Pythia The Oracle (2017) Painting by Ageliki Aggelike
Seller Ageliki Aggelike
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Original Artwork (One Of A Kind)
Painting,
Oil
on Canvas
- Dimensions Height 35.4in, Width 31.5in
- Framing This artwork is not framed
- Categories Paintings under $5,000 Figurative Mythology
One more theme inspired from ancient Greek mythology. The artwork is a reference to Pythia which was supposed to be the high priestess of the Temple of Apollo at Delphi
Pythia was established at the latest in the 8th century BC, and was widely credited for her prophecies inspired by being filled by the spirit of the god in this case Apollo. The Pythian priestess emerged pre-eminent by the end of 7th century BC and would continue to be consulted until the 4th century AD. During this period the Delphic Oracle was the most prestigious and authoritative oracle among the Greeks, and she was without doubt the most powerful woman of the classical world. The oracle is one of the best-documented religious institutions of the classical Greeks.
One of the main stories claimed that the Pythia delivered oracles in a frenzied state induced by vapours rising from a chasm in the rock, and that she spoke gibberish which priests interpreted as the enigmatic prophecies and turned them into poetic dactylic hexameters preserved in Greek literature.
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“I love painting because it's a silent, but universal art. It speaks though all the languages of the world at the same time. It can be translated into quality time, development, expression, serenity. A whole world where everything is possible...
... More than anything, I love portraying the beauty of human beings. To capture the expression, the look. My goal when I paint is to convey the magic I see to the observer. I keep looking, searching, experimenting, since I believe that art, as much as every kind of knowledge, is an internal and eternal processing... "
Ageliki is a realist artist from Greece. She grew up at Thessaloniki and after graduation, she studied Fashion Design participating as a designer at Dimitreli's Organization's fashion show at the NTNG (June 1991).
As a military spouse, she lived for 2 decades in various parts of Greece. Mother of two children, she began her academical studies in 2002 at the age of 32. She graduated from the SECEd AUTH and subsequently got accepted into the Department of Sociology at the University of Aegean.
She started painting in 2011. In August 2017, she settled permanently at a small town at western Greece, Preveza, where she maintains her workshop to this day. Today her artworks can be found in private collections at Melbourne, N. York, Middle East, Europe and in public buildings at Greece.
Exhibitions
06/05/25-31/05/25, Spring inspirations, Golden Duck Gallery&Art Space, Vudapest, Hungary
20/09/24-04/10/24, Colori Sul Golfo, Spazzio 47, Napoli, Italy
14/5/24-20/5/24, 5th Lefkadian Exhibition, Art Hall T. STAMOS, Lefkada, Greece.
20/12/23-5/1/24, Natale in Arte, Art Armand Xhomo Gallery, Florence, Italy
14-23/09/2023 "Perseverance", Chili Art Gallery, 13-15 Dimofontos Street, Thisseio, Athens, Greece
11/12/19 – 11/1/20 Greece, Thessaloniki, 3rd ArtExpo, Govedarou Art Gallery
17/8/19 - 23/8/19 Gaios, Paxos island, Greece 15/6/2019 - 22/6/2019 Logos, Paxos island, Greece
29/11/2014 - 14/12/2014, Gallery Leandros Spartiotis, Preveza, Greece
21/6/2014 - 6/7/2014, Gallery Leandros Spartiotis, Preveza, Greece
2/11/2013 - 24/11/2013, Gallery Leandros Spartiotis, Preveza, Greece
15/12/2012 - 13/1/2013, Gallery Leandros Spartiotis, Preveza, Greece
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Nationality:
GREECE
- Date of birth : 1970
- Artistic domains: Works by artists with a certified artist value,
- Groups: Certified Artists Contemporary Greek Artists
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