Our pick of exhibitions of female artists whose practice is rooted in cultural traditions, processes and storytelling ...

The idea of a female muse as a source of inspiration for the male artistic genius has had its day as their female sitters ...

We said, okay, well, there was a great painting we saw that depicted the death of Persephone. That’s not really in Greek mythology, but if you think ... We love being in the mythological space. We ...

A Greek mythology obsession is basically a middle school rite of passage (right up there with the classic Ancient Egypt hyper-fixation). There’s something larger-than-life about Greek myths that ...

Theogony of the ancient Greek poet Hesiod is a poem on the birth of the gods. Painting by Eugène Delacroix entitled ... Nevertheless, the epics of Hesiod and Homer were the basis of Greek mythology ...

Medusa and Poseidon by Rija Umar (Pakistan) re-examined Greek mythology. The pieces explored the intricate ... In Luminance, motionless waters mirrored the beauty of Sheikh Zayed Mosque; the painting ...

Caravaggio’s depiction of this famous chapter from Greek mythology continues to be the main visual reference of Medusa ... captured by Caravaggio’s 1957 painting. The unsettling realistic ...

For instance in Greek and Roman mythology, the monster Medusa has hair comprising snakes ... The exhibition also showcases the painting "Fuxi and Nuwa," two deities based on the Chinese myth of the ...

The king of the Greek gods could ... a 17th-century painting by Peter Paul Rubens (Photo by PHAS/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Long before Heracles, Perseus proved himself a great hero by ...

Many authors have taken inspiration from Greek mythology with traditional or modern retellings of the classic tales. Even if you don’t know much about Greek mythology, these tales weave their ...