Sentences with phrase «by mythological themes»

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On the one hand, one is struck by the copious borrowing of Hindu story lines, mythological characters, and themes.

In Rome, toward the end of the 1st century C.E., Quintus Sulpicius Maximus, an 11 - year - old boy, won honorable mention in a poetry contest by improvising some 43 verses in ancient Greek on a mythological theme.

Created by Hi - Rez Studios (Global Agenda, Tribes: Ascend, Paladins), it stands out mainly for its mythological theme (heroes are Gods or Immortals from the Chinese, Egyptian, Greek, Hindu, Japanese, Mayan, Norse and Roman pantheons) and the third person view; it's already out on PC and Xbox One.

Based on the theme of John Milton's Paradise Lost, they are a fusion of Indian mythological figures, hybrids of man and beast, warring in landscapes inspired by quattrocento and Renaissance painting.

Biblical themes or mythological subjects were portrayed by a wide range of Renaissance artists such as Albrecht Dürer and the German «Little Masters.»

The theme of Laocoon and his sons being attacked by pythons is a mythological event recreated by many sculptors.

Building on the mythological themes of the works on paper, these paintings combine various references and allusions: a towering Adonis appears as the singular subject of a 2017 canvas, while Amazon (2016) and Birth (2018) are both partially inspired by Dumas's recurring muse, her daughter, who is now expecting her first child.

The works by Nicolas Fontaine in the Götter Glamor exhibition offer very personal interpretations of mythological themes that incorporate unusual...

His work, which is shaped by historical, mythological and spiritual themes, is always large - scale and uses materials such as straw, ash, clay, lead and dried plants.

Until 1988 he worked in a figurative manner, but after a stay in Amsterdam, where he was confronted by the uncompromisingly abstract work of such artists as Barnett Newman and Lucio Fontana, he abandoned the mythological themes in his art and aimed at greater honesty, clarity and directness.

He possessed an extraordinary facility for weaving a rich tapestry of literary, biblical, mythological, popular culture, and western and non - western themes in his prints that were also informed by his African - American cultural experiences.

Themes included: Spanish - Lola de Valence (1862, Musee d'Orsay), Mlle Victorine Meurent in the Costume of an Espada (1862, Metropolitan Museum of Art), Spanish Dancers (1863, Phillips Collection, Washington DC), The Dead Matador (1863, Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY); marine scenes - Battle of the Ships Kearsage and Alabama (1864, Philadelphia Museum of Art); outdoor scenes - Racing at Longchamp (1864, Chicago, Art Institute); mythological - Surprised Nymph (1861, Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires); contemporary historical - The Execution of the Emperor Maximilian (1867, Museum of Art Mannheim, and National Gallery London); religious subjects - The Dead Christ (1864, Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY); numerous types of genre painting - Women at the Races (1864, Cincinnati Art Museum), Boulogne Docks by Moonlight (1869, Musee d'Orsay); and even some examples of still life painting - Peonies in a Vase (c. 1864, Musee d'Orsay).