- Paul Rossi
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- Ariadne On Naxos II
Original artwork description
The painting evokes and interprets the story in Greek mythology of Ariadne, the daughter of Pasiphae and king Minos of Crete. She falls in love with the Athenian hero Theseus, but according to one version of the story, she is abandoned by her lover on the island of Naxos. However, just as she laments her betrayal, she is rescued by, and marries, the god of ecstasy Dionysus. Grief is transformed into festivity.
Category Painting > Oil painting
Materials used:
Oils
Details:
- Oil painting on Canvas
- One of a kind artwork
- Size: 101.6 x 76.2 x 1.27cm (unframed) / 101.6 x 76.2cm (actual image size)
- Signed on the front
- Style: Graphic, illustrative and typographic
- Subject: Nudes and erotic
Tags:
#oil painting#nude#mythology
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Original artwork description
The painting evokes and interprets the story in Greek mythology of Ariadne, the daughter of Pasiphae and king Minos of Crete. She falls in love with the Athenian hero Theseus, but according to one version of the story, she is abandoned by her lover on the island of Naxos. However, just as she laments her betrayal, she is rescued by, and marries, the god of ecstasy Dionysus. Grief is transformed into festivity.
Category Painting > Oil painting
Materials used:
Oils
Details:
- Oil painting on Canvas
- One of a kind artwork
- Size: 101.6 x 76.2 x 1.27cm (unframed) / 101.6 x 76.2cm (actual image size)
- Signed on the front
- Style: Graphic, illustrative and typographic
- Subject: Nudes and erotic
Tags:
#oil painting#nude#mythology
Paul Rossi
United Kingdom
About
I work in oils, goauche, charcoal, pencil, pen and ink, and less frequently, in acrylic and watercolour. My work takes a figurative approach to space and tends to revolve around... Read more