Winged Collection (page 16)

Nymphs attending the winged horse, Pegasus. In Greek mythology Pegasus assisted Bellerophon in his fight against the Chimera and the Amazons

Heliodorus attempting to take treasure from the Temple at Jerusalem, 1865-1866. Artist: Gustave Dore
Heliodorus attempting to take treasure from the Temple at Jerusalem, 1865-1866. Heliodorus and his bodyguard are attacked by three angels, one of them riding a winged horse

Soul of the penitent thief carried into Paradise by angels with burning censers, 1897. Artist: James Tissot
Soul of the penitent thief carried into Paradise by angels with burning censers, 1897. (Luke 23). Illustration by JJ Tissot for his Life of Our Saviour Jesus Christ. (1897)

Expulsion of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden, c1860. An angel with a flaming sword supervises the expulsion of Adam and Eve, wearing aprons of fig leaves, from Paradise

Angel bringing a letter from God to Christiana, c1850. Angel named Secret bringing a letter from the Merciful One to Christiana, inviting her and her children to join Christian in his, Gods presence

Ahura Mazda, Persepolis, c500 BC
Ahura Mazda (c-500). Winged symbol of Ahura Mazda (Ormazd, Ormuzd, Ohrmazd), Lord of Wisdom, supreme god of the Zorastrian (Zarathustrian) religion of Persia

Angel of the Lord appearing to Elijah on the mountain, 1804
Angel of the Lord appearing to Elijah on the mountain and telling him not to be afraid and to go down to the king, 1804. Bible II Kings I:15

Tapestry, 1715-1716 Artist: Charles le Brun
Tapestry, 1715-1716. Director of the Gobelins tapestry manufactory, Charles Le Brun, French Baroque Era Painter, 1619-1690. Silk and wool, H: 11 ft. 4 1/2 in.; W: 8 ft. 9 1/4 in

Immediate help, 1899. Artist: Oswaldo Tofani
Immediate help, 1899. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 17th December 1899

Florence Austral (1894-1968), Australian soprano. Florence Austral (real name Wilson) specialised in Wagnerian roles. Here she is seen in costume for the role of Brunnhilde in Wagners Die Walkure

Alfred Austin (1835-1913), British poet, 1883. Artist: Edward Linley Sambourne
Alfred Austin (1835-1913), British poet, 1883. Cartoon from the Fancy Portraits series in Punch, London, 3 March 1883, when Austin became editor of National Review

Winged Nonsense, 1819-1823. Artist: Francisco Goya
Winged Nonsense, 1819-1823. Plate 5 of Proverbs, published in 1864. The series also known as disparates (absurdities) or suenos (dreams) is seen as symbolic of the absurdity of the human condition

The Annunciation, 1472-1475. Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
The Annunciation, 1472-1475. The Annunciation is the revelation to Mary, the mother of Jesus by the archangel Gabriel that she would conceive a child to be born the Son of God

An Angel in Green with a Vielle, c1500. Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
An Angel in Green with a Vielle, c1500. This painting, together with An Angel in Red with a Lute came from the same altarpiece as The Virgin of the Rocks

An Angel in Red with a Lute, 1490-1499. Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
An Angel in Red with a Lute, 1490-1499. This painting, together with An Angel in Green with a Vielle came from the same altarpiece as The Virgin of the Rocks

Psyche Receiving the First Kiss of Cupid, 1798. Artist: Francois Pascal Simon Gerard
P syche Receiving the First Kiss of Cupid, 1798. Found in the collection of the Louvre, Paris, France

Sphinx from Sparta, Ancient Greece. In Greek mythology a Sphinx was a female monster with a human head and a lions body. It posed riddles and killed people who could not answer

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

Greek bronze of one of the Eumenides From the British Museums collection

Detail of the Harpy Tomb from Xanthos, 5th century BC
Detail of the Harpy Tomb from Xanthos, showing a harpy carrying away the soul of a deceased person. From the British Museums collection, 5th century BC

Giuseppe Garibaldi, conquering Sicily and Naples for the new kingdom of Italy, 1860. Artist: John Tenniel
Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807-82), Italian Patriot, conquering Sicily and Naples on behalf of the new kingdom of Italy. John Tenniel cartoon from Punch, London, 16 June 1860. Wood engraving

Greek Terracotta, Eos, goddess of Dawn, carries Kephalos, c450 BC. Made in Melos, found at Kameiros, Isle of Rhodes

Harpy Carrying Away The Deceased, Harpy Tomb at Xanthos, 5th century BC. Greek. British Museum

The Colchester Sphinx, 1st century
The Colchester Sphinx, a Roman funerary monument found outside the Roman town walls of Colchester in 1821. Now in Colchester Castle Museum, 1st century

Bronze statuette of the infant Horus
Bronze statuette of the Romanised Egyptian god, the infant Horus, found in the river Thames in London. He has the wings of Cupid, the vine-wreath of Bacchus, the crescent of Luna

Benjamin Disraeli, British Conservative, cartoon from Punch, 1864. Artist: John Tenniel
Benjamin Disraeli (1804-81) British Conservative statesman, cartoon from Punch, 1864. Now, I am on the side of the Angels

The Roman Colchester Sphinx, 1st century
The Colchester Sphinx, from a Roman funerary monument at Colchester, Essex. It is made of Bath oolite, 1st century

Roman wall-painting of Icarus flying over the sea, from Pompeii

Byzantine icon of the Archangel Michael, 14th century
Byzantine icon of the Archangel Michael, from the Byzantine Museums collection in Athens, 14th century

Neo-Hittite stone relief of a winged figure, c9th century BC. Now in The Louvre

Hand coloured engraving of a Greater Horseshoe Bat, 1838. The Greater Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus ferrum-equinum) is found in Europe, Africa and Asia. Hand-coloured engraving published Edinburgh 1838

Al-Buraq, the winged horse that carried Mohammed on his night flight to Jerusalem to meet and pray with Moses and Jesus. Tapestry

Scene from Shakespeares A Midsummer Nights Dream. Titania Sleeps, from Act II, scene 2

True Love, American Valentine card, 1908. Cupid, his bow held aloft, rides a swallow, a bluebird of happiness. In Roman mythology Cupid was the son of Venus

To My Valentine, American Valetine card, 1907. Cupid holds a heart pierced by an arrow. The flowers are forget-me-nots (Myosotis palustris)

To My Valentine, American Valentine card, c1908. Cupid shoots an arrow into a heart held up by a putto. The words are surrounded by garlands of forget-me-nots (Myosotis palustris)

If You d Only Be My Valentine, American Valentine card, 1910. Cupid is gathering a basket of red hearts from a pine tree which, in the language of flowers represents daring

To My True Love, American Valentine card, c1910. Cupid dances on grass with naturalised Snowdrops and is playing a lyre of bluebells

Old Father Time Carried by Time, 1881
Old Father Time carried by Time, 1881. Earth travels through space, continually turning on its axis

Old Father Time sharpening his scythe, 1891
Old Father Time sharpening his scythe. Headpiece from The English Illustrated Magazine, London, 1891

Old Father Time with his scythe, carrying in the New Year, 1870

Portrait of Antinous, mid 2nd century. Antinous (d130) was a Bithynian youth who was the favourite and companion of the Roman emperor Hadrian (76-138)

Statue of Eros drawing his bow, 2nd century. Roman, after a Greek original of the second half of the 4th century BC by Lysippos. In Greek mythology, Eros was the God of Love

Statue of Hermes, 2nd century. After a Greek original of the first half of the 4th century BC. The Roman equivalent of Hermes, the messenger of the Gods, was Mercury

Head of Hermes, early 2nd century. Roman, after the Greek original of the 430s-420s BC. The Roman equivalent of Hermes, the messenger of the Gods, was Mercury

The Messenger of Peace, 1887. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Messenger of Peace, 1887. The radical Liberal, Joseph Chamberlain, is here the Messenger of Peace. He had become the Conservatives Colonial Secretary

For the Sake of These!, 1871. Artist: Joseph Swain
For the Sake of These!, 1871. Peace holds the little children of France by the hand, as the starving and mourning citizens surround her

The Boeuf Gras for Paris, 1871. Peace, dressed in deepest mourning, leads a prime specimen of cattle to France. The leash is made of olive leaves

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