Mythological Heroes in Art: Triumph & Tragedy
Mythological heroes have been depicted in artworks countless times throughout history. We are constantly returning to their timeless tales in art and...
Jenna Burns 21 March 2024
Mythological heroes have been depicted in artworks countless times throughout history. We are constantly returning to their timeless tales in art and...
Jenna Burns 21 March 2024
The 18th-century British painter William Hogarth created an insightful series of paintings about the arranged marriages of his times, entitled...
Pola Otterstein 19 March 2024
Three Ladies Adorning a Term of Hymen is a huge triple portrait of the Montgomery sisters by Sir Joshua Reynolds. It thematizes aristocratic marriage...
Isla Phillips-Ewen 19 March 2024
When you think of 19th-century Russia, images of Anna Karenina with black furs and white diamonds may come to mind. The lives of the wealthy...
James W Singer 19 March 2024
Vasili Pukirev’s painting, Unequal Marriage, has a legend surrounding it. Allegedly, after looking at it all the elderly grooms refused to marry...
Elizaveta Ermakova 19 March 2024
The National Museum in Warsaw is one of the largest museums in Poland and boasts an extensive art collection. Among its body of works is The Death of...
James W Singer 3 March 2024
Cupid and Psyche, mythological characters immortalized in Metamorphoses by Apuleius, have been inspiring artists through the centuries. Sculptors...
Valeria Kumekina 14 February 2024
The love story of Radha and Krishna has been immortalized in art by poets, musicians, writers, and painters over the long history of Hinduism. The...
Maya M. Tola 14 February 2024
Mythical love stories are some of the greatest ever told, capturing the hearts of many generations. They have been recreated in sculpture, retold in...
Charlotte Stace 14 February 2024
Well-known love stories are an essential part of our literary conscience. Within these stories, themes such as separation, sacrifice, and passion...
Erol Degirmenci 14 February 2024
Zuzanna Stańska 12 February 2024
Al Green famously sang “Let’s Stay Together” but artists are notorious for tempestuous relationships that often end badly. But hey, let’s...
Candy Bedworth 12 February 2024