Subject: Circe

Adolfo De Carolis, Italy, (1874-1928) – Circe, (1926), polychrome woodcut print. Carolis was a painter, xylographer, illustrator and photographer.

Annibale Carracci, Italy, (1560-1609) – art works include Ulysses and Circe from the Camerino Farnese in the Palazzo Farnese, Rome. Carracci was a Baroque painter whose technique emphasized linear draftsmanship, as Raphael, but also the glimmering colors and mistier edges of Titian.

Giovanni Castiglione, Italy, (c. 1609-1664) – Circe changing the Companions of Ulysses into Boars, (c. 1650s), oil on canvas. In this work Circe is in the actual moment of transformation of one of Ulysses’ men into a boar.

Louis Chalon, French, (1866-1940) – art works include: Circe. Chalon was a painter, illustrator, gold and silversmith and bronze sculptor. The themes of his paintings were mainly classically inspired.

Henri Chapu, France, (1833-1891) – art works include: Circe. Chapu was a sculptor who worked in a modified Neoclassical tradition.

Pier Francesco Cittadini, Italy, (1615-1681) – art works include: Circe and Odysseus. Cittadini, also called il Milanese, was a Baroque painter, known for painting lush and rich still-lifes, portraits and religious or mythical scenes.

Rékassy Csaba, Hungary (1937-1989), works include: XIV Ulixes és Circe. Csaba was a graphic artist and painter. His mature drawings and engravings displayed meticulous craftsmanship as well as other humorously absurd details.

Italy, (first published in 1374) Circe turns Odysseus’ companions into swine from: Boccaccio’s De claris mulieribus(BNF Fr. 598, fol.54v) (1361-1362), illumination(anonymous illustrator) La Bibliothèque nationale de France Circe turns Odysseus’ companions into animals from: Boccaccio’s De claris mulieribusGerman translation published by Johannes Zaine (1473) (1473), woodcut, hand colored(anonymous illustrator) Katholieke Universiteit Leuven About the Artist Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-1375) … Read more

United States, (fl. 1990-2010) Circe (2001), original is acrylic on canvas illustration from:Animerotics: A Forbidden Cabaret in 26 Acts.Portland: Collectors Press (2001). (untitled) from the artist’s series:Nighttime in Wonderland (2009), oil on artist board 18 x 24 in. (45.7 x 61 cm.) Richard Sells the Phonograph illustration from:Christmas Secret.New York: Simon & Schuster (1991). Napoleon’s … Read more