Oracle of delphi art

John Collier (January 27, 1850 - April 11, 1934) was a leading English artist and author. He painted in the Pre-Raphaelite style, and was one of the most prominent portrait painter of his generation. Both his marriages were to daughters of Thomas Henry Huxley. He studied painting at the Munich Academy where he enrolled on April 14, 1875at the age of 25. [Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide - Oil on Canvas, 16 x 8 cm]

This week our homework theme was "Greek myths." One of my favorite Greek myth characters has always been the Oracle. I don't know why, she just seems so mysterious and special and awesome. image source I came up with this composition where most of her body is in the light, but her face is in shadow. I drew a quick little thumbnail. I knew that getting a photo reference would help a lot for this. The only tricky part would be finding a place with such strong light. Luckily it was a sunny day…

Superior quality Print/Poster ready for framing • Available in 4 sizes: A4 = 210mm x 297mm or 8.3 x 11.7 inches. A3 = 297mm x 420mm or 11.7 x 16.5 inches A2 = 420mm x 594mm or 16.5 x 23.4 inches A1 = 594mm x 841mm or 23.4 x 33.1 inches • Printed on high quality 260gsm Satin Fine Art Papers • We use the latest 12 colour printing technology for vivid results • All prints are carefully rolled into secure cardboard tubes to help enable a damage free delivery • Artwork is printed edge to edge for…

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Once Delphi was the very centre of the universe