Foundations

Human suffering is at the heart of Michelangelo’s masterpiece.

Despite a legion of suitors, the wife of Odysseus remains loyal to his memory.

The Classical world in Venetian colours.

Ovid’s tale inspired one of the world’s greatest works of art.

The Norse god who found a new immortality in the stage works of Richard Wagner.

The water nymph, whose affair with a peasant shepherd inspired numerous works of art.

An ‘almanac of destiny’ predicts the fortunes of the harvest.

Three wise men, guided by a star, search for the new-born Christ.

A scene of ancient Arcadian bliss which hints at the coming of modernity.

Rome’s First Citizen brings peace to its territories.