Antigone art

Ismene's monologue is a dramatic female monologue from the famous Greek tragedy Antigone by Sophocles.

The first issue of Antigone is centred around the theme of busyness & boredom, stagnation & burnout, productivity & idleness, restlessness & rest. Here's to the

La mort d'Antigone GENEVE-RUMILLY Victorine Angélique (1799-1849)

This painting, by the Austrian artist Joseph [or Josef] Abel (c. 1764-1818), depicts a pivotal scene from the life of the mythical Theban princess, Antigone. Her story is intertwined with the sad saga of the incredibly ill-fated hero, Oedipus, whose terrible luck leeched off into the rest of his family. A brief mythological recap should […]

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