Considering the pig, a single-minded bestiary.
An alphabetical list of artists who have considered the pig.
United States, (1839-1901) Sherman’s Foragers on a Georgia Plantation (1888), pencil and wash 14.25 x 24.25 in. (36.2 x 61.6 cm.) Battles and Leaders of the Civil War, New York: Century Co. (1888) Christmas Eve in Camp – The Return of The Forager (1887) pencil and wash 11 x 16 in. (27.9 x 40.6 cm.) … Read more
Italy, (1555-1630) Ulyssis socij a Circe in porcos [Circe Changing Ulysses’ Men to Swine] (17th cent.), etching 4.1 x 4.6 in. (10.3 x 11.8 cm.) illustration from:Ovid’s Metamorphoses, plate.135 Private collection Calidonius ab Atalanta aper primo vulneratus a Meleagro interimitur [Atalanta and Meleager Killing the Wild Boar] (17th cent.), etching 3.8 x 4.5 in. (9.7 … Read more
Flemish, (1610-1690) The Temptation of Saint Antoine (ndg.), oil-base paint on wood 6 x 8.7 in. (16 cm x 22 cm.) Musée du Louvre The Temptation of St. Anthony (after 1640), oil on oak 20.7 x 32.1 in. (52.5 x 81.5 cm.) Wallraf-Richartz Museum, Cologne Editor’s Note: The pigs in these two similar works immediately … Read more
German, (1751-1829) Scenes from story of Odysseus and Circe (c. 1790-1800), etching printed in blue ink 7.0 x 6.2 in. (17.7 x 15.7 cm.) British Museum About the Artist Wilhelm Tischbein (1751-1829) was a German print maker; painter and draughtsman. Known as Wilhelm Tischbein or ‘Goethe’ Tischbein, his full name was Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein. … Read more
Gregorio Evandro Tocchini, Brazil (b. 1979), works include: comics cover art – Circe and Pigs. Tocchini is an illustrator and comics penciler, inker and colorist and has done work for Brazilian firms as well as Marvel and DC Comics.
French, (1864-1901) Le Cochon [The Pig] (c. 1897-99), lithograph on Rives paper full book page: 12.4 x 8.7 in. (31.5 x 22 cm.) image: 3.8 x 7.3 in. (9.7 x 18.5 cm.) from: Jules Renard, Histoires Naturelles (Paris: Henri Floury, 1900) Editor’s Note: Lautrec asked author Jules Renard if he might illustrate his planned bestiary, … Read more
Bill Traylor, United States, (1852?-1949), was a former slave factory worker. In 1939 at the age of 84, he began making pencil drawings and paintings. He had four productive years painting until health concerns curtailed his output. Today Traylor’s work is regarded as among the major triumphs of self-taught art of the 20th century.
various French and Dutch Artists, (1410-1489) November – peasants feeding the hogs [Les très riches heures du Duc de Berry: Ms 65; Folio 11v] (1412 – 16), illumination on vellum 8.9 x 5.4 in.(22.5 x 13.6 cm.) Musée Condé, Chantilly Editor’s Note: Unlike most of the landscapes in this work, the scene for November does … Read more
Giovanni Battista Trotti, Italy (1555-1612), works/poetry includes: Circe restituisce la forma umana ai compagni di Ulisse. Trotti was a painter, architect and interior designer of the late-Renaissance period.
Dutch, (1566-1623) The Temptation of Saint Anthony (c. 1618 – 1621), oil on wood 16.9 x 12.6 in. (43 x 32 cm.) Musée du Louvre Below is a close up of the pigs from the image above: About the Artist Frederick Valckenborch, Dutch, (1566-1623). Frederick Valckenborch (also Valkenborch or Valkenborgh) was a painter and draughtsman … Read more