Zeus Gallery

Roman relief of Ganymede being born off by Zeus

Roman relief of the Trojan prince Ganymede being born off by Zeus in the form of an eagle to be his cupbearer. From the Hermitage Museum's Collection, Leningrad

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Vulcan, Neptune, Athena and other Gods making Shackles to pull Jupiter from the Heavens

Vulcan, Neptune, Athena and other Gods making Shackles to pull Jupiter from the Heavens, set within an elaborate frame, from Loves, Rages and Jealousies of Juno, 1531-76

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Entablature, capital and inscription from the Temple of Jupiter Tonans (The Thunderer), pub

Entablature, capital and inscription from the Temple of Jupiter Tonans (The Thunderer), from Les Edifices Antiques de Rome, published 1682 (engraving). Les Edifices Antiques de Rome'; The Ancient Buildings of Rome; this folio architectural engraving is by Antoine Babuty Desgodets (1653-1728); Desgodetz work was extremely detailed and highly decorative. He was sent to Rome to create engravings of the monuments and antiquities to further instruct French artists and architects

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