An epic showdown between man’s moralizing musculature and serpentine sin. Sir Frederic Leighton, An Athlete Wrestling with ... by Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris
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 by Ben Pollitt
This master of texture was wildly popular in the nineteenth century. Why was he forgotten during the twentieth? Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, Listening to Homer by Dr. Chloe Portugeis
Removing nearly all references to myth, Leighton focuses on the beauty of the nude and harmonious colors. Sir Frederic Leighton, Bath of Psyche by Dr. Chloe Portugeis