Considering the pig, a single-minded bestiary.
An alphabetical list of artists who have considered the pig.
English, (fl. 1600) Winter an illustration of a pig butchering from: A Booke of Diveirs Devicesby Thomas Fella (c. 1585-1622) Folger Shakespeare Library Editor’s Note: The epigram in the upper left of the image translates as: When carefull man hath carked [cared] all the yeareAnd sees how god hath prospered his encreasse [increase]He killes his … Read more
Flemish, (ca.1540-1596) Landscape with a Scene of Enchantment (ca. 1590), oil on canvas 27.8 x 81.3 in. (185 x 206.5 cm.) National Gallery, London Editor’s Note: The subject of this work is possibly a fantasy loosely based on a version of the Circe story featured in the Argonautica of Apollonius of Rhodius (fl. after 246 … Read more
The Annunciation with Virgin Mary, St. Anne, Gabriel, and St. Antoine Abbot – Anonymous, Flemish Schools of the North, 15th century (c. 1490 – 1500).
Lionel Floch, France, (1895-1972), works include: Bretonnes au marché au cochons, Le marché aux cochons à Plonéour-Lanvern and Marché Breton Aux Cochons. Floch was an engraver, painter and designer. He was essentially a figurative painter who preferred scenes from the life of Pont-Croix , Bigouden and especially the region of Cap Sizun.
British, (1860–1941) Circe sends the Swine to the Styes illustration from:Tales of Troy and Greece edited by Andrew Lang.London: Longmans, Green and Co. (1907). Young Odysseus Fights a Wild Boarand Gets the Wound in His Thigh illustration from:Tales of Troy and Greece edited by Andrew Lang.London: Longmans, Green and Co. (1907). The Faithful Beasts Weep … Read more
Louis Fortuney, France (1878-1950), works include: Bretagne, la foire aux cochons. Fortuney was a pastellist. He specialized in painting elegant women, Parisian city life, café scenes and portraits. Fortuney was almost equally known for his animated illustrations of rural life, landscapes and seascapes.
Gustave Fraipont, Belgium/France (1849-1923), works include: Scène de marché au Folgoët, Bretagne. Fraipont was a French watercolorist, lithographer, painter, poster artist and writer. He was also an art teacher at the Maison d’éducation de la Légion d’honneur and author of numerous books on the art of drawing.
British, (1930-1993) Circe (1974), lithograph on paper 10 x 6.5 in. (25.4 x 16.6 cm.) lllustration for: The Odyssey translated by E.V. RieuLondon: Folio Society (1974). Small Boar (1971), lithograph on paper 20.1 x 25.1 in. (51.1 x 63.8 cm.) Wild Boar (1967), lithograph on paper 30.7 x 23.4 in. (78.0 x 59.4 cm.) Boar … Read more
France, (1820-1900) Circe (1895), gouache on black paper 5.4 x 3.5 in. (13.6 x 9 cm.) Musée Rolin, Autun About the Artist Eugène Froment (1820-1900) was a French painter, designer and printmaker was also called Jacques Victor Eugène Froment-Delormel. His early work was as a designer for the Sèvres porcelain manufactory. Later Froment created paintings … Read more
United States, (1921-2013) Porker Board Squared (1995), oil on canvas 37 x 37 in. (92 x 92 cm.) Porkopolis Editorial Office, Palenburg, OH Editor’s Note: Cap painted ‘Porker Board Squared’ at my request, after much cajoling and the promise of a grilled tuna dinner. I decided to make it the centerpiece our the Art Museum. … Read more