Mythology Artists

John William Waterhouse was a painter of classical, historical and literary subjects. He was born in 1849 in Rome. His father was a painter. In the 1850's his family returned to England. He assisted his father in the studio as he was fascinated by the paintings. In 1870 he entered The Royal Academy Schools. His early works were of classical themes and were exhibited there in the Royal Academy, the Society of British Artists and the Dudley Gallery. He was elected to the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour in 1883 and resigned in 1889. Waterhouse had a growing interest in themes associated with the Pre-Raphaelites, as well as plein-air painting. In 1885 he was elected an associate of the Royal Academy and a full member in 1895. In the mid-1880's Waterhouse had exhibits in Birmingham, Liverpool and Manchester. Mariammne in 1889 was one of the paintings that was in the exhibition and was part of the international symbolist movement. Waterhouse painted until his death in 1917.

Margot M. Balanos has always been passionate about Greek mythology. Every facet of human nature and the spiritual world are what inspires her paintings. They express love, greed, mystery, and fantasy. In each painting she tries to capture the mystery of the human soul. There is deep expression, and commitment to glorify mankind and give the viewer a different perspective of the world.

Theodore Gericault was a French painter. He was one of the original figures of Romanticism. Theodore studied in Paris with Carle Vernet and Pierre Guerin. He had a particular passion for Rubens. When he visited Italy he became an admirer of Michelangelo. The picture for he is most famous is The Raft of the Medusa. This painting depicts the ordeal of the survivors of the shipwreck of the Medusa in 1816. Gericault spent two years in England where he painted jockeys and horse races. Gericault was a passionate horseman and his death at the young age of 33 was because of a riding accident. His career lasted a decade. His paintings had energy, and his love of movement in a picture and his taste for the macabre were all to become his features of Romanticism.