Mythological passions
Subtitle: Titian | Veronese | Allori | Rubens | Ribera | Poussin | Van Dyck | Velázquez
By: Miguel Falomir, Alejandro Vergara ; with Sheila Barker and Javier Moscoso
Contributors: Museo del Prado
Publisher: Museo Nacional del Prado
Published: 2021
Place of publication: Madrid
Language: eng
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9788484805496
Subjects: European Painting; Exhibitions; Art and mythology
Work titles: Pasiones mitológicas. English
Description: Love, desire, and beauty are intimately connected in Greek and Roman mythology, dominating the lives of gods and mortals. The texts that focus on these themes ? Homer?s Iliad and Odyssey, Ovid?s Metamorphoses, and Virgil?s Aeneid, among many others ? were revered by Renaissance and Baroque artists, who aimed to represent them in a powerfully expressive manner.00This fully illustrated catalogue offers a detailed study of mythological paintings by Titian, Veronese, Allori, Rubens, Ribera, Poussin, Van Dyck, and Velázquez. Inspired in some cases by a desire to emulate and in others by a sense of rivalry, these artists were responsible for the creation of a fascinating interpretative sequence that reflects the adaptability of the mythological tradition and its potential for constant renewal.00Exhibition: Museo del Prado, Madrid, Spain (02.03.-04.07.2021).
Notes: Published on the occasion of an exhibition held at the Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid, Spain, March 2-July 4, 2021.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 174-185) and index.