A tiny figure in a dark robe stands alone on a pale strip of dune beside a dark sea, under a vast grey sky that fills most of the painting. A tiny figure in a dark robe stands alone on a pale strip of dune beside a dark sea, under a vast grey sky that fills most of the painting.
Art with symbols Art with symbols
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Ogata Kōrin, Red and White Plum Blossoms, 18th century (Edo period), pair of two-fold screens, color and gold leaf on paper, 156 x 172.2 cm each (National Treasure; MOA Museum, Atami; photo: Steven Zucker, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) Ogata Kōrin, Red and White Plum Blossoms, 18th century (Edo period), pair of two-fold screens, color and gold leaf on paper, 156 x 172.2 cm each (National Treasure; MOA Museum, Atami; photo: Steven Zucker, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)
Greek mythology in art, Bernini's Rape of Persephone, Hades gripping Persephone as he pulls her into the underworld, marble sculpture Borghese Gallery Rome Greek mythology in art, Bernini's Rape of Persephone, Hades gripping Persephone as he pulls her into the underworld, marble sculpture Borghese Gallery Rome
Mythological Minos Mythological Minos
The Crying Spider odilon Redon The Crying Spider odilon Redon
Odilon Redon Odilon Redon