1. formerlyfannybaws: Chiron and the Education of Achilles - Pompeo Batoni, 1746

    formerlyfannybaws:

    Chiron and the Education of Achilles - Pompeo Batoni, 1746

  2. orano: Moebius 2005 - Le fil d’Ariane (The Ariadne’s Thread) - Watercolor on paper - 31 x 41 cm From catalog of auction sale by Millon & Associés - 2007 Nov. 24th - Drouot Montaigne, Paris Estimated price: 6,000 / 8,000 euros

    orano:

    Moebius 2005 - Le fil d’Ariane (The Ariadne’s Thread) - Watercolor on paper - 31 x 41 cm

    From catalog of auction sale by Millon & Associés - 2007 Nov. 24th - Drouot Montaigne, Paris

    Estimated price: 6,000 / 8,000 euros


  3. artaddictsanonymous: Briton Rivière, Aphrodite, 1902

    artaddictsanonymous:

    Briton Rivière, Aphrodite, 1902

  4. rfairytalemood: “Cupid and Psyche” by Rebecca Guay

    rfairytalemood:

    “Cupid and Psyche” by Rebecca Guay

  5. oldbookillustrations: Poet and Pegasus. Walter Crane, from The magazine of art vol. 10, London, 1887. (Source: archive.org)

    oldbookillustrations:

    Poet and Pegasus.

    Walter Crane, from The magazine of art vol. 10, London, 1887.

    (Source: archive.org)

  6. enchantingimagery: Then came her unknown husband and lay with her A gorgeous illustration for Cupid and Psyche by the exceptional Errol Le Cain. My scan.

    enchantingimagery:

    Then came her unknown husband and lay with her

    A gorgeous illustration for Cupid and Psyche by the exceptional Errol Le Cain. My scan.

  7. cavetocanvas: Elihu Vedder, Head of Minerva, 1896

    cavetocanvas:

    Elihu Vedder, Head of Minerva, 1896

  8. theprimeval-elements: Thracian Girl Carrying the Head of Orpheus on His Lyre, 1865 by Gustave Moreau

    theprimeval-elements:

    Thracian Girl Carrying the Head of Orpheus on His Lyre, 1865 by Gustave Moreau

  9. I was going to post some Romantic-era storm paintings as my Obligatory Hurricane Sandy Post, but I was getting seasick looking at all those Aivazovskys. 

    So instead have a hastily-thrown-together photoset of mythological Greeks gettin’ it on with weather gods! 

  10. artaddictsanonymous: Thomas Hart Benton, Persephone, 1938

    artaddictsanonymous:

    Thomas Hart Benton, Persephone, 1938

  11. heracliteanfire: Lapis lazuli bust of Zeus Sarapis. Roman, ca. 300 (via British Museum)

    heracliteanfire:

    Lapis lazuli bust of Zeus Sarapis. Roman, ca. 300 (via British Museum)

  12. sugarmeows: Centaur Aiming at the Clouds (pencil on paper, c.1875) – Odilon Redon (French, 1840–1916)

    sugarmeows:

    Centaur Aiming at the Clouds (pencil on paper, c.1875) – Odilon Redon (French, 1840–1916)

  13. coolchicksfromhistory: Xiwangmu (Seiobo), the Queen Mother of the West Kiyohara Yukinobu Painted silk scroll Latter half of the 17th century Kiyohara Yukinobu (1643-1682) was one of the most celebrated painter from the prestigious Kanō school and her art frequently depicted historic and legendary women.  Xiwangmu, Queen Mother of the West, is an ancient Chinese goddess often associated with Taoism who can bestow longevity and prosperity.   

    coolchicksfromhistory:

    Xiwangmu (Seiobo), the Queen Mother of the West

    Kiyohara Yukinobu

    Painted silk scroll

    Latter half of the 17th century

    Kiyohara Yukinobu (1643-1682) was one of the most celebrated painter from the prestigious Kanō school and her art frequently depicted historic and legendary women.  Xiwangmu, Queen Mother of the West, is an ancient Chinese goddess often associated with Taoism who can bestow longevity and prosperity.   

  14. medieval: Icelandic manuscript featuring Odin. 

    medieval:

    Icelandic manuscript featuring Odin. 

  15. Mother Goddesses

    1. Coatlicue (Mexico, from the collection of El Museo Nacional de Antropologia)

    2. Isis (Ptolemaic period Egyptian sculpture)

    3. Durga (14th-15th century Tibetan sculpture)

    4. Cybele (2nd century Roman sculpture)

    5. Xi Wangmu (Mori Tesuzan, 1804.)

    6. Mary (Black Madonna of Częstochowa)