Marble Balustrades of the Staircase in the Foreign Office, c1935. Creator: KingMarble Balustrades of the Staircase in the Foreign Office, c1935. The Italianate interior of the Foreign Office in King Charles Street, off Whitehall, in central London
Statue of Anne of Kiev (Anna Jaroslawna) at the Royal Abbey of St. Vincent in Senlis. Found in the collection of Senlis, Oise, France
A statue of Hercules and CerberusHercules is capturing Cerberus and completeing his twelfth labour. This is from the portal of the Michaelertrakt, Hofburg, Vienna
The Dying Gaul statue, a Roman copy of a Hellenistic Greek bronze, 3rd century BC. Artist: EpigonusA Roman copy in marble of a Hellenistic Greek bronze from Pergamon. The original was commissioned by Attalus I of Pergamon to celebrate his victory over the Celtic Galatians in Anatolia
Bust of Hannibal Barca. Found in the collection of State A. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow
Lincoln Triumphant, The Great Statue in the Lincoln Memorial, Washington D. C. c1930sLincoln Triumphant, The Great Statue in the Lincoln Memorial, Washington D.C. c1930s. Statue of the16th President of the United States
Marble head of Plotinus (205-270), Alexandrian philosopher, leader of Neoplatonism
Marble pavilion in the Fort Gardens, Lahore, India, late 19th or early 20th century. Lahore Fort was built in the 1560s by the Mughal Emperor Akbar
Head of Medusa, 1630. Artist: Bernini, Gianlorenzo (1598-1680)Head of Medusa, 1630. Found in the collection of the Musei Capitolini, Rome
Greek statue known as the Kritios Boy, 5th century BCThe Kritios Boy, a Greek marble kouros, at the Acropolis Museum in Athens, 5th century BC
Michelangelos David. Artist: Michelangelo BuonarrotiMichelangelos David, at the Galleria dell Accademia in Florence
The Farnese Hercules, 18th century. Found in the collection of The Hermitage, St Petersburg
The Lost Pleiade, 1874 / 75. Creator: Randolph RogersThe Lost Pleiade, 1874/75. Marble sculpture of the outcast Merope partially clothed, her hand raised to her forehead as she searches for her celestial family
Deposition, after 1800. Creator: Antonio d EsteDeposition, after 1800. After a model by Antonio Canova
George Scott Winslow, 1866. Creator: Edmonia LewisEdmonia Lewis is one of the most important American sculptors of the 19th century. The free-born child of an African American man and a Chippewa woman, Lewis was also known by her tribal name
The Evil Spirits, c. 1899. Creator: Auguste RodinThe Evil Spirits, c. 1899
Roman relief of an elephant. From the Vatican Museum, Rome
Greek relief of a family sacrificingGreek relief of a family making an offer at an altar of Zeus. The father is holding a Patera
Bust of pseudo-Seneca, 1st centuryAlthough this bust is supposed to be of Seneca, it is actually a copy of a 2nd Century BC original. From the Louvres collection, 1st century
The Dying Slave, 1513-1515. Artist: Michelangelo BuonarrotiThe Dying Slave, 1513-1515. Found in the collection of the Louvre, Paris, France
Indian marble inlay, (1898). Creator: UnknownIndian marble inlay, (1898). Figs 1 to 9: Marble marquetry from the mausoleums of the Shah Jehan and the Begum Mumtaz-i-Mahal...It is to the [17th century] that the marble-marquetries from the Mogul
Vidyadevi (Goddess of Learning), 900s-1000s. Creator: UnknownVidyadevi (Goddess of Learning), 900s-1000s
The Mausoleum of Prince Itmad-ood-Dowlah. Agra. Creator: UnknownThe Mausoleum of Prince Itmad-ood-Dowlah. Agra. The tomb of Mirza Ghiyas Beg at Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India, built between 1622 and 1628, is notable for its white marble and pietra dura inlay
The Ides of March, 1883. Creator: Edward John PoynterThe Ides of March, 1883. The persistent warnings given to Julius Caesar by the augurs as to the fatefulness of " The Ides of March" for him
Acta Diurna (Daily Acts or Daily Public Records). The first proto-newspaper, ca 131 BC. Found in the Collection of Museo della Civilta Romana
Roman marble sarcophagus with Dionysiac scenes, 2nd centuryRoman marble sarcophagus with Dionysiac scenes, also showing centaurs, fauns, and Silenus. From the National Museum in Rome, 2nd century
Statue of a sleeping Hermaphrodite, the child of Aphrodite. A Roman replica of a 2nd century BC Greek original, from the Louvres collection
Statue of Hercules and Telephus, 1st-2nd centuryA Roman copy of a Hellenistic original statue of Hercules and Telephus found in 1568 at the Vila di Este, Tivoli. From the Louvres collection, 1st-2nd century
Statue of Augustus as Jupiter, first half of 1st century BC. Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus (63 BC-14 AD) became one of a triumvirate of rulers after the death in 44 BC of Julius Caesar
Sleeping Endymion. Roman sculpture, after a Greek original of 2nd century BC. A fragment of a group of Selene and Endymion
Statue of Eros, 2nd century. Roman, after a Greek original of the first half of the 4th century BC. In Greek mythology, Eros was the God of Love. His Roman equivalent was Cupid
Statue of Asklepios, Greek God of Healing, early 2nd century. Roman, after the Greek original of the third quarter of the 5th century BC. Found in the collection of The Hermitage, St Petersburg
Three Graces, 1840s. Creators: William Henry Fox Talbot, Antonio CanovaThree Graces, 1840s
Tomb of Michael Angelo in Church of Santa Croce, Florence, Italy, c1909. Creator: UnknownTomb of Michael Angelo in Church of Santa Croce, Florence, Italy, c1909. Tomb of Michelangelo, Italian sculptor, painter, architect and poet of the High Renaissance with sculpture by Valerio Cioli
Beautiful Venus of Gallipede, gallery of ancient statues Museum, Naples, Italy, c1909. Venus Callipyge or Kallipygos also known as Aphrodite Kallipygos at the National Archaeological Museum in
Italian Renaissance sgraffitos, wood-mosaic, marble-mosaic and bas-reliefs, (1898). Fig 1: Sgraffito on a house at Rome, Via Giulia Nr. 82. Fig 2: Sgraffito on a house at Rome, Via dei Coronari Nr
Aeneas Silvus Piccolomini at the Court of James I of Scotland, (1946). Creator: UnknownAeneas Silvus Piccolomini at the Court of James I of Scotland, (1946). In 1435, Italian cardinal Enea Silvio Piccolomini (1405-1464, later Pope Pius II) was sent on a secret mission to Scotland
Algeria, Cherchell, Cleo Selene, MuseumMarble bust of Cleopatra Selene, daughter of Cleopatra of Egypt and Mark Antony, Cherchell Museum, Algeria, December 2007
Venus Callipyge, 2nd cen. AD. Creator: Art of Ancient Rome, Classical sculptureVenus Callipyge, 2nd cen. AD. Found in the Collection of Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli
The Betrothed, 1892. Artist: John William GodwardThe Betrothed, 1892; showing a woman lying on a cushion and leopard skin viewing a ring on her left hand
Statue of the Tiber river with Romulus and Remus, Roman marble, 1st-2nd century. Allegory of the Tiber River that waters the city of Rome. Louvre, Paris
Pluto, (Hades) with Cerberus and Eagle, c3rd century BC
Prometheus creating the First Man, detail of Sarcophagus from Arles, France, c3rd-4th centuryPrometheus creating the First Man, detail of Sarcophagus from Ares, France, c3rd-4th century. Roman relief of Prometheus creating man, guided by Athena.Marble relief from Arles. Held at Louvre Museum
Babylonian white marble figure of a woman, 30th century BCEarly Babylonian white marble figure of a woman, wearing a 6-row choker and earrings, with a full Icaunakes dress, 30th century BC
Statue of Dionysus. Roman, after a Greek original of 3rd century BC. Found in the collection of The Hermitage, St Petersburg
Statue of the Roman Emperor Hadrian, first half of 2nd century. Hadrian (Publius Aelius Hadrianus) (76-138) was Emperor from 117 until his death
Statue of the Roman God Jupiter, late 1st century. Jupiter was the equivalent of the Greek God Zeus in the Roman pantheon. Found in the collection of The Hermitage, St Petersburg
Statue of Aphrodite, Goddess of Beauty and Love. Roman, after a Greek original known as the Capitoline Venus type of 3rd-2nd century BC. The Roman equivalent of Aphrodite was Venus