New interpretations will always be invited by myth, and this has caused it to be reinvented for each century. [1]The God of the ancient world has remained an integrated component of Venice's common language, an expression transmitted throughout history by artists and viewers. It can appear implausible and bewildering to the tales themselves. From violence to ecstasy, from cruelty to sadness, from a simple desire to romantic love, the spectrum of human emotions they discuss is very wide. The myths are also "socially powerful": what this suggests is that they react to things that are profoundly related to cultural and religious values, [2] as well as the delivery of political knowledge about society. In the following three art galleries, a number of paintings containing classical mythological figures and elements created by Venetian artists for domestic and foreign art commissioners are covered.
[1]Brenner, Carla McKinney, and Julie Warnement. “Myth and Audience.” Introduction. In The Inquiring Eye: Classical Mythology in European Art: Teaching Packet, 5–8. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 1996.
[2]Buxton, R. G. A., and David Fitzpatrick. Bryn Mawr Classical Review, November 29, 2004. https://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2004/2004.11.29/.