Herakles, the Greek hero of superhuman strength, was the son of the Greek god Zeus and Alkmene.
demanded yet another task—that he steal the magical belt of Hippolyte, queen of the Amazons
Textile FragmentProbably from a blanket or cover, this scene is an abbreviated version of the triumphal procession of the Greek god Dionysus, which often included figures of the hero Heracles
the Larnaean hydra, capture of the Cerynean hide, and Hippolyte the Queen of the Amazons
Through his powerful realism, Courbet became a pioneering figure in the history of modernism.
View of Ornans Gustave Courbet probably mid-1850s Woman in a Riding Habit (L‘Amazone
Claude drew inspiration from his close, constant study of nature and changing effects of light.
Fire to Their Fleet Claude Lorrain (Claude Gellée) ca. 1643 Departure of the Amazons
Richter, Gisela M. A. 1933. „A Statue of the Diadoumenos.“ Bulletin of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 28(12): pp. 214–16, figs. 1–3.Metropolitan Museum of Art. 1936[1934]. A Guide to the Collections, Part 1: Ancient and Oriental Art, 2nd edn
Amazones Volneratae: Untersuchungen ze den Ephesischen Amazonenstauen. n. 1198, Mainz
Amazons in Greek Art. p. 114, Oxford: Clarendon Press.
In this interview, exhibition curator Kiki Karoglou shares provocative insights into the contemporary relevance of mythological hybrid beings and offers a behind-the-scenes look into the making of the exhibition.
Amazons? They’ve been done. Clytemnestra? Not much survives. Maenads?
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66 Portrait of Pope Pius IV Nicolas Beatrizet mid-16th century Battle of the Amazons
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from „Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae“ Nicolas Beatrizet 1550 Battle of the Amazons
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