Zeus in Art: A Survey of a Serial Seducer

Zeus in Art looks at the rich iconography and art associated with the mythology of Zeus as expressed through paintings, sculpture, vases, etchings, frescos and drawings. It is fully illustrated in color, with tables and index. The book was conceived as an art history sequel to Iconography: An Irreverent Introduction which received the respected Kirkus Badge for the Best Books of 2018.

Patricia Ann Colón is a free-lance writer who has co-authored Nurturing Children: A History of Pediatrics (Westport: Greenwood, 1999), A History of Children: A Socio-Cultural Survey Across Millennia (Westport: Greenwood, 2001), Tincture of Time: A Concise History of Medicine (Charleston: Amazon.com. 5th edition 2020) and Iconography: An Irreverent Introduction (La Verge: Ingram, 2017) which was awarded the Kirkus Best Books of 2018 badge. Her historical novel The Oblate will appear shortly.

Angel Rafael Colón is professor emeritus at Georgetown University in Washington, DC, where he lectured on the history and philosophy of western medicine, the history of childhood, art iconography and clinical medicine. He holds graduate degrees in science, medicine and humanities cum art history. A member of the Medieval Society and the American Association for the History of Medicine, he has over 175 publications, including ten books, of which five were written in collaboration with Patricia Ann Colón.