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Theseus, Hero of Athens
In the ancient Greek world, myth functioned as a method of both recording history and providing precedent for political programs. While today the word "myth" is almost synonymous with "fiction," in antiquity, myth was an alternate form of reality. Thus, the rise of Theseus as the national hero of Athens, evident in the evolution of his iconography in Athenian art, was a result of a number of historical and political developments that occurred during the sixth and fifth centuries B.C.
Theseus, Hero of Athens | Thematic Essay | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museum of Art and eleusis before finally reaching athens. along the way he encountered and dispatched six legendary brigands notorious for attacking travelers. ... upon arriving in athens, theseus was recognized by his stepmother, medea, who considered him a threat to her power. medea attempted to dispatch theseus by poisoning him, conspiring to ambush him with the pallantidae giants, and by sending him to face the marathonian bull ( 56.171.48 ). ...
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/thes/hd_thes.htm [2337 words]
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National Gallery of Art, Three Groups of Apostles in a Last Supper (recto); Three Sketches for Medea and Her Children (v three groups of apostles in a last supper (recto); three sketches for medea and her children (verso) peter paul rubens flemish, about 1600 - 1604 pen and brown ink 11 11/16 x 17 1/4 in. 84.ga.959 the recto or front of this sheet depicts three independent groups of apostles and two faint,
http://www.getty.edu/art/gettyguide/artObjectDetails?artobj=107 [237 words]
National Gallery of Art, Medea Group (Getty Museum) medea group active: 530 b.c. - 510 b.c. athens, greece vase-painter greek the medea group decorated vases in the black-figure technique in athens in the late 500s b.c. they often painted scenes of the hero herakles and frequently decorated small amphorae,
http://www.getty.edu/art/gettyguide/artMakerDetails?maker=424 [159 words]
Tate Collection | Vision of Medea by Joseph Mallord William Turner joseph mallord william turner 1775-1851 vision of medea 1828 oil on canvas support: 1737 x 2489 mm painting accepted by the nation as part of the turner bequest 1856 n00513 the sorceress medea was jilted by jason, and slew their children to spite him.
http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ViewWork?workid=14771 [113 words]
Biagio d'Antonio: Scenes from the Story of the Argonauts (09.136.1,2) ¦ Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History ¦ The Metropol is pulled into a pool by nymphs and never seen again. the calydonian boar hunt at the far right is not in apollonius' account. panel 2: jason arrives at colchis greeted by king aeetes with his daughters medea and chalciope. jason begins to carry out his appointed tasks under the protection of the sorceress medea. he is able to grab the golden fleece from the labyrinth and flees with medea. aeetes sends medea'
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/09.136.1,2 [417 words]
William Wetmore Story: Cleopatra (88.5a-d) ¦ Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History ¦ The Metropolitan Museum of Art and classical and contemporary literature for their subject matter. the full-size marbles of massachusetts native william wetmore story exemplify this trend, and cleopatra , his most famous work, was one of dozens of subjects such as medea, delilah, electra, and saul that were produced in his rome studio. in these sculptures, story developed a particular personage as the theme for his sculpture: famousor infamouspersonalities from history,
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/88.5a-d [319 words]
Cleopatra ¦ William Wetmore Story ¦ Highlights ¦ American Paintings and Sculpture ¦ Collection Database ¦ Works of Art ¦ and classical and contemporary literature for their subject matter. the statues of harvard-educated william wetmore story exemplify this inclination, and cleopatra, his most famous work, was only one of dozens of subjects such as medea, delilah, electra, and saul that were produced in his studio. "cleopatra" is highly representative of story's oeuvre: most of his statues are single figures in the round, often seated deep in thought meditating on deeds of cataclysmic significance;
http://www.metmuseum.org/works_of_art/collection_database/all/cleopatra_william_wetmore_story/objectview.aspx?page=1& [222 words]