Ancient Greek Collection (page 10)

Plate 4: Apollo; statue of the nude god standing on a socle, wearing a crown and holding a scepter in his right hand and an orb in his left; from Statues of Roman Gods after Jacques Jonghelinck, 1586

Plate 7: Diana; statue of the nude goddess standing on a socle, wearing a crescent moon in her hair and holding a bow and arrow; from Statues of Roman Gods after Jacques Jonghelinck, 1586

I Modi. Position 9, 1530-1540. Creator: Raimondi, Marcantonio, (after)
I Modi. Position 9, 1530-1540. Found in the Collection of Albertina, Vienna

Classical athlete throwing the discus, (1908). Creator: Unknown
Classical athlete throwing the discus, (1908). Athlete Antique Lancant Le Disque. Ancient Greek naked discus-thrower, after a detail on a Panathenaic vase of the 5th century BC

Painted floor in the palace at Mycenae, Greece, (1928). Creator: Unknown
Painted floor in the palace at Mycenae, Greece, (1928). 14th or 13th Century B.C...After a reconstruction in water-colours by Miss W

Portico of the Carytides on the Erechtheum, Acropolis, Athenaai (Athens), Greece, c1930s. Caryatids on the 5th century BC Erechtheum temple at the Acropolis of Athens in Greece

Themistocles, (c 524-459 BC), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Themistocles, (c 524-459 BC), 1830. Themistocles (c 524-459 BC) Athenian non-aristocratic politician and general who rose to prominence in the Athenian democracy

Socrates, (c470-399 BC), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Socrates, (c470-399 BC), 1830. Socrates (c470-399 BC) Athenian moral philosopher influential in Western ethical traditions of thought

Ptolemy Lagus, (c367-282 BC), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Ptolemy Lagus, (c367-282 BC), 1830. Ptolemy I Soter (c367-282 BC) companion and historian of Alexander the Great, founder of the Ptolemaic dynasty and ruler of Egypt

Pythagoras, (c570-c495 BC), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Pythagoras, (c570-c495 BC), 1830. Pythagoras (c570-c495 BC) ancient Ionian Greek philosopher whose political and religious teachings influenced the philosophies of Plato, Aristotle, and through them

Solon, (c630-c560 BC), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Solon, (c630-c560 BC), 1830. Solon (c630-c560 BC) Athenian statesman, lawmaker and poet who legislated against political, economic and moral decline

The Death of Hippolytus, 1825. Creator: Court, Joseph-Desire (1797-1865)
The Death of Hippolytus, 1825. Found in the Collection of Musee Fabre, Montpellier

Greek Athlete Throwing the Discus, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Greek Athlete Throwing the Discus, 1890. The Discus was one of the events of the ancient Greek pentathlon, dating back to at least 708 BC. From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History, Vol

Sappho throwing herself into the sea, 1791. Creator: Taillasson, Jean-Joseph (1745-1809)
Sappho throwing herself into the sea, 1791. Found in the Collection of Musee des beaux-arts, Brest

The Infant Pan, 1875, (1906). Creator: Guido Bach
The Infant Pan, 1875, (1906). Painted by German artist Guido Bach (1828-1905). Provenance from Collections of Lawrence B. Phillips, Esq. and of Howard Gritten, M.P. (according to labels verso)

Trojan Horse, 1874. Private Collection

The fall of Phaeton. Found in the Collection of Museo Civico, Belluno

Circe. Found in the Collection of Musee du Louvre, Paris

Ajax the Lesser drags Cassandra away from the Xoanon, 1st H. 1st cen. AD. Artist: Roman-Pompeian wall painting
Ajax the Lesser drags Cassandra away from the Xoanon, 1st H. 1st cen. AD. Found in the collection of the Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli

Cassandra predicts the downfall of Troy, 1731. Artist: Picart, Bernard (1673?1733)
Cassandra predicts the downfall of Troy, 1731. Found in the collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

The Three Graces. Private Collection

Mount Kronos and Temple of Hera, Olympia, Greece, late 19th or early 20th century. The wife of Zeus, Hera was one of the major goddesses of Ancient Greece. The Romans worshipped her as Juno

Alexander the Great of Macedonia, (1902). From Imhoof Blumers Portrait Heads on Coins of Hellenic Nations. In only 13 years

Sappho throwing herself into the sea (Illustration for The Heroides by Ovid), 1485-1499. Found in the collection of the The Huntington, California

Jupiter and Olympia, 1526-1534. Artist: Giulio Romano (1499-1546)
Jupiter and Olympia, 1526-1534. Found in the collection of the Palazzo Te, Mantua

The Three Graces, c. 1635. Artist: Rubens, Pieter Paul (1577-1640)
The Three Graces, c. 1635. Found in the collection of the Museo del Prado, Madrid

Sappho, Phaon and Cupid, 1809. Artist: Jacques-Louis David
Sappho, Phaon and Cupid, 1809. According to Greek legend, the poet Sappho fell in love with Phaon, a ferryman from the island of Lesbos, and when he rejected her

Alexander and Diogenes, late 17th-early 18th century. Artist: Sebastiano Ricci
Alexander and Diogenes, late 17th-early 18th century. Alexander the Great (Alexander III of Macedon (356-323 BC)) visiting Diogenes of Sinope (c410-c320 BC), Greek Cynic philosopher

Leda and the Swan, 1550-1560. Artist: Jacopo Tintoretto
Leda and the Swan, 1550-1560. In Greek Mythology, Leda, the wife of Tyndareus, King of Sparta, was seduced by Zeus, who disguised himself as a swan. From the Uffizi Gallery, Florence, Italy

Detail from the Francois Vase, Peleus and Atalanta with Calydonian Boar Hunt, c6th century BC Artists: Ergotimos
Detail from the Francois Vase, Peleus and Atalanta with Calydonian Boar Hunt, c6th century BC. Etruscan Tomb finding. Greek Vase signed by Clitias (painter) and Ergotimos (potter) c560 BC

Detail from the Francois Vase, Etruscan Tomb Find, c6th century BC. Artists: Ergotimos, Kleitias
Detail from the Francois Vase, Etruscan Tomb Find, c6th century BC. Greek Vase signed by Clitias (painter) and Ergotimos (potter) c560 BC

Hercules and the Centaur Setos, Detail of Greek Pot, Corinthian, c7th century BC. Artist: Nessos Painter
Hercules and the Centaur Setos, Detail of Greek Pot, Corinthian, c7th century BC.The Nessos Painter was a pioneer of Attic black-figure vase painting

Greek Vase, Blinding of Polyphemus, late Archaic period, c530BC-c510BC

Pluto, (Hades) with Cerberus and Eagle, c3rd century BC

Herakles fights the Lernaean Hydra, Attic Vase, 450 BC

Greek Vase-Painting, Odysseus crew Turning to Pigs on Circes Isle, c6th century BC. National Archaeological Museum, Athens

Kylix showing the Labours of Theseus, Athens, c440BC-c430BC. Artist: Codrus Painter
Kylix showing the Labours of Theseus, Athens, c440BC-c430BC. Attributed to the Kodros Painter. Found at Vulci, Italy. Centre shows Theseus and Minotaur. Edges show Theseus fighting

Greek Vase Painting, Persephone and Hades Banqueting in the Underwold, c430 BC. Artist: Codrus Painter
Greek Vase Painting, Persephone and Hades Banqueting in the Underwold, c430 BC. Attic red-figured Kylix by the Codrus Painter. Held at British Museum

Greek Soldiers and Chariot in Battle, vase painting, c6th century BC. At British Museum

Mycenaean Zeus Crater, 14th Century BC. Found in Cyprus. Shows a Mycenean chariot. At Archaeological Museum, Nicosia, Cyprus

Hercules fights the Lernaean Hydra, Relic from Lerna, 3rd Century BC

Pallas Athena and Muses, 1630s. Artist: Jan van Balen
Pallas Athena and Muses, 1630s. Athena was the Ancient Greek goddess of wisdom. The nine muses were goddesses of the arts. Found in the collection of the State Open-air Museum Peterhof, St Petersburg

Diogenes, after 1527. Artist: Ugo da Carpi
Diogenes, after 1527. Diogenes (c400-323 BC) was an Ancient Greek philosopher who was one of the founders of the philosophy of Cynicism

Greek vase painting of Heracles and Cerberus

Gold larnax (funerary casket), 350-325 BC. Discovered in the Macedonian royal tombs at Vergina, Macedonia, Greece, site of the ancient city of Aigai. From the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki

Hipparchus, Ancient Greek astronomer, 2nd century BC (c1880). Artists reconstruction of Hipparchus (c190-c127 BC) at work

Statue of Odysseus, hero of Homers epic poem The Odyssey

Ulysses Lands on the Isle of Calypso, 1737. Artist: Pierre Charles Tremolieres
Ulysses Lands on the Isle of Calypso, 1737. From the Musee Fabre, Montpellier, France

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