mythological subject

collocation in English

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mythological
adjective
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/ˌmɪθ.əlˈɒdʒ.ɪ.kəl/us
/ˌmɪθ.əˈlɑː.dʒɪ.kəl/
existing in or relating to myths (= ...
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subject
noun[C]
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/ˈsʌb.dʒekt/us
/ˈsʌb.dʒekt/
the thing that is being discussed, considered, ...
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Each submitted three tragedies, plus a satyr play (a comic, burlesque version of amythologicalsubject).
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Ostensibly amythologicalsubject, the painting is a naturalistic studio work; the figure carefully observed, solidly modeled and superimposed upon a contrived landscape.
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It belongs to the genre of the "azione teatrale", meaning an opera on amythologicalsubjectwith choruses and dancing.
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Rembrandt did not complete manymythologicalsubjectpaintings.
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The artist used a broad repertoire of mythological subjects, including some rarely depicted scenes.
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His paintings, drawings and sculptures on mythological subjects have come to form a significant part of that memory.
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Initially specialising in portraiture he later turned to mythological subjects.
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His statuettes of biblical and mythological subjects indicated a high level of artistic skill which was needed particularly in his more diminutive sculptures.
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His small pictures of historical and mythological subjects were also popular.
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He is known for mythological subjects and interior decorations.
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His commissioned works were mostly religious subjects, and history paintings, which included mythological subjects, and hunt scenes.
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As a matter of fact he seems to be one of the first to paint landscapes without biblical and mythological subjects.
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However, the plaques which depict classical and mythological subjects are thought to be of local construction.
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Their subjects are usually religious scenes or small portraits, with narrative painting or mythological subjects being relatively rare.
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He only seldom adhered to traditional patterns of depicting customary mythological subjects.
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The subjects are typically pastoral or bucolic scenes and mythological subjects.
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The images are usually angular and stiff, and contain animal friezes, scenes of daily life, especially symposia, and many mythological subjects.
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Titles and fragments of seven other plays still exist, and suggest that he worked mainly in mythological subjects.
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The collection holds exquisite examples of landscape painting as well as religious and mythological subjects.
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He worked, however, mainly for private patrons for whom he painted mainly religious and, to a lesser extent, mythological subjects.
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