painting - 100 x 73 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 28.7 x 1.2 inch
$2,442
Confidences en bleu
Albena Vatcheva
Painting - 150 x 50 x 2.5 cm Painting - 59.1 x 19.7 x 1 inch
$9,990
L'ange gardien, Hector et Andromaque
Catherine Clare
Painting - 130 x 89 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 35 x 0.8 inch
$2,842
Temple d'Isis à l'île sacrée de Philae
Catherine Clare
Painting - 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
$2,553
La barque solaire
Catherine Clare
Painting - 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
$2,553
Contemplation of the Ocean
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 101.6 x 76.2 x 1.9 cm Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.75 inch
$6,200
The shadow of Orpheus looks back at Eurydice, the gods can no longer punish him
Stefanoiu Vasile
Sculpture - 77 x 50 x 10 cm Sculpture - 30.3 x 19.7 x 3.9 inch
$5,550
Dancing Ganesha-4
Anand Manchiraju
Painting - 73.7 x 58.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 29 x 23 x 1 inch
$2,500
Dancing Ganesha-3
Anand Manchiraju
Painting - 71.1 x 58.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 28 x 23 x 1 inch
$2,500
Ornamental Gansha-1
Anand Manchiraju
Painting - 71.1 x 58.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 28 x 23 x 1 inch
$2,500
Apsara being taken away by demons
Anand Manchiraju
Painting - 61 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm Painting - 24 x 18 x 0.1 inch
$2,500
Dancing apsara-2
Anand Manchiraju
Painting - 61 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm Painting - 24 x 18 x 0.1 inch
$2,500
Dancing apsara-1
Anand Manchiraju
Painting - 61 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm Painting - 24 x 18 x 0.1 inch
$2,500
Orpheus alone.
Stefanoiu Vasile
Sculpture - 79 x 12 x 10 cm Sculpture - 31.1 x 4.7 x 3.9 inch
$4,440
Headspace
Benjamin Vitrol Vautier Alvarez
Painting - 80 x 60 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch
$388
L'oiseau mythique Jing Wei
Tchoul
Painting - 30 x 30 x 1.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.6 inch
$422
Arachne Metamorphosis
Stefanoiu Vasile
Sculpture - 70 x 37 x 19 cm Sculpture - 27.6 x 14.6 x 7.5 inch
$11,100
Jupiter & Io
Mathilde Oscar
Photography - 60 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$1,332
¿Por qué intentas aferrar, ingenuo, una imagen fugaz?
Carmen González Castro
Painting - 146 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 57.5 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
$3,552
Asclépios au drapé
Christophe Charbonnel
Sculpture - 117 x 49 x 38 cm Sculpture - 46.1 x 19.3 x 15 inch
$44,399
Le rapt de Perspéphone
Mathilde Oscar
Photography - 90 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$1,332
Medu'see
FabEnt (Fabrice Entemeyer)
Sculpture - 13.5 x 11 x 18 cm Sculpture - 5.3 x 4.3 x 7.1 inch
$666
Recuerdo Aphrodite. Neon Light Box Wall Sculpture
Paloma Castello
Sculpture - 61 x 46 x 15 cm Sculpture - 24 x 18.1 x 5.9 inch
$1,500
L'enfer de Dante / La Harpie
Bernard Buffet
Print - 76 x 56.5 x 0.3 cm Print - 29.9 x 22.2 x 0.1 inch
$999
Mélisande lost her love Pélléasse
Catherine Clare
Painting - 92 x 73 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 1 inch
$2,442
The Deflated Jelly Fish
Olivier Massebeuf
Painting - 116 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 45.7 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
$1,332
La gardien de la forêt, Kuntermann, Monumentale
Christophe Charbonnel
Sculpture - 241 x 105 x 93 cm Sculpture - 94.9 x 41.3 x 36.6 inch
$122,097
La Ferme des Délices
Carlos Antonio Sablon Perez
Painting - 195 x 130 x 4 cm Painting - 76.8 x 51.2 x 1.6 inch
$18,092
Petite Vénus Bleu
Maxime Davoust
Sculpture - 35 x 10 x 8 cm Sculpture - 13.8 x 3.9 x 3.1 inch
$1,110
Vénus, Adonis et Cupidon, N°3
Catherine Clare
Print - 25 x 18 x 0.1 cm Print - 9.8 x 7.1 x 0 inch
$355
Vénus, Adonis et Cupidon, N°1
Catherine Clare
Print - 25 x 18 x 0.1 cm Print - 9.8 x 7.1 x 0 inch
$355
Vénus, Adonis et Cupidon, N°2
Catherine Clare
Print - 25 x 18 x 0.1 cm Print - 9.8 x 7.1 x 0 inch
$355
Le dieu Pan
Christophe Charbonnel
Sculpture - 135 x 63 x 45 cm Sculpture - 53.1 x 24.8 x 17.7 inch
$66,598
Poséidon monumental
Christophe Charbonnel
Sculpture - 294 x 96 x 100 cm Sculpture - 115.7 x 37.8 x 39.4 inch
$144,296
La chute des anges rebelles
Lionel Morateur
Photography - 80 x 120 x 0.5 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.2 inch
$1,998
Adam et Eve la tentation
Lionel Morateur
Photography - 60 x 120 x 0.5 cm Photography - 23.6 x 47.2 x 0.2 inch
$1,554
Esus, monumentale
Christophe Charbonnel
Sculpture - 250 x 128 x 141 cm Sculpture - 98.4 x 50.4 x 55.5 inch
$177,595
Asclépios, maquette pour monumentale
Christophe Charbonnel
Sculpture - 57 x 29 x 27 cm Sculpture - 22.4 x 11.4 x 10.6 inch
$22,199
Oros II
Christophe Charbonnel
Sculpture - 147 x 83 x 79 cm Sculpture - 57.9 x 32.7 x 31.1 inch
$99,897
Origin of the World
Niki Singleton
Painting - 30.48 x 40.64 x 2 cm Painting - 12 x 16 x 0.8 inch
$2,126
The Small Hercule
Maxime Davoust
Sculpture - 38 x 15.5 x 14.5 cm Sculpture - 15 x 6.1 x 5.7 inch
$1,221
Petite victoire Rouge
Maxime Davoust
Sculpture - 33 x 25 x 25 cm Sculpture - 13 x 9.8 x 9.8 inch
$1,110
Secret wishes of David overwhelmed by the battle with Goliath
Vladimir Kolosov
Painting - 76.2 x 61 x 3.2 cm Painting - 30 x 24 x 1.25 inch
$1,440
Approach
Yevgeniy Repiashenko
Photography - 120 x 96 x 0.1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 37.8 x 0 inch
$2,908
Thésée et l'Amazone II
Christophe Charbonnel
Sculpture - 130 x 105 x 120 cm Sculpture - 51.2 x 41.3 x 47.2 inch
$122,097
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.