Sculptures

Some sculptures impress by their size. Others, by the beauty of their figures. And then there's Disillusion, a work that produces a reaction much harder to explain: it's hard to believe that what we're looking at is really marble.

Francesco Queirolo finished this sculpture in 1753-1754 for the Cappella Sansevero in Naples.

Hercules and Deianira undertook the challenge of crossing the Evenus River. However, Nessus, the centaur tasked with guiding them, had dark intentions. In a despicable act, Nessus first crossed with Hercules and his supplies, leaving Deianira alone on the opposite bank. Taking advantage of this opportunity, he attempted to kidnap and violate the defenseless woman.

The story of the abduction of Persephone is more a story about Demeter than about her daughter Persephone. The violation of Persephone had terrible family precedents, beginning with the relationship of her mother Demeter with one of her brothers, the father of her daughter, Zeus, king of the gods, who also refused to intervene to help the girl, at least in a timely manner. Demeter, goddess of the earth and grain, as we have already told in La Vida es Arte, was the sister of Zeus, as well as of Poseidon and Hades.

I am Theseus, son of Aegeus, King of Athens, and Aethra. From my youth, I knew that destiny had marked my life for great feats and challenges. In this account, I will tell you how I confronted and defeated the Minotaur, the beast of Crete, and freed my homeland from a dark tribute. This epic is not just a story of bravery and strength, but also of love and cunning, of how a young mortal defied fate and the gods.