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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
Venus
Franciszek Starowieyski
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$888
Maha-Kali
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Painting - 100 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$2,775
Burried Passion Her Fallen Hopes
Coarse
Sculpture - 30.5 x 43 x 12.5 cm Sculpture - 12 x 16.9 x 4.9 inch
$1,665
Burried Passion His Endless Dreams
Coarse
Sculpture - 30 x 50 x 11.5 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 19.7 x 4.5 inch
$1,665
Les cavaliers de l’apocalypse
Lionel Morateur
Photography - 60 x 120 x 0.5 cm Photography - 23.6 x 47.2 x 0.2 inch
$2,442
Abduction of Europe
Marzenna Masa
Painting - 80 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,332
Pegasus
Alexandra Kapogianni-Beth
Sculpture - 32 x 40 x 26 cm Sculpture - 12.6 x 15.7 x 10.2 inch
$5,517
The Challenge in the Aegean - Plate 3
Giorgio de Chirico
Print - 61 x 48 x 0.1 cm Print - 24 x 18.9 x 0 inch
$5,328
Léda et le cygne
Emile-François Chambon
Painting - 22 x 32 x 0.3 cm Painting - 8.7 x 12.6 x 0.1 inch
$628
Ratto di Ganimede
Alexander Daniloff
Painting - 32 x 21 x 0.3 cm Painting - 12.6 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
$216
Le faune et l'oiseau
Timothy Archer
Painting - 120 x 80 x 0.1 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0 inch
$5,328
La corrida / La corrida
Franz Roth
Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 80 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 31.5 inch
$644
De la Série "Les Créatures d'Adamu"
Carlos Antonio Sablon Perez
Painting - 40 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
$2,331
Persefone - Simetría natural
Pere Bennàssar Obrador
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$1,221
Beauty of the gods The Aphrodite goddess statue
Dervis Akdemir
Sculpture - 52 x 27 x 20 cm Sculpture - 20.5 x 10.6 x 7.9 inch
$360
Le jardin des délires, le paradis
Bruno Mallart
Print - 129 x 57 x 3 cm Print - 50.8 x 22.4 x 1.2 inch
$4,995
Icarus In the Clouds
Sue Rosalind Vesely
Painting - 120 x 75 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 29.5 x 1.2 inch
$2,835
Nisus et Euryale - Énéide de Virgile - série Mythologie romaine
Henri Mahé dit HIM
Painting - 73 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$3,469
Zeus and Europa (Abduction of Europa)
Rakhmet Redzhepov (Ramzi)
Painting - 80 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$4,440
Sophia
Carlos Antonio Sablon Perez
Painting - 195 x 130 x 5 cm Painting - 76.8 x 51.2 x 2 inch
$18,037
Le Réveil
Carlos Antonio Sablon Perez
Painting - 116 x 89 x 4 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 1.6 inch
$11,433
Qui ne ressemble à rien
Francky Criquet
Painting - 206 x 127 x 4 cm Painting - 81.1 x 50 x 1.6 inch
$7,215
L'Ange déchu (d'après Alexandre Cabanel)
Roland Moreau
Print - 70 x 110 x 0.1 cm Print - 27.6 x 43.3 x 0 inch
$943
Mona "Réécriture coloniale"
Kevin-Ademola Sangosanya
Painting - 250 x 180 cm Painting - 98.4 x 70.9 inch
$9,546
Ulysse et les Sirènes
Onie Jackson
Painting - 116 x 89 x 2 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 0.8 inch
$5,106
Adam et Eve la tentation
Lionel Morateur
Print - 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$305 $153
Artemis
Alexandra Kapogianni-Beth
Sculpture - 70 x 50 x 52 cm Sculpture - 27.6 x 19.7 x 20.5 inch
$12,620
The Abduction of Hippodamia
Tsanko Tsankoff
Painting - 80 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,775
Isis the Creator
Niki Singleton
Painting - 30.48 x 40.64 x 2 cm Painting - 12 x 16 x 0.8 inch
$2,126
La colère de Poséidon
Onie Jackson
Painting - 140 x 160 x 0.2 cm Painting - 55.1 x 63 x 0.1 inch
$7,659
Genoma species
Daniel Dicenta
Photography - 112 x 100 x 1 cm Photography - 44.1 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
$2,553
The Labours of Hercule - The Boar Of Eyrmanthos
Ossip Zadkine
Print - 53 x 69 x 0.2 cm Print - 20.9 x 27.2 x 0.1 inch
$388
The Labours of Hercule - The Pillars of Hercules
Ossip Zadkine
Print - 53 x 69 x 0.2 cm Print - 20.9 x 27.2 x 0.1 inch
$388
The Labours of Hercule - Apples from the garden of the Hesperides
Ossip Zadkine
Print - 53 x 69 x 0.2 cm Print - 20.9 x 27.2 x 0.1 inch
$388
Judith & Holopherne (pal/1-n°03)
CY Pavel
Painting - 80.7 x 57.7 x 3 cm Painting - 31.8 x 22.7 x 1.2 inch
$4,440
Dance of Pleasure
Ekatherina Savtchenko
Painting - 70 x 90 x 3 cm Painting - 27.6 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
$11,100
L'arrivée des rois mages
Jean-Jacques François
Painting - 106 x 130 x 3.5 cm Painting - 41.7 x 51.2 x 1.4 inch
$5,439
Antigone et Creon (GBR-N°16)
CY Pavel
Painting - 133.5 x 100.5 x 3.5 cm Painting - 52.6 x 39.6 x 1.4 inch
$9,990
Syrinx et Pan
ADrÉ
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
$433
Oedipe et le Sphinx
ADrÉ
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
$433
Living Melancholia
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch
$943
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.