Legendary Collection (page 23)

Rape of the Sabine women. Marble statue from Florence. According to Plutarch, Romulus, the founder of Rome, invited members of the ancient Italic tribe of the Sabini to a feast

The Deliverance of Arsinoe, after 1560-1594. Artist: Jacopo Tintoretto
The Deliverance of Arsinoe, after 1560-1594. From the Gemaeldegallerie Alte Meister, Dresden, Germany

Danae, 16th century. Artist: Titian
Danae, 16th century. From a private collection, New York, USA

The Procession of the Trojan Horse into Troy, c1760. Artist: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
The Procession of the Trojan Horse into Troy, c1760. From the National Gallery, London

Cimmerian Sibyl, 1493. Sibyls were ancient prophetesses of the coming of Christ. From Hartmann Schedel, Liber Chronicarum Mundi (Nuremberg Chronicle). (Nuremberg 1493)

King Alfred burning the cakes, 878 (1864). Legend has it that Alfred (849-899), offered shelter from the Danes by a woman at Athelney in the Somerset marshes

King Alfred burning the cakes, 878 (c1900). Legend has it that Alfred (849-899), offered shelter from the Danes by a woman at Athelney in the Somerset marshes

Prester John, legendary Christian priest-king, riding out from a city, 1540. In the 12th and 13th centuries Prester John was said to have been a powerful ruler in Asia

Daedalus and Icaros fitted with their wings. According to legend, in order to escape from Crete, Daedalus made wings of wax and feathers for himself and his son

Greta Garbo (1905-90) Swedish-born American film actress

The Wandering Jew from The Complete Works of Beranger, 1836

Legendario di sancti, October 20, 1514. October 20, 1514. Creator: Unknown
Legendario di sancti, October 20, 1514

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