Among Ingres's historical and mythological paintings, the most satisfactory are usually those depicting one or two figures.

How, if at all, did the mythological paintings relate to contemporary religious paintings, with which they share certain theatrical effects?

Some of the mythological paintings, including one of Medea, are thought to represent scenes from the theatre.

In the back room, the gallery is also showing eight of Mr. Golub's mythological paintings from the 1950's.

It is ironic, but Viktor, whose name is associated with historical and mythological paintings, initially avoided these subjects at all costs.

The poem was widely read in the 15th-18th centuries, and influenced a number of mythological paintings in the tradition of Western art.

Arnold Houbraken painted mythological and religious paintings, portraits and landscapes.

Jacques Blanchard is best known for his small religious and mythological paintings.

He studied at the Slade School and was renowned for his mythological paintings.

Ever since the mythological paintings, he had aimed somehow to go beyond painting, to plug into the inner recesses of the soul.