Andromeda and Perseus
Andromeda and Perseus Andromeda was the daughter of Cepheus and Cassiopeia. Her mother considered her more beautiful than the Nereids, a fact that angered Poseidon, god of the sea, who summoned a sea monster that devastated the entire country. The oracle of Ammon demanded that Andromeda be tied to a rock by the sea. Just […]
Achilles’ education by the Centaur Chiron
Achilles’ education by the Centaur Chiron Based on the work «The Education of the Young Achilles by the Centaur Chiron in a fresco from Herculaneum, 1st century AD (Naples National Archaeological Museum). Chiron was an intelligent and wise centaur, unlike most of his kind. He was the son of Cronus and Philyra, a daughter of […]
Aldobrandini Wedding
Aldobrandini Wedding Part of the artwork “Aldobrandini Wedding”, a valuable copy, probably from the time of Augustus, which was considered the most notable of ancient art until the discovery of Pompeii. It was acquired and brought to his estate by Aldobrandini Cardinal (hence the painting’s nickname), and later became the property of the artist Camuccini. […]
The abduction of Hippodamia
The abduction of Hippodamia Mural based on the artwork of Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1639), a German Baroque artist. His work recreates the perfect Baroque, both compositionally (interplay of colors, shapes, and light) and thematically. At the time, his paintings were aesthetically deviant: he often depicted sensual female figures. They are full of dynamics, colors, and […]
Banquet scene, a young man and a courtesan
Banquet scene, a young man and a courtesan Roman fresco of the fourth Pompeian style from the site of Ercolano (Herculaneum) 60-80 AD. Mural depicting a banquet. A man drinks from a two-spooned vessel called a rhyton. His companion wears a transparent garment and a golden hairnet. A maid waits on the couple and offers […]
Hercules and Telephus in Arcadia
Hercules and Telephus in Arcadia This artwork depicts Hercules finding his son Telephus in the Arcadian mountains. Roman fresco from the site of Herculaneum, 70 AD. Aleo, king of Arcadia, was warned by an oracle that if his daughter Auge had a son, he would kill his maternal uncles. To prevent this, Aleo made […]
The Three Graces
The Three Graces Inspired by the work The Three Graces by Peter Paul Rubens. The three goddesses embrace each other in a circle, as they do in some ancient sculptures and Renaissance paintings. The position of the feet suggests that the women are dancing softly. The cornucopia and a tree branch hangs a garland of […]
Theseus the Liberator
Theseus the Liberator Art painting inspired by the work: Theseus Liberating, a fresco painting of 88×97 cm, from the House of Gavius Rufus, Pompeii. This magnificent fresco, inspired by one of the best-known myths of ancient Greece, decorated the exedra of the House of Gavius Rufus, a sumptuous residence located in the ancient Pompeii […]
Caesar returns to Rome
Caesar returns to Rome In 49 BC C. Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon River, marking the beginning of the second civil war of the Roman Republic. This artwork, by the famous french artist Adolphe Yvon, shows Gaius Julius Caesar illegally returning to Italy from Gaul, which is considered the trigger or casus belli of the […]