Freud’s hold on the Surrealists can be seen in Luis Buñuel’s 1930 satirical film L’age d’Or (The Golden Age), the title referring to a period of peace and prosperity in Greek mythology.

Greek and Roman mythology has long inspired Western artists, from Caravaggio and Michelango to Picasso and Damien Hirst.

Picasso always had a fascination for Greek and Roman mythology: it can be suggested that in his many paintings and etchings of the minotaur, the threatening image of a bull-headed man was his ...

Also on view are prints from the “Vollard Suite,” one of Picasso’s most celebrated series.The artist took inspiration from classical mythology and other print artists for the series, which ...

The information panel next to this violent image says Picasso was fascinated with the half-man, half-bull monster from Greek mythology, and its ability to overpower others.

ATHENS — Greek artist Alekos Fassianos, whose work drew on his country's mythology and folklore, died Sunday at the age of 86, his daughter Viktoria told AFP.

Picasso was one of the “most creative and influential” talents ever to explore the medium of print, said curator Catherine Daunt, who selected the some 100 works on display for the exhibition.