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The Rape of Persephone, or Abduction of Persephone, is a classical mythological subject in Western art, depicting the abduction of Persephone by Hades.In this context, the word Rape refers to the traditional translation of the Latin raptus ('seized' or 'carried off') which refers to bride kidnapping rather than the potential ensuing sexual violence.
The Brandywine Museum of Art is a museum of regional and American art located on U.S. Route 1 in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania on the banks of the Brandywine Creek.The museum showcases the work of Andrew Wyeth, a major American realist painter, and his family: his father N.C. Wyeth, illustrator of many children's classics; his sister Ann Wyeth McCoy, a composer and painter; and his son Jamie Wyeth ...
The N. C. Wyeth House and Studio is a historic house museum and artist's studio on Murphy Road in Chadds Ford Township, Pennsylvania, United States. [3] Beginning with its construction in 1911, it served as the principal home and studio of artist N.C. Wyeth (1882-1945). It was restored to its original appearance around the time of his death.
Betsy Wyeth died aged 98 on 21 April 2020 at her home in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania. [2] The Philadelphia Inquirer remembered her as "the chief architect of the Wyeth mystique". [9] Between 2020 and 2021, the Brandywine Museum of Art paid tribute to Betsy Wyeth's legacy with a display of 20 drawings and paintings of and about her. [10]
A votive plaque known as the Ninnion Tablet depicting elements of the Eleusinian Mysteries, discovered in the sanctuary at Eleusis (mid-4th century BC). The Eleusinian Mysteries (Greek: Ἐλευσίνια Μυστήρια, romanized: Eleusínia Mystḗria) were initiations held every year for the cult of Demeter and Persephone based at the Panhellenic Sanctuary of Eleusis in ancient Greece.
Charles Joseph Santore (March 16, 1935 – August 11, 2019) was an American illustrator [1] best known for his children's books. His work is on display permanently at the Brandywine River Museum of Art and the Museum of Modern Art. [2]
A Bigfoot suit on display at the Bell County Historical Society Museum in Middlesboro, Ky, on Sept. 1, 2016. The Bigfoot suit was part of a hoax in 2008 which made international news and is now on ...
The works, numbering more than 240, remained secret until 1987, when they were exhibited at the National Gallery of Art. Karl Kuerner died in 1979, followed by Anna in 1997. In 1999, the farm was acquired by the Brandywine Conservancy , which offers tours of the farm through its Brandywine River Museum.