Scholas and the Fairies of Mizusawa, Waterhouse, oil painting, Manchester City Gallery, 1896
Shras is a beautiful boy who joins Iasson's "Heroes of Argo" fleet, is the bodyguard and servant of the hero Hercules, and goes together to seek the Golden Fleece.
One day passing by the Banks of the Missia, he went to the spring to fetch water. When the local water demon saw his graceful demeanor, she "pulled him out of the water" and stayed there forever.
The legend of Shras has touched countless great writers, from Virgil to Ovid all the way to Goethe, who have praised his beauty. Around 1890 was the peak of Waterhouse's creation, and his aesthetic imagery had reached its extreme.
Iason and Medea, Moro, oil on canvas, 1861
Iasson proudly flaunted his booty like a child, and Medea looked at him with admiration and premonition of ominous melancholy.
The wounded big bird, the sheep's head, the bird, the intricate gems and decorations, insignificant in their stories, are nothing more than the painter's personal symbol.
The Adored Sheep, Jan van Eyck, oil on canvas, 1432
The worship of sheep was one of the themes of many primitive religions, and the story of Iason taking the Golden Fleece was a variation of this worship, and later Christianity regarded the sheep as a holy relic.
Originally titled "The Praise of the Lamb," this figure shows christian worship of the Lamb.
The Waiting of Medea, John William Godwaard, oil on canvas, 1913
Even on a calm afternoon when water lilies were open, the discarded feather fans and the crumpled animal skin blankets exposed Medea's anxiety as she waited for her lover to come.
Medea the Witch, Sanders, oil painting, Birmingham Museum Collection
Medea was the largest sorceress in Greek mythology and the granddaughter of the sun god Helios.
The legends of Medea and Iasson give her a fierce sense of beauty.
It is said that she has the spell of reviving the dead.
The Greek tragedian Eurybiides wrote the famous play Medea, and The French Corneilles also described her mysterious magic.
From Sandes's paintings, especially her reserved eyes, one can almost see a vision of horror.
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