
The Beguiling of Merlin 受骗的梅林
Painting Date: 1874
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 186.2 x 110.5 cm
Location: Lady Lever Art Gallery, Liverpool, England
一幅以亚瑟王传奇为蓝本的作品:亚瑟王的姐姐摩根女爵为了摧毁亚瑟王朝派女巫薇薇安跟随梅林学习魔法, 薇薇安骗取梅林的爱情和信任,最终用梅林自己设下的魔法捉住梅林。这是亚瑟王朝衰落的开始
诗人丁纳生(Tennyson)在Idylls of the Kings中描述薇薇安如何欺骗梅林说出可以束缚住人的咒语:
A storm was coming, but the winds were still
And in the wild woods of Broceliande
Before an oak, so hollow, huge and old…
At Merlin’s feet the wily Vivien lay
…
lissome-limbed, she
Writhed towards him, slided up his knee and sat,
Behind his ankle twined her hollow feet
Together, curved an arm about his neck,
Clung like a snake.

The Arming of Perseus 武装珀耳修斯
Painting Date: 1885
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: Unknown
Location: Private Collection
国王让珀耳修斯去割下美杜莎的头,在魔法师Quicksilver的帮助下找到了林泽仙女,林泽仙女给珀耳修斯暗之头盔(可使人隐形),有翼的凉鞋(给与飞行的力量),和神奇的羊皮口袋(用来装美杜莎的头)。
注意本图颇有抽象意味的背景。

The Baleful Head 美杜莎的头
Painting Date: 1886-87
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: Unknown
Location: Staatsgalerie, Stuttgart, Germany
珀耳修斯通过水井的反射向埃塞尔比亚公主展示美杜莎的头(任何人直接看到美杜莎都会变成石头)

Atlas Turned to Stone 亚特拉斯被变成石头
Painting Date: Unknown
Medium: Unknown
Size: Unknown
Location: Unknown
巨人亚特拉斯因向宙斯挑战,因此神让他撑起天空作为惩罚。亚特拉斯在希腊语中就是“负重的人”的意思。珀耳修斯向亚特拉斯展示美杜莎的头,把他变为石头。
对于亚特拉斯纠结的肌肉的描写颇有米开朗基罗的风味。
