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OIL PAINTINGS BY GENRE - Mythological Art |
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Mythological Art
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Mythology in Art can well be observed in the early centuries in Greek sculptures, but the earliest examples of Mithological paintings emerged through the Renaissance period.The great Renaissance masters added a new dimension to Greek mythology. Among the best-known subjects of Italian artists are Botticelli's Birth of Venus” , the Ledas of Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo, and Raphael's Galatea.”
During the 18th century, the French painter François Boucher also responded to the charms of Aphrodite, and depicted her in his work The Triumph of Venus. The style in which Boucher painted was dubbed Rococo. Rococo is light, playful, and a bit frivolous style. Another artist who paid tribute to Mythological Art was the French painter J. A. D. Ingres. He did so in a manner that was much more classical than Boucher's version.
One example of this trend involves the artist Adolphe Bouguereau. Bouguereau was probably the one who worked most vigorosly in this genre and created absolutely stunning Mythological oil paintings, but no one is accusing him of being terribly original in representing various mythological scenes.
Bouguereau also celebrated humanity's culture and literature in his paintings as seen in his mythological scenes of nymphs, cupids, and angels, and his scenes from literature, legend and the Bible. |
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Michelangelo, Buonarroti |
| Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel: Sybils: Erithraea, 1508-1512 |
| Cappella Sistina, Vatican |
| Fresco |
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MIB004 |
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| size I: |
36x31 inches |
| price: |
385 USD BUY painting |
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MIB004B |
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| size II: |
40x35 inches |
| price: |
455 USD
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Millais, John Everett |
| Ferdinand Lured by Ariel, 1849-1850 |
| Private collection |
| Oil on canvas |
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MIJ005 |
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| size I: |
31x21 inches |
| price: |
390 USD BUY painting |
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| painting: |
MIJ005B |
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| size II: |
36x25 inches |
| price: |
440 USD
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| painting: |
MIJ005C |
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| size III: |
40x28 inches |
| price: |
480 USD
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Moreau, Gustave |
| Oedipus the Wayfarer, c.1888 |
| Musee d"Art et d"Histoire, Metz |
| Oil on canvas, 49.21 x 37.4 inches [125 x 95 cm] |
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MOG002 |
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| size I: |
26x19 inches |
| price: |
325 USD BUY painting |
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| painting: |
MOG002B |
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| size II: |
32x24 inches |
| price: |
370 USD
BUY painting |
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| painting: |
MOG002C |
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| size III: |
42x31.5 inches |
| price: |
460 USD
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Moreau, Gustave |
| The Unicorns, c.1885 |
| Gustave Moreau Museum, Paris |
| Oil on canvas, 45.28 x 35.43 inches [115 x 90 cm] |
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MOG003 |
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| size I: |
24x18.7 inches |
| price: |
380 USD BUY painting |
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| painting: |
MOG003B |
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| size II: |
34x26.5 inches |
| price: |
445 USD
BUY painting |
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| painting: |
MOG003C |
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| size III: |
42x32.7 inches |
| price: |
515 USD
BUY painting |
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Moreau, Gustave |
| The Dead Poet Borne by a Centaur, c.1890 |
| Musee Gustave Moreau, Paris |
| Watercolour and gouache on paper, 9.84 x 9.65 inches [25 x 24.5 cm] |
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| painting: |
MOG004 |
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| size I: |
26x18.7 inches |
| price: |
330 USD BUY painting |
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| painting: |
MOG004B |
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| size II: |
30x21.6 inches |
| price: |
380 USD
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| painting: |
MOG004C |
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| size III: |
36x26 inches |
| price: |
415 USD
BUY painting |
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Moreau, Gustave |
| Prometheus |
| Gustave Moreau Museum, Paris |
| Oil on canvas, 80.71 x 48.03 inches [205 x 122 cm] |
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MOG005 |
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| size I: |
30x17 inches |
| price: |
310 USD BUY painting |
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| painting: |
MOG005B |
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| size II: |
36x20.5 inches |
| price: |
365 USD
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| painting: |
MOG005C |
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| size III: |
42x24 inches |
| price: |
405 USD
BUY painting |
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Moreau, Gustave |
| Oedipus and the Sphinx, 1864 |
| Metropolitan Museum of Art, Manhattan |
| Oil on canvas, 81.1 x 41.34 inches [206 x 105 cm] |
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MOG006 |
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| size I: |
30x14.7 inches |
| price: |
340 USD BUY painting |
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| painting: |
MOG006B |
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| size II: |
36x17.6 inches |
| price: |
395 USD
BUY painting |
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| painting: |
MOG006C |
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| size III: |
42x20.6 inches |
| price: |
455 USD
BUY painting |
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Moreau, Gustave |
| Diomedes Devoured by his Horses, 1865 |
| Musee des Beaux-Arts, Rouen |
| Oil on canvas, 54.53 x 33.27 inches [138.5 x 84.5 cm] |
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MOG007 |
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| size I: |
30x20 inches |
| price: |
370 USD BUY painting |
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| painting: |
MOG007B |
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| size II: |
36x25.7 inches |
| price: |
410 USD
BUY painting |
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| painting: |
MOG007C |
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| size III: |
42x27.7 inches |
| price: |
460 USD
BUY painting |
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Moreau, Gustave |
| Jason, 1865 |
| Musee d"Orsay, Paris |
| Oil on canvas, 80.31 x 47.83 inches [204 x 121.5 cm] |
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| painting: |
MOG008 |
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| size I: |
30x16.5 inches |
| price: |
370 USD BUY painting |
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| painting: |
MOG008B |
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| size II: |
36x20 inches |
| price: |
410 USD
BUY painting |
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| painting: |
MOG008C |
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| size III: |
42x23 inches |
| price: |
460 USD
BUY painting |
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Mucha, Alphonse Maria |
| The Apotheosis of the Slavs, 1926 |
| Private collection |
| Oil on canvas |
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| painting: |
MUA002 |
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| size I: |
32x26 inches |
| price: |
670 USD BUY painting |
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| painting: |
MUA002B |
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| size II: |
36x29.5 inches |
| price: |
730 USD
BUY painting |
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| painting: |
MUA002C |
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| size III: |
42x34.4 inches |
| price: |
785 USD
BUY painting |
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Munier, Emile |
| Le Sauvatage [The Rescue], 1894 |
| Private collection |
| Oil on canvas, 40 x 73.74 inches [101.6 x 187.3 cm] |
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| painting: |
MUE002 |
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| size I: |
20x30 inches |
| price: |
395 USD BUY painting |
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| painting: |
MUE002B |
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| size II: |
23x40 inches |
| price: |
435 USD
BUY painting |
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Perrault, Leon Bazile |
| Venus A La Colombe [Venus With A Dove], 1902 |
| Private collection |
| Oil on canvas, 31.5 x 17.01 inches [80 x 43.2 cm] |
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| painting: |
PEL005 |
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| size I: |
30x16 inches |
| price: |
265 USD BUY painting |
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| painting: |
PEL005B |
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| size II: |
40x22 inches |
| price: |
405 USD
BUY painting |
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