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Mythology



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MONSTERS

Mythological Animals

MYTHOLOGICAL ANIMALS

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Circe and Ulysses,1884 Canvas, 157 x 231 cm Inv.60.268
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Circe and Ulysses,1884 Canvas, 157 x 231 cm...

Moon-night, 1907
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Moon-night, 1907

Der Wanderer - The hiker (Wotan) Around 1916 Oil on canvas; 197 x 217cm
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Der Wanderer - The hiker (Wotan) Around 1916 Oil on canvas; 197 x 217cm

The Bay of Baiae, with Apollo and the Sibyl Canvas; 1454 x 2375 mm frame: 1718 x 2630 x 138 mm N00505
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The Bay of Baiae, with Apollo and the Sibyl Canvas; 1454 x 2375 mm frame: 1718...

Aeneas and the Sibyl, Lake Avernus circa 1798 Canvas; 765 x 984 mm frame: 1045 x 1260 x 115 mm N00463
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Aeneas and the Sibyl, Lake Avernus circa 1798 Canvas; 765 x 984 mm frame: 1...

The Opening of the Wallhalla 1842 Oil on mahogany; 1127 x 2007 mm N00533 This is the first of four pictures telling the story of Aeneas’s stay at Carthage. Aeneas was delayed from his destiny to become the founder of Rome by his love for Dido, which made him linger in Carthage. The four paintings were Turner’s last exhibits at the Royal Academy. Only three now survive. They are Turner’s final homage to his favourite old master painter, Claude Lorrain. Here, Aeneas stands on the left in his cloak of Tyrian purple, attended by Cupid. Mercury cannot be seen; perhaps he has melted into thin air, as described in Virgil’s Aeneid.
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The Opening of the Wallhalla 1842 Oil on mahogany; 1127 x 2007 mm N00533 Thi...

Lady Hamilton as Circe circa 1782 Canvas; 533 x 495 mm N05591 Emma Hart (1765-1815), better known in her later roles as Lady Hamilton and mistress of Admiral Lord Nelson, became Romney's favourite model from about 1782 onwards. Although Romney was considered by many Reynolds's chief rival in portraiture, he always longed to be a 'history' painter. He painted Emma's ideally regular features innumerable times in many classical and fanciful disguises. This is a cut-down unfinished canvas of Emma in the character of the sorceress Circe, who enslaved men by turning them into swine. The original full-length version, showing her surrounded by animals, was formerly in Lord Hunsdon's collection.
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Lady Hamilton as Circe circa 1782 Canvas; 533 x 495 mm N05591 Emma Hart (1...

The Ancient of Days 1794 Relief etching with watercolor; 23.3cm x 16.8cm
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The Ancient of Days 1794 Relief etching with watercolor; 23.3cm x 16.8cm

La Belle Iseult 1858 Oil on canvas; 718 x 502 mm The inspiration for this painting was Thomas Malory's 'Morte d'Arthur' (1485), in which Guinevere's adulterous love for Sir Lancelot is one of the central themes. The model is Jane Burden who became Morris's wife in 1859, and also appears in Rossetti's 'Proserpine' displayed nearby. She was 'discovered' by Morris and Rossetti when they were working together on the Oxford Union murals, the subject matter for which was also taken from Malory. The painting is essentially a portrait of her in medieval dress. It is a splendid expresion of the intense medieval style prevailing in Rossetti's circle in the late 1850s, with its emphasis on pattern and historical detail. This is Morris's only completed oil painting. N04999
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La Belle Iseult 1858 Oil on canvas; 718 x 502 mm The inspiration for this pa...

Danae Signed and dated, lower right, 1909. Oil and metallic paint 80cm x 125,4cm Influenced by Gustav Klimt's painting (39-16-04/05) of the same subject.
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Danae Signed and dated, lower right, 1909. Oil and metallic paint 80cm x 125,...

Angels of Doom, 1688. In a surreal and fantastical image, sinister-looking angels and other beasts confront each other within a niche. From the epic poem "Paradise Lost" by John Milton (1608-1674).
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Angels of Doom, 1688. In a surreal and fantastical image, sinister-looking ange...

Witches' Sabbath (Aquellare) - detail. Witches gather around a he-goat in Monk's attire. One of the "black paintings" from the Quinta del Sordo, Goya's house. Canvas,140 x 438 cm Cat.761
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Witches' Sabbath (Aquellare) - detail. Witches gather around a he-goat in Monk'...