Die Hard
The young Philopoemen, Achaean warrior, citizen of Megalopolis in Arcadia, fought during the Battle of Sellasia, in 222 BC, against the troops of Sparta. Wounded,...
Mythography
The artistic representation of myth and legend. Can be funny or serious.
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The taking of Cassandra
During the destruction of Troy, one of the most heinous actions was that of violence against Cassandra – daughter of King Priam and priestess of...
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Charon, The Ferryman of the Dead
Charon The Ferryman Danteās Inferno, Canto 3 Gustave Dore.
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It's a mystery
Paul Serusier (1864-1927) ~ The Eleusinian Mysteries 1888
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Manticore
Artist Stepan Alekseev. Manticore.
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She-Devil
Born today…Gerda Wegener, 15th March, 1886, Denmark. image: illustration for A La Diable, BaĆÆonnette, 1917.
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Lou Ferrigno in Hercules
Lou Ferrigno in Hercules (1983).
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Giuseppe Maria Crespi
It is only in recent years that critics have considered Giuseppe Maria Crespi, born in Bologna on March 14, 1665, as one of the most...
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Tower of Babel
Tower of Babel. Alexander Mikhalchyk (born Š¢Š¾ŠøŃŠ¾Š¼ŠøŃ, UkraĆÆna)
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Artemisia
Eva Green as Artemisia in “300:Rise of an Empire”, 2014
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Golden shower
At the Salon in 1795 Jean-Baptiste Regnault presented an oval work, a Head of Danaƫ, together with a more narrative but smaller version of the...
