Each artist left behind their own distinctive mark on the painting, now housed in the National Gallery of Art in Washington. Giovanni Bellini, Feast of the Gods (1514/1529). Courtesy of National ...

"The idea was to have a pagan celebration connected to the gods of Olympus. You will never find ... t grouped together in the same way as the painting. Paris 2024 spokesperson Anne Descamps ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. The Gods of Olympus: A History, by Barbara Graziosi, Profile, RRP£18.99, 304 pages The Gods of Olympus is not a ...

"The Feast of the Gods" (c. 1635-1640), by Jan Harmensz van Bijlert. Dionysus is shown reclining in the foreground, pressing a bunch of grapes over his mouth. MUSÉE NATIONAL MAGNIN One scene from ...