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Phaedra Three

By  Susan Banks 2024

“Phaedra Three” touches on motifs on Minoan pots and detail on a later ancient Greek Krater that illustrates the Myth of Phaedra, including fabrics, structures and Gongoneions. The bronze central motif refers to the age when the myth is set [Minoan Crete]. The painting is intentionally painterly and untidy suggesting old, unstable surfaces. 

Oil paint on deep canvas

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