Elizabeth Colomba French, b. 1976
Dionysus, 2013
Oil on cotton canvas
12 x 12 in.
30.5 x 30.5 cm
30.5 x 30.5 cm
© Elizabeth Colomba
Mythology, Description: This piece is of a woman on a couch with a hidden figure behind a curtain playing an instrument. This painting shows the gods Dionysus and Athena, and we see their influence throughout the work. In the painting, we see items associated with Athena: a helmet, an owl, and a spear, and items associated with Dionysus: grapes, a hammer, and a tiger. Some carvings in the background above the woman are assumed to depict a story of the gods. A tiger cub is resting on the woman's lap. Behind a curtain, someone is playing music. The painting also shows wine falling from a cup, and the woman and the tiger look outside the picture.
