Greek Mythology Paintings

Here you can have a look on pictures of famous greek mythology paintings,which are kept in two museums in Italy, one in Venice and the other in Naples.

As you can see, next to each picture there is a small description, where you can read some details about the painting, such as the name of the painting and the name of the artist, the approximate year it was completed, the name of the museum that the painting is now kept and finally some words about its theme.

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	Name:"Dionysus and young warrior" Museum:Academy Gallery,Venice,Italy Artist and Year:Giovanno Bellini,1490-1500 Theme:God Dionysus offers a plate of fruit to a young warrior,probably personifying Lust tempting a virtuous hero.
	Name:"Perseus cuts the head of Medusa" Museum:Academy Gallery, Venice, Italy Artist and Year:Francesco Maffei,ca. 1660 Theme:Perseus prepares to cut the head of Medusa, while trying to look the other way.
	Name:"Artemis and Callisto" Museum:Academy Gallery, Venice, Italy Artist and Year:Sebastiano Ricci,1712-1716 Theme:Goddess Artemis finds out that nymph Callisto is pregnant with god Zeus.
	Name:"Dream with Asclepius" Museum:Academy Gallery, Venice, Italy Artist and Year:Sebastiano Ricci,ca. 1720 Theme:A sleeping man sees in his dream Asclepius who will heal him.
	Name:"The capture of Europe" Museum:Academy Gallery, Venice, Italy Artist and Year:Giambattista Tiepolo,1720-1721 Theme:Zeus, disguised as a white bull, abducted Europe.The painting shows them resting near the seaside..
	Name:"Danae" Museum:Capodimonte National Museum,Naples,Italy Artist and Year:Vecellio Tiziano,1544-1546 Theme:Danae and Eros watching the golden rain, disguise of Zeus.
	Name:"Hercules at crossroads" Museum:Capodimonte National Museum,Naples,Italy Artist and Year:Anniballe Carracci,1596 Theme:Hero Hercules faces dilemma whether to follow Vice or Virtue.
	Name:"Landscape with nymphs" Museum:Capodimonte National Museum,Naples,Italy Artist and Year:Claude Lorrain,1669 Theme:Nymphs playing near a lake.
	Name:"Drunk Seilenus" Museum:Capodimonte National Museum,Naples,Italy Artist and Year:Jusepe De Ribera,1626 Theme:Seilenus getting drunk, while being watched by Pan.
	Name:"Apollo and Marsyas" Museum:Capodimonte National Museum,Naples,Italy Artist and Year:Jusepe De Ribera,1637 Theme:God Apollo punishes Marsyas after a music contest, by skinning him alive.

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