THESSEUS AND THE MINOTAUR  2008

by Fran Recacha

As part of a series about Greek mythology, ‘Thesseus and the Minotaur’ is Recacha’s interpretation of the classic myth of Theseus in the heat of the moment as he fights against the Minotaur within the labyrinth of Knossos, Crete. Theseus was sent into the maze in order to battle the Minotaur, a mythical creature with a human body and a bull’s head and tail. The artist deci...
Size: 
100 x 100 cm
Medium: 
oil on canvas
Credit: 
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