Details: The Raft of the Medusa is a painting produced by Jean Louis Théodore Géricault in 1818-9 and is located in the Musée du Louvre in Paris. Information: This oil painting on canvas tells the story of the sinking of the Medusa and the subsequent struggle of its survivors. The Méduse (Medusa) was a French Read more about The Raft of the Medusa[…]
Details: The Thinker (Le Penseur) is a sculpture produced by Auguste Rodin in 1919, which is currently located in the Musée Rodin in Paris. Information: The Thinker was originally conceived to be Dante pondering his great poem and was supposed to be placed atop of Rodin’s work ‘The Gates of Hell’ (a representation of Dante’s Read more about The Thinker[…]
Details: Danaë (1544-6) is a work by the Venetian painter Titian (Tiziano Vecellio) and is located in the Capodimonte museum in Naples. Information: This painting is the first of at least five different versions of this scene painted by Titian and his workshop. Details in each painting differ, such as the presence of a dog, Read more about Danaë[…]
Details: This mosaic of Alexander the Great (c. 100BC) was discovered during the excavations in Pompeii in 1831 and is located in the National Archaeological Museum in Naples. Information: This mosaic is believed to be either a copy of a painting by the famous Apelles of Kos or a copy of a fresco by Philoxenos Read more about Alexander the Great[…]
Details: Back in Black is a sculpture produced by Adrian Tranquilli in 2005. Information: This sculpture of Batman has been included in a few of Tranquilli’s exhibits featuring superheroes. It was included in the 2008 (July – August) exhibit entitled ‘Heroes: The Route of Exposure’. This installation consists of a sculpture of the comic book Read more about Back in Black[…]