How to paint Greek mythology with drama (and accuracy)

Harpies are bird-like messengers of Zeus, sent by the Olympian ruler to punish humans for their crimes. They embody sudden ...
Santa Barbara Independent

African Gods Meet Greek Mythology in Harmonia Rosales’s ‘Entwined’

Upon entering Harmonia Rosales’s show Entwined, on view now through May 1 at UC Santa Barbara’s Art, Design & Architecture Museum (AD&A), one could easily imagine having stumbled into a gallery ...
Digital Spy

Greek god's penis discovered in painting

A hidden layer featuring the erect penis of Greek fertility god Priapus has been discovered in a painting by French artist Nicolas Poussin. Brazilian art restorer Regina Pinto Moreira suggested that ...
CounterPunch

How I Fell in Love With Greek Art

I rarely paid attention to images or pictures. My focus was always the written word. My mind built the gods, heroes, and material artifacts, including temples and the Parthenon. I had to do that ...
Columbus Dispatch

Greek-born artist mines mythology from female point of view in 'Daughters of Athena'

When she was 9, Athens-born Evangelia Philippidis moved with her family from Greece to the United States. Before they left, young Evangelia’s father made sure his family would know about their ...
Greek Reporter

What Did Ancient Greeks Wear in the Winter?

What did ancient Greeks wear in the winter? A natural question as all statues of Greeks in antiquity depict them dressed in ...