Fine Art

Makara — Historia y Análisis

Esta bestia mítica, junto con una segunda figura similar, flanqueaba originalmente la entrada principal de Candi Bubrah, el santuario al sur del complejo budista de Candi Sewu. El tronco de este makara se transforma gradualmente en un monstruo parecido a un león, mientras un hombre emerge de su boca.

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A scene depicting two figures in an interior setting from the 'Yadorigi' chapter of The Tale of Genji.

Rollo ilustrado de La historia de Genji: Yadorigi

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A dynamic scene depicting figures on a shore gesturing towards a floating granary above the water.

Leyendas del monte Shigi: El granero volador

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A chaotic scene depicting an assault on the Sanjō Palace with armed figures and burning architecture.

Ataque nocturno al palacio Sanjō

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A colorful hanging scroll depicting the Womb World Mandala with a central Buddha figure surrounded by deities.

Mandala del Mundo de la Matriz (Mandala de los Dos Reinos)

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Musicians and elegantly dressed figures occupy a shallow foreground against a gold-leaf background in the Hikone Screen.

Biombo de Hikone

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A folio from the Blue Qur'an featuring gold Kufic script on indigo-dyed parchment.

Folio del Corán azul

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A funeral procession with Isfandiyar's body on a golden bier, surrounded by mourners in flowing robes.

El funeral de Isfandiyar (Gran Shahnameh mongol)

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La Ciudad Ideal

La Ciudad Ideal

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The Wilton Diptych features a kneeling king presented by saints on the left and the Virgin Mary with angels on the right.

Díptico de Wilton

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A knight in full armor rides a horse through a rocky landscape accompanied by a skeletal figure holding an hourglass, a horned creature, and a running dog.

Caballero, Muerte y Diablo

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A depiction of Apollo reaching for Daphne, who is transforming into a laurel tree.

Apolo y Dafne

Peter Paul Rubens

A group of figures including a twisting woman in white and reddish-brown drapery, a crowned man, and others stand closely on rocky ground beneath a blue sky.

Baco y Ariadna

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Peter Paul Rubens' 'Hippomenes and Atalanta' captures a moment of tension in a mythological race.

Hipomenes y Atalanta

Peter Paul Rubens

A nearly nude woman chained to a rocky outcrop looks down anxiously as a sea monster rises below and an armored man swoops in with sword and shield.

Perseo y Andrómeda

Peter Paul Rubens

Meleager and Atalanta confront the Calydonian Boar in a dynamic scene by Peter Paul Rubens.

Meleagro y Atalanta y la caza del jabalí calidonio

Peter Paul Rubens

Albrecht Dürer's 'St. George and the Dragon' depicts the legendary battle between the saint and the dragon.

San Jorge y el dragón.

Albrecht Dürer

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