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[mythologypaintings]

The Apotheosis of Hercules

Artist: Benvenuto Tisi, called "Il Garofalo" (Italian, 1481–1559)

Date: Late 1530s

Medium: Oil on canvas

Collection: Liechtenstein. Princely Collection, Vienna, Austria

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paint it gold and give it to Moist Von Lipwig

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You-know-what is coming up, and here is a treasure trove of wonderfully inspirational ideas: strange and unusual costumes of the centuries.

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Mercury

Artist: Workshop of Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577-1640

Date: 1636-1638

Medium: Oil on canvas

Collection: Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid, Spain

Description

Mercury, the son of Jupiter and Maya, bears his characteristic attributes as the gods´ messenger: a winged hat and shoes, as well as the caduceus, a hazel wand with two serpents wound around it, which Apollo gave him as a symbol of agreement and reconciliation. The god´s anatomy and the use of paint give this figure a sculptural appearance, showing Rubens capacity to depict on canvas some of the models of classical statuary he studied in Italy. This work was painted for the Torre de la Parada, a small royal palace near Madrid, along with other mythological paintings also at the Prado Museum.

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My collection of vintage peace angels is spreading its wings.

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First look: Dieselpunk Valkyrie

First look: Dieselpunk Valkyrie

I live near a fairly affluent area with generations of rich teenagers and retirees. This means that Good Stuff appears in my local thrift stores. For the past few years, I’ve been collecting interesting fabric hats, with an eye to adapting them into gonzo wearable art pieces.

The second* fiber art project of 2019 involves an olive-green cotton engineer cap (Goodwill, $2, a year or two ago),…

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Uplifting: my modest collection of vintage flying horses.