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Mythology


Mythology



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Monsters

MONSTERS

Mythological Animals

MYTHOLOGICAL ANIMALS

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Murals in the Hall of the Zodiac,Palazzo d'Arco in Mantova.In the early 16th century the palace belonged to Luigi Gonzaga (1500-1532).Scorpio,scorpion.The building in the background is San Vitale in Ravenna;the mythology (the hunter Orion or Jupiter)is not clear.
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Murals in the Hall of the Zodiac,Palazzo d'Arco in Mantova.In the early 16t...

Murals in the Hall of the Zodiac,Palazzo d'Arco in Mantova.In the early 16th century the palace belonged to Luigi Gonzaga (1500-1532).Sagittarius,the archer. Mount Helicon and Pegasus:the hunter Croton,changed into a centaur and transferred among the stars.
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Murals in the Hall of the Zodiac,Palazzo d'Arco in Mantova.In the early 16t...

Murals in the Hall of the Zodiac,Palazzo d'Arco in Mantova.In the early 16th century the palace belonged to Luigi Gonzaga (1500-1532).Bands of frescos above the signs of the Zodiac:left the rape of Europa,right the Fates;centaurs in the center.
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Murals in the Hall of the Zodiac,Palazzo d'Arco in Mantova.In the early 16t...

Venus guided by Amor to the dead Adonis. Canvas,120 x 92 cm R.F.1995-8
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Venus guided by Amor to the dead Adonis. Canvas,120 x 92 cm...

The rape of Proserpina. Proserpina (Persephone) is raped by Hades,but returns to earth for spring and summer. Fresco in the Sala di Luca Giordano,Apotheosis of the Medici.
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The rape of Proserpina. Proserpina (Persephone) is raped by Hades,but re...

La nymphe de Fontainebleau - the nymph of Fontainebleau,1542-1543 High relief,bronze,205 x 409 cm From the Chateau d'Anet,France.
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La nymphe de Fontainebleau - the nymph of Fontainebleau,1542-1543...

The banquet of Tereus:Philomena and Procne present Tereus the decapitated head of his son Itis,whose flesh he has eaten. Canvas,195 x 267 cm Inv.1660 Painted for the "Torre de La Parada"
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The banquet of Tereus:Philomena and Procne present Tereus the decapitated h...

Orpheus and Euridice with Pluto and Proserpina. Canvas,194 x 245 cm Inv.1667 Painted for the "Torre de La Parada".
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Orpheus and Euridice with Pluto and Proserpina. Canvas,194 x 245 cm...

The creation of the Milky Way,1636-38. Painted for the "Torre de La Parada". Canvas,181 x 244 cm Inv.1668
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The creation of the Milky Way,1636-38. Painted for the "Torre d...

Diana and Callisto. Diana learns of the pregnancy of the nymph Callisto. Callisto, seduced by Zeus, breaks her vows of eternal chastity and gives birth to a son, Arkas. Canvas,202 x 323 cm Inv.1671
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Diana and Callisto. Diana learns of the preg...

Mercury and Argos.Mercury kills Argos,guardian of Io, whom Zeus has changed into a cow,to protect her from Juno's wrath. Canvas,179 x 297 cm Inv.1673
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Mercury and Argos.Mercury kills Argos,guardian of Io, whom Zeus has changed in...

God Saturn devouring his son. Painted for the Torre de La Parada. Goya was probably inspired by this painting. Canvas,180 x 87 cm Inv.1678
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God Saturn devouring his son. Painted for the Torre de...