Mythology In Art
10 articles
Eugène Delacroix: An Analysis of the Romantic Master
Eugène Delacroix, the acclaimed leader of the Romantic movement, was a painter whose work expressed the profound passion…
Paul Baudry and The Abduction of Psyche for the Château de Chantilly
In this 1885 review, critic Arthur Baignères examines Paul Baudry's magnificent ceiling painting, 'The Abduction of Psyc…
Fritz Erler: The Versatile Genius of German Jugendstil
Fritz Erler emerges as a pivotal figure in modern art, a versatile talent whose vision permeated every medium he touched…
Gerhard Munthe and the Revival of Norwegian Decorative Art
Gerhard Munthe stands as a pivotal figure in Norwegian art, consciously breaking from his naturalist beginnings to forge…
François-Louis Français: A Tribute to the 19th-Century Landscape Master
Following his death in 1897, the artistic community mourned François-Louis Français, one of the last survivors of a grea…
Élie Delaunay: A Biography of the French Academic Painter
A contemporary of Paul Baudry, Élie Delaunay (1828-1891) was a distinguished French painter from Nantes. Trained in the …
The Mastery of Perspective in the Art of Antiquity
The question of whether ancient artists possessed a thorough knowledge of perspective has long been debated. This analys…
The Aphrodite and Adonis Group of Odessos: A Hellenistic Masterpiece
A charming marble group recently acquired by the Sofia Museum offers a fascinating case study in Hellenistic art. Discov…
Rembrandt and the Influence of Italian Art
While celebrated as a uniquely independent master of the Northern Schools, Rembrandt van Rijn maintained a deep and comp…
François Boucher: Painter of Louis XV and the Subject of Modern Criticism
This critical review examines Paul Mantz's biography of François Boucher, the quintessential painter of Louis XV's reign…