An epic showdown between man’s moralizing musculature and serpentine sin.
Late Victorian
Inspired by a campaign to raise the age of consent, Watts harked back to the Athenian version of the Hunger Games.
George Frederic Watts, The Minotaur
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Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, Listening to Homer
Removing nearly all references to myth, Leighton focuses on the beauty of the nude and harmonious colors.