Author: Carla McKinney BrennerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art, European
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
The Inquiring Eye
Author: Carla McKinney BrennerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art, European
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
The Inquiring Eye : Classical Mythology in European Art
Author: Carla BrennerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mythology, Greek, in art
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Inquiring Eye: Classical Mythology in European Art
Author: U.S. National Gallery of ArtPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mythology, Classical, in art
Languages : en
Pages :
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Greek Myth and Western Art
Author: Karl KilinskiPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107013321
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
This richly illustrated book examines the legacy of Greek mythology in Western art from the classical era to the present. Tracing the emergence, survival, and transformation of key mythological figures and motifs from ancient Greece through the modern era, it explores the enduring importance of such myths for artists and viewers in their own time and over the millennia that followed.
The Mirror of the Gods
Author: Malcolm BullThe Mirror of the Gods
Author: Malcolm BullPublisher:
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Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 504
Book Description
By the end of the 15th century, the remains of the ancient gods littered the landscape of Western Europe. Christianity had erased the religions of ancient Greece and Rome and most Europeans believed the destruction of classical art was God's judgment on the pagan deities. How, then, didEuropean artists during the next three centuries create such monumental works as Botticelli's The Birth of Venus and Raphael's Parnassus? In The Mirror of the Gods, Malcolm Bull tells the revolutionary story of how the great artists of Western Europe--from Botticelli and Leonardo to Titian and Rubens--revived the gods of ancient Greece and Rome. Each chapter focuses on a different deity and sheds dazzling new light on suchfamiliar figures as Venus, Hercules, and Bacchus. Bull draws on hundreds of illustrations to illuminate the ancient myths through the eyes of Renaissance and Baroque artists, not as they appear in classical literature. When the wealthy and powerful princes of Christian Europe began to identify withthe pagan gods, myth became the artist's medium for telling the story of his own time. The Mirror of the Gods is the fascinating and extraordinary story of how Renaissance artists combined mythological imagery and artistic virtuosity to change the course of western art. The Mirror of the Gods profoundly deepens our understanding of some of the greatest and most subversive artwork in European history. This delightfully told, lavishly illustrated, and extraordinary book amply rewards our ongoing fascination with classical myth and Renaissance art.
Flying Too Close to the Sun
Author: Diane FortenberryPublisher: Phaidon Press Limited
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
The first major survey to reveal the ways in which Classical mythology has inspired art throughout the last 2,500 years From the films of Woody Allen and the Coen Brothers to Margaret Atwood's books and Arcade Fire's songs, Classical Greek and Roman myths continue to be a source of cultural inspiration. The struggles of heroes, both triumphant and tragic, with gods, monsters, and fate, exert a particular grip on our imagination. Visual artists have long expressed and reworked these foundational stories. This is the first book to unite myth-inspired artworks by ancient, modern, and contemporary artists, from Botticelli and Caravaggio to Jeff Koons and Damien Hirst.
Allusions and Reflections
Author: Elisabeth Wåghäll NivrePublisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN: 144387891X
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 498
Book Description
In June 2012, scholars from a number of disciplines and countries gathered in Stockholm to discuss the representation of ancient mythology in Renaissance Europe. This symposium was an opportunity for the participants to cross disciplinary borders and to problematize a well-researched field. The aim was to move beyond a view of mythology as mere propaganda in order to promote an understanding of ancient tales and fables as contemporary means to explain and comprehend the Early Modern world. W ...
National Gallery of Art Extension Programs Catalogue
Author: National Gallery of Art (U.S.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 56
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Contemporary Art and Classical Myth
Author: Isabelle Loring WallacePublisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
ISBN: 9780754669746
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
Contemporary art is deeply engaged with the subject of classical myth. Yet within the literature on contemporary art, little has been said about this provocative relationship. Composed of fifteen original essays, Contemporary Art and Classical Myth addresses this scholarly gap, exploring, and in large part establishing, the multifaceted intersection of contemporary art and classical myth.