Cleopatra When Octavian Entered Alexandria
Michael McGill: “Cleopatra, when Octavian entered Alexandria.” Quoting Roman History: “Today 30 BC Octavian (later known as Augustus) enters Alexandria, Egypt…” 30 BC. The last...
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Cupid and Psyche at the Fountain of Eternal Youth — Frank O. Salisbury
Frank O. Salisbury (British, 1874–1962) — Cupid and Psyche at the Fountain of Eternal Youth. Oil on canvas, 64 × 49.5 in. Eternal youth, dispensed...
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Echo — Alexandre Cabanel, 1874
Alexandre Cabanel (French, 1823–1889) — Echo, 1874. Oil on canvas, Metropolitan Museum of Art. The nymph who couldn’t say anything original, painted by the most...
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There Were No Bras in Ancient Greece
Panel 1: “Your bra strap is showing.” Panel 2: “There were no bras in Ancient Greece, silly.” Medusa, out here correcting history while turning people...
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Ulysses and the Sirens — Herbert James Draper, 1909
Herbert James Draper (British, 1863–1920) — Ulysses and the Sirens, c. 1909. Oil on canvas, Ferens Art Gallery, Hull. The most famous ‘do not listen...
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Diana with Nymphs — Felice Torelli
Felice Torelli (Italian, 1667–1748) — Diana with Nymphs. Oil on canvas, National Museum in Warsaw. Diana, goddess of the hunt, surrounded by her entourage and...
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The Bathers — William-Adolphe Bouguereau, 1884
William-Adolphe Bouguereau (French, 1825–1905) — The Bathers, 1884. Oil on canvas. Art Institute of Chicago. Two women at the shore, one standing like she just...
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Art and the Jade — Herbert James Draper
Herbert James Draper (British, 1863–1920) — Art and the Jade. The eternal conversation between a bard and the goddess of inspiration, and she looks like...
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Lamia — Herbert James Draper, 1909
Herbert James Draper (British, 1863–1920) — Lamia, 1909. Oil on canvas. Lamia, everyone. The mythological child-eating monster. And Draper painted her as a sad, pretty...
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Justitia — Howard David Johnson, 2012
Howard David Johnson (American, b. 1954) — Justitia (Lady Justice / Dike), 2012. Mixed media / digital painting. Ladies and gentlemen, the most underpaid employee...
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Allegory of Summer — Franz Bohumil Doubek, c.1905
František Bohumil Doubek (Czech, 1865–1952) — Allegory of Summer (Alegorie léta), c. 1905. Oil on canvas, private collection. Meet Summer. She is holding a sickle...
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In the Waves (Undine) — Beneš Knüpfer, 1889
Beneš Knüpfer (Czech, 1844–1910) — In the Waves (Undine), 1889. Oil on canvas. There is a painting of a woman who has stopped fighting the...
