POLAR BEAR

Ruined Picnic by Gen Doy "The bears in Storck’s painting are shown ferociously defending themselves from attack, and as a danger to humans but human activity has been far more…

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stag

Dear Death by Victoria Jones "A Cherokee legend tells that the deer won its antlers against a cheating rabbit when the two raced to decide which animal of the forest…

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whale

‘Harpooning Sperm Whale’ by Athena Papadopoulos "Thinking more about the relationship of equivalence between whale and man, I think particularity about whales’ relationships whales have to one another, mirroring the…

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Chimera

The Chimaera by Jack Alexandroff "...the Chimaera has come to mean something far more fundamental to our idea of identity." Bellerophon and Chimera, central medallion of a Roman mosaic from…

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boar

"The Calydonian Boar" by Alex Gushurst-Moore " Immersed in the remnants of a classical world, Rubens would have encountered countless myths and legends in the ancient art and literature of…

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dragon ita

"La lotta del drago contro San Giorgio​" di Francesco d'Achille “San Giorgio e il drago”, Paolo Uccello (1460 ca. - National Gallery di Londra). Il tema del Santo Martire uccisore…

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dragon

"The Battle of the Dragon against St George"by Francesco D'Achille "How was it possible that a symbol that represented the soul of the dead became an "emblem of evil"?" “Saint…

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