Mythological paintings by Piero di Cosimo

The Italian artist Piero di Cosimo (1462-1522) painted several scenes related to characters from Greek mythology.

O italiano Piero di Cosimo (1462-1522) pintou diversas cenas relacionadas com personagens da mitologia grega.

Piero di Cosimo (1462-1522)-‘Perseus frees Andromeda’-oil on wood-ca 1513    Firenze-Galleria degli Uffizi

Piero di Cosimo (1462-1522)-‘the finding of Vulcan on Lemnos’-oil and tempera on canvas-(1495-1505)    Hartford-Wadsworth Atheneum

Piero di Cosimo (1462-1522)-‘Vulcan and Aeolus’-oil and tempera on canvas-(1495-1500)    Ottawa-National Gallery of Canada

Piero di Cosimo (1462-1522)-‘the misfortunes of Silenus’-oil on panel-(1505-1510)    Cambridge-Fogg Art Museum (Harvard University)

Piero di Cosimo (1462-1522)-‘the myth of Prometheus’-oil on panel    München-Alte Pinakothek

Mythological by Johann (Hans) Rottenhammer

The German Johann (Hans) Rottenhammer (ca 1564-1626) painted several issues related to Greek mythology.

O alemão Johann (Hans) Rottenhammer (ca 1564-1626) pintou diversos assuntos relacionados com a mitologia grega.

Johann (Hans) Rottenhammer (ca 1564-1626)-'Minerva and the Muses of Mount Helicon'-oil on copper-1608    Nürnberg-Germanisches Nationalmuseum (Kabinettbild)

Johann (Hans) Rottenhammer (ca 1564-1626)-'Diana andActeon'-oil on copper-(1596-1606)    Houston-Museum of Fine Arts

Johann (Hans) Rottenhammer (ca 1564-1626)-'feast of the gods'-oil on copper-1600    St Petersburg-Hermitage

Johann (Hans) Rottenhammer (ca 1564-1626)-'Minerva and the Muses'-oil on canvas-1603    Nürnberg-Germanisches Nationalmuseum

Johann (Hans) Rottenhammer (ca 1564-1626)-'the contest of Apollo and Pan'-ca 1625

Johann (Hans) Rottenhammer (ca 1564-1626)-'Hercules, Deianira and the Centaur Nessus'-oil on copper-1600    Wien-Kunsthistorisches Museum

Mythological abductions

In a kidnapping crime the victim was predominantly female. The abductor removed the victims from their environment by violence, intimidation or fraud. The intention was to force against the sexual integrity of the person concerned. In Greek mythology there are lots of successful abduction cases.

No delito de rapto a vítima era predominantemente do sexo feminino. O raptor retirava‑a do seu ambiente pela violência, intimidação ou fraude. A intenção era forçar a integridade sexual da pessoa visada. Na mitologia grega existem imensos casos de raptos bem-sucedidos.

Paul Joseph Jamin (1853-1903)-'a rape on the Stone-Age'-oil on canvas-1888   Reims-Musée des Beaux-Arts

Charles-André van Loo (1705-1765)-'Neptune and Amymone'-oil on canvas-ca 1757   Paris-Musée du Louvre

Michel Dorigny (1617-1663)-'Pan and the nymph Syrinx'-oil on canvas-1657   Paris-Musée du Louvre  

Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669)-'the abduction of Europa'-oil on oak panel-1632   Malibu-J. P. Getty Museum

Sebastiano Conca (ca 1680-1764)-'the rape of the Oreithya by Boreas (the North wind)'-oil on canvas   Paris-Musée du Louvre