Sandra Ramos Cuban, b. 1969
Metis, 2024
Acrylic paint, charcoal, terracotta clay collage on
canvas
canvas
36 x 48 in
91.4 x 121.9 cm
91.4 x 121.9 cm
591-1833
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Metis was the pre-Olympian goddess of wisdom, counsel and deep thought, and a member of the Oceanids. By the era of Greek philosophy in the 5th century BC, Metis had...
Metis was the pre-Olympian goddess of wisdom, counsel and deep thought, and a member of the Oceanids. By the era of Greek philosophy in the 5th century BC, Metis had become the first deity of wisdom and deep thought, but her name originally connoted magical cunning