Imagekind Gallery Drawings

The Abduction of Ganymede

Ganymede was a handsome Trojan prince who was carried off by Zeus in the form of an eagle and brought to mount Olympus to become the cupbearer of the gods. In exchange for the prince's services Zeus gave his father, Tros, horses of Aeneas that could run over water. Eventually, Ganymede becomes fed up with his duties and pours out all the wine, ambrosia, and water of the gods, quitting his position of cupbearer. The liquids which fell to Earth caused the great flood. Zeus was enraged at Ganymede, but in a extremely rare moment of reflection realized that his own actions were the cause of all the trouble, and so, made Ganymede immortal and gave him the position representing the Zodiac Aquarius.

Leda and the Swan

Zeus, the supreme ruler of the gods, fell in love with Leda, the wife of the king of Sparta. He came to her in the form of a swan and lay with her. As a result of this union, Leda laid two eggs from which hatched two pairs of twins - Helen of Troy and Clytemnestra, Castor and Pollux.

Two Figures

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The Cat

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The Race between Atalanta and Hippomenes

Atalanta was a beautiful maiden, a skilled huntress and a good runner, who challegend her suitors to be swifter than her if they wished to win her hand. The penalty for loosing was death. Hippomenes went to one of these challenges and, before the race, appealed to Aphrodite. The goddess of love listened to his pleas and gave him three golden apples form Cyprus. Hippomenes put into practice the goddess's advice and threw the apples one by one during the race. Atalanta, filled with curiosity, stopped to pick them, losing valuable time. Her rival took advantage of it, reached the goal first and won the race.

The Death of Cleopatra

Cleopatra was a queen of ancient Egypt. After Octavian brought the might of Rome against Egypt, Cleopatra took her own life by using a snake to poison herself. Her legacy survives in the form of numerous dramatizations of her story, including William Shakespeare's "Antony and Cleopatra" and several modern films.

The Rape of Lucretia

According to the Roman historian Livy the story begins in 509 BC during the Roman siege of Ardea, when the principal men of the army met in the tent of Sextus Tarquinius, son of the tyrant Lucius Tarquinius the Proud, and began talking about the virtues of their wives. They all then set out for Rome, intending to surprise their wives and, thus, test what they had been saying. Only Collatinus found his wife, Lucretia, spinning quietly at home with her maids. The other ladies were found dancing and reveling. The men then gave Collatinus the victory and returned to camp. A few days later, Sextus Tarquinius, inflamed with desire by Lucretia's virtue returned to Rome, where he was welcomed by Lucretia by reason of his friendship with her husband. When she was alone, Sextus went to her bedchamber and threatened to kill her if she did not yield to him. She resisted, but he threatened to kill both her and a male slave and place their naked bodies together so it would appear that she had been caught in adultery. Fearing this form of disgrace, she yielded to him and afterwards took her own life, revealing of the misdeed in a letter. Outraged by this injustice, Lucretia's brother Lucius Junius Brutus incited the people of Rome against the royal family by displaying her body, which resulted in overthrow of the monarchy and the establishment of the Roman republic.

The Death of Lucretia

Lucretia is a legendary figure in the history of the Roman Republic. According to legend she was raped by Sextus, son of Tarquinius Superbus, and having revealed this to her husband, in a letter, took her own life. This incident led to the insurrection headed by Junius Brutus and the expulsion of the Tarquins from Rome. The result was the replacement of the monarchy with the new republic.

Pasiphae

Pasiphae, the wife of Minos, king of Crete, who fell madly in love with a beautiful bull. To enable her to consummate her desire, she masked herself as a cow. The outcome of this union was the Minotaur - half bull, half man.

Girl Reading a Book

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Interior with a Girl

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Girl with a Lute

The Head of John the Baptist

King Herod celebrated his birthday by hosting a banquet. During the feast, his stepdaughter Salome danced before him and his guests. She so pleased Herod that he swore to give her anything she requested. The young woman asked her mother Herodias for guidance. Because John spoke against king's marriage to his brother's wife, Herodias, the latter told her daughter to ask for the head of John the Baptist. Salome asked for the head of John the Baptist on a platter. Herod was sorry when he heard this. But because of his oath, and because of his dinner guests, Herod ordered the beheading.

The Quill

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Still Life

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The Plate with the Peaches

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Still Life with the Knife

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The Bowl with Fruit

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Still Life with a Goblet

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Still Life

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The Abduction of Europa

This work depicts a story from Greek mythology. Zeus enamored by the beautiful Europa transformed himself to a bull and carried her off to the island of Crete.

Still Life with a Pitcher

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The Pears

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