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2. Art in Detail
Renaissance and the gods
(Famous Paintings)

4. CRANACH, Lucas the Elder
Apollo and Diana

5. CRANACH, Lucas the Elder
Apollo and Diana
c. 1526
Oil and tempera on beechwood, 85 x 57
cm
Royal Collection, London

8. APOLLO
You can't miss Apollo. He's handsome and muscular. Don't be surprised if he's surrounded by a crowd of
admirers when you find him.
ARTEMIS (DIANA)
Apollo's twin sister, is the goddess of the hunt. Though Artemis can be kind to us mortals, she does have a
temper: this goddess carries a hunting bow and she knows how to use it.

15. TINTORETTO
Pallas Athena drives away Mars

16. TINTORETTO
Minerva Sending Away Mars from Peace
and Prosperity
1576-77
Oil on canvas, 148 x 168 cm
Palazzo Ducale, Venice

19. ARES (MARS)
ATHENA (MINERVA)
Ares is the god of war, and when he's not causing havoc on the battlefield, he's causing havoc in other
people's love lives.
Everybody knows that he and Aphrodite have had a thing going on for years, which makes her husband,
Hephaestus, none too happy.

22. AACHEN, Hans von
The Rape of Proserpine

23. AACHEN, Hans von
The Rape of Proserpine
1589
Oil on canvas, 150 x 109 cm
Muzeul Na ional Brukenthal, Sibiuț

26. HADES (PLUTO)
Hades he's always taking his three-headed hellhound, Cerberus, for a walk around Mount Olympus.
Don't bother trying to start a conversation with him. He's not so great with living people.

30. FUNGAI, Bernardino
The Beloved of Enalus Sacrificed to Poseidon
and Spared

31. FUNGAI, Bernardino
The Beloved of Enalus Sacrificed to
Poseidon and Spared
1512
Oil and tempera on panel, 62 x 166 cm
he Museum of Fine Arts, Houston,
Houston

35. POSEIDON (NEPTUNE)
You have to watch out for Poseidon.
If you're chilling on the beach, and you see a guy driving a chariot across the ocean, you really ought to
bury your head in the sand – especially if he's carrying a trident ... at the drop of a hat he can cause
tsunami-size devastation.

39. BALEN, Hendrick van
The Judgment of Paris

40. BALEN, Hendrick van
The Judgment of Paris
1608
Oil on canvas
Muzeul Na ional Brukenthal, Sibiuț

45. PARIS
If you're looking to talk to the super sexy prince of Troy, you'll have to take the first train down to
Elysium, the city of the blessed dead.
Aphrodite had promised Helen to Paris after he awarded the goddess of love first place in a beauty
contest with Hera and Athena.
Next thing you know, an army of particularly angry Greeks was landing on the shores of Troy...

48. VERONESE, Paolo
The Rape of Europa

49. VERONESE, Paolo
The Rape of Europa
c. 1570
Oil on canvas glued to oak panel. 59.5 x 70
cm
National Gallery, London

51. ZEUS (JUPITER)
Zeus isn't always easy to spot because he spends so much time wearing disguises while seducing the ladies.
If you see a pretty girl next to an animal, like a swan or a bull, it might be Zeus.

55. Art in Detail Renaissance and the Gods from Greek
mythology (paintings)
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