Considering the pig, a single-minded bestiary.
Poets and artists who have considered pigs and the goddess Circe
Italy, (fl. 1481; d. 1513) Penelope with the Suitors (ca. 1509), fresco detached and mounted on canvas 49.4 x 59.8 in. (125.5 x 152 cm) National Gallery, London Editor’s Note: The woman at the loom is Penelope, wife of Odysseus. The men before her are suitors and the man entering the room is Odysseus, disguised … Read more
Willy Pogány, Hungary/United States, (1882-1955), works include: Circe and the swine, Archer. Pogány was an illustrator of classic and children’s book. He worked in watercolors, oil and especially pen and ink.
Dorothy Porter (1954-2008), Australian poet and novelist. Poems include: Pig in a Silk Purse, Piglets Both, Enchanted Beasts. Her poetry stressed themes of sensuality, risk-taking and, at times, violence, making her a highly individual voice on the Australian poetry scene.
Peter Porter, Australia, (1929-2010), poetry includes: Pig In The Middle, Neighbours and On The Train Between Wellington And Shrewsbury. Porter was a British-based Australian poet. His work could range from complex philosophical explorations to deeply moving personal subjects.
Krzysztof Powałka, Poland (b. 1985), works include: Insatiable. Powałka is a painter, graphic designer, illustrator, and stained glass technician. He currently lives and works in Barcelona.
France, (1604-1670) Circe obliging Ulysses and returning his companions to their original form (ndg.), sanguine (red oxide) over pencil on paper 5.3 x 7.3 in. (13.5 x 18.5 cm.) Musée du Louvre About the Artist Nicolas Prévost (1604-1670) was a French painter. He worked for the court of Louis XIII and Cardinal Richelieu, who commissionned … Read more
Margaret Evans Price, United States (1888-1973), works include: Circe, The Old Woman and her Pig, The Three Little Pigs. Price was a children’s book illustrator and author, entrepreneur and toy designer. She also co-founded the Fisher-Price toy company with her husband, Irving Price and Herman G. Fisher.
United States (fl. 2010) Circe’s Fandango 2010) Editor’s Note: Red Queen’s Elf describes this work as: “I present… Circe’s Fandango! All profits from the sale of this work will be donated to help wildlife and animals in honor of my recovery from the swine flu. For a while there it was just me with a … Read more
Canada, (b. 1952) Circe [from the Magic series] oil on board 30 x 24 in. (76.2 x 61 cm.) About the Artist Duncan Regehr (b. 1952) is a Canadian writer, multimedia artist, and film and television actor. He studied painting first with his father, the painter Peter Regehr, then under Dutch Surrealist, Henry Poesiat. Also … Read more
United States, (b. 1952) Circe (2004), oil on canvas 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm.) About the Artist Kirk Richards (b. 1952) is a US painter. After graduation from West Texas State University, Richards studied with one of R. H. Ives Gammell’s protégés, Richard Lack, in the latter’s Minneapolis atelier. Richards is primarily … Read more