Peter Paul Rubens (1577–1640), one of the greatest masters of the 17th century, painted this masterpiece as a young artist in Rome. Rubens depicted a moment of high drama in this popular Greek myth that was famously recounted in Ovid’s Metamorphoses (c.
seasons, which represent the harmony and order of the universe, are reacting in terror
Little Dancer as his own moral “antithesis,� for a “cathartic effect� like terror
Lucretia was on the market in 1921 he wrote: “She is stabbing herself in her terror
Discover works by Dr. Alan Pocinki and learn about the artist
Artwork Mordi Gassner, Associated American Artists, Hyenas: Nature’s Nocturnal Terrors
Discover works by Mordi Gassner and learn about the artist
Artwork Mordi Gassner, Associated American Artists, Hyenas: Nature’s Nocturnal Terrors
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silver print · Accession ID 2001.67.109 Artwork Aaron Siskind, Harold Jones, Terrors
This sailor was one of the first Black figures at the center of a history painting. What can a close look tell us about Black life during colonial times?
taking their own lives rather than being subjected to more of the slave trade’s terrors
