Ceres Collection (#3)

Ceres or Isis, ancient Roman marble sculpture (engraving)
7149126 Ceres or Isis, ancient Roman marble sculpture (engraving) by Corbould, Henry (1787-1844) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ancient Roman marble statue of Ceres or Isis)

Gewerbe Ausstellung 1896: Die Eckgruppen im Kuppelsaal (b / w photo)
7157816 Gewerbe Ausstellung 1896: Die Eckgruppen im Kuppelsaal (b/w photo) by German Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Die Eckgruppen im Kuppelsaal)

Demeter and Persephone consecrating Triptolemus (engraving)
7193928 Demeter and Persephone consecrating Triptolemus (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Demeter and Persephone consecrating Triptolemus)

Ceres filing case (litho)
7185623 Ceres filing case (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ceres filing case. Illustration from The Artist, an Illustrated Monthly Record of Arts)

Demeter (engraving)
7193929 Demeter (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Demeter. Illustration for A Dictionary of Classical Antiquities from the German of Dr Oskar Seyffert)

Festival of Spring (Allegoric Scene) - Masek, Karel Vitezslav (1865-1927) - 1889 - Oil on canvas - National Gallery
FIA5399377 Festival of Spring (Allegoric Scene) - Masek, Karel Vitezslav (1865-1927) - 1889 - Oil on canvas - National Gallery, Prague by Masek, Vitezlav Karel (1865-1927); Narodni Galerie, Prague

the Triumph of Ceres (Pastoral Festival) Diptych, 1911-1913 (oil on canvas)
7215275 the Triumph of Ceres (Pastoral Festival) Diptych, 1911-1913 (oil on canvas) by Roussel, Ker Xavier (1867-1944); Pushkin Museum, Moscow

Statue of Demeter. (Pentelic marble)
7216110 Statue of Demeter. (Pentelic marble) by Greco-Roman; Musei Capitolini, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Statue of Demeter. Pentelic marble. Copy after a Greek original of the fifth century BC)

Statue of Ceres, ancient Greco-Roman marble sculpture (engraving)
7149191 Statue of Ceres, ancient Greco-Roman marble sculpture (engraving) by Corbould, Henry (1787-1844) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ancient Greco-Roman marble statue of Ceres)

Bacchus, Ceres and Venus, gods from Roman mythology (copper engraving)
7201489 Bacchus, Ceres and Venus, gods from Roman mythology (copper engraving) by Sadeler, Jean or Johann (1550-1600); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bacchus, Ceres and Venus)

Neptune and Ceres. Detail of "The council of the Gods"1624-1625. fresco
7225002 Neptune and Ceres. Detail of " The council of the Gods" 1624-1625. fresco by Lanfranco, Giovanni (1582-1647); Villa Borghese, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Neptune and ceres)

Daedalus, Demeter, Ceres, Dido, Dionysus, Bacchus (engraving)
7164258 Daedalus, Demeter, Ceres, Dido, Dionysus, Bacchus (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Daedalus, Demeter, Ceres, Dido, Dionysus, Bacchus)

Mexico: Vase of Centeotl or Ceres (colour litho)
7193006 Mexico: Vase of Centeotl or Ceres (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vase of Centeotl or Ceres)

Demeter of Cnidus (engraving)
7193927 Demeter of Cnidus (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Demeter of Cnidus)

Demeter, Ancient Greek goddess of the harvest and agriculture, and the nymph Chloris (engraving)
7147460 Demeter, Ancient Greek goddess of the harvest and agriculture, and the nymph Chloris (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Demeter)

Ceres or Persephone, ancient Greek marble sculpture from the Parthenon, Athens (engraving)
7148944 Ceres or Persephone, ancient Greek marble sculpture from the Parthenon, Athens (engraving) by Corbould, Henry (1787-1844) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ceres or Persephone)

L ete (Summer) (Furnishing Fabric), Bolbec, c. 1820. Creator: Unknown
L ete (Summer) (Furnishing Fabric), Bolbec, c. 1820. Ceres with sickle and sheaves of wheat

Denarius (Coin) Depicting the Goddess Ceres, 81 BCE. Creator: Unknown
Denarius (Coin) Depicting the Goddess Ceres, 81 BCE

Denarius (Coin) Depicting the Goddess Ceres, about 63 BCE. Creator: Unknown
Denarius (Coin) Depicting the Goddess Ceres, about 63 BCE

Versailles, Enlevement de Proserpine par Pluton par Girardon, (detail), 1904. Creator: Eugene Atget
Versailles, Enlevement de Proserpine par Pluton par Girardon, (detail), 1904. A work made of albumen print

$1. 92 Ceres Newspapers and Periodicals single, 1879. Creator: Unknown
$1.92 Ceres Newspapers and Periodicals single, 1879

Ceres (oil on canvas)
1766800 Ceres (oil on canvas) by Bianchi, Pietro (1694-1740); 73.7x94 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Ceres. Pietro Bianchi (1694-1740), called Creatura. Oil on circular canvas

Pair of George IV wine coolers, 1827 (silver-gilt)
2607251 Pair of George IV wine coolers, 1827 (silver-gilt) by Storr, Paul (1771-1844); height: 32.1 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Early Victorian pedestal sideboard (parcel-gilt wood & Breakfront marble)
CH445126 Early Victorian pedestal sideboard (parcel-gilt wood & Breakfront marble) by English School, (19th century); 99x275x91.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Minerva protects Pax from Mars, Peace and War, 1629-30 (oil on canvas)
LRI4611241 Minerva protects Pax from Mars, Peace and War, 1629-30 (oil on canvas) by Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640); 203.5x 298 cm; National Gallery, London, UK; Flemish, out of copyright

J Rea, Flora, Ceres, and Pomona, R Marriott 1665 (b / w photo)
5988884 J Rea, Flora, Ceres, and Pomona, R Marriott 1665 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: J Rea, Flora, Ceres, and Pomona, R Marriott 1665)

Frontispiece from Britannia, by William Camden, pub. 1607 (hand coloured engraving)
5902912 Frontispiece from Britannia, by William Camden, pub. 1607 (hand coloured engraving) by Hole, William (fl. 1607-24); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Pluto and Ceres with Bacchus and Icarus, 1560-62 (fresco)
1126654 Pluto and Ceres with Bacchus and Icarus, 1560-62 (fresco) by Veronese, (Paolo Caliari) (1528-88); Villa Barbaro, Maser, Veneto, Italy; Alinari

Ceres nursing Triptolemus, detail of the Altoviti ceiling, 1553 (fresco)
991661 Ceres nursing Triptolemus, detail of the Altoviti ceiling, 1553 (fresco) by Vasari, Giorgio (1511-74); Italian, out of copyright

SYSTEME SOLAIRE (no. 1), from Tableaux du Systeme Planetaire, pub
2655279 SYSToME SOLAIRE (no. 1), from Tableaux du Systeme Planetaire, pub. Paris, 1839 (stipple engraving) by Visconti, Sigismond (fl.1839) (after); 51x49 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The Inauguration of the Australian Commonwealth, Celebrations in Sydney (b / w photo)
1593304 The Inauguration of the Australian Commonwealth, Celebrations in Sydney (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Sacrifice to Ceres (engraving)
1107961 Sacrifice to Ceres (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sacrifice to Ceres)

The Eleusinian Mysteries, initiations for the cult of Demeter and Persephone based at Eleusis, Greece. The goddess Ceres sits on the Puteal on the Callirhoe well surrounded by dancing virgins

Depiction of a Roman Bacchanal or Bacchanalia
Depiction of a Roman Bacchanal from a sculpture on a labrum in the Pio Clementino Museum. Five Fauns with horns and tails and five Bacchantes in Spartan tunics dance. Baccanali

Capotoline sarcophagus representing the Nine Muses
Capotoline sarcophagus bas relief representing the Nine Muses. Clio 1, Thalia 2, Erato 3, Euterpe 4, Polyhymnia 5, Terpsichore 6, Calliope 7, Urania 8, Melpomene 9

Theodosius I on horseback with sceptre. Theodosius the Great with sceptre, plumed helmet and caparisoned horse. From a column in Istanbul built after his victory over Magnus Maximus. Porta Aurea

Man, woman and child before an altar offering a sow as a sacrifice to Demeter and Kore
XIR185966 Man, woman and child before an altar offering a sow as a sacrifice to Demeter and Kore (stone) (b/w photo) by Praxiteles (c.400-c.330 BC) (school of); Louvre, Paris

Summer, statue in the gardens (marble) (b / w photo)
XIR189435 Summer, statue in the gardens (marble) (b/w photo) by French School, (18th century); Sceaux, France; French, out of copyright

Allegory of Summer, 1595 (oil on canvas)
5917413 Allegory of Summer, 1595 (oil on canvas) by Valckenborch, Lucas van (c.1535-97); 119x194 cm; Slovenska Narodna Galeria, Bratislava, Slovakia; (add.info.: Ceres)

Ceres, ancient Roman goddess of agriculture (engraving)
5207796 Ceres, ancient Roman goddess of agriculture (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ceres, ancient Roman goddess of agriculture)

Ceres, Roman goddess of the harvest, enthroned, wall painting from Pompeii (engraving)
5216844 Ceres, Roman goddess of the harvest, enthroned, wall painting from Pompeii (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ceres, Roman goddess of the harvest)

Nymphs and Bacchantes paying homage at the temple of Flora (oil on canvas)
3066263 Nymphs and Bacchantes paying homage at the temple of Flora (oil on canvas) by Lairesse, Gerard de (1640-1711); 142.9x191.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Wedgwood jasperware candelabra with cornucopiae (autotype)
6014499 Wedgwood jasperware candelabra with cornucopiae (autotype) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wedgwood jasperware candelabra with cornucopiae)

Gods of Ancient Greece and Rome. Illustration for Bilder-Atlas (engraving)
5996289 Gods of Ancient Greece and Rome. Illustration for Bilder-Atlas (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gods of Ancient Greece and Rome)

Bacchus and Ceres, not after 1710 (oil on canvas)
5938164 Bacchus and Ceres, not after 1710 (oil on canvas) by Ricci, Sebastiano (1658-1734); 86.4x109.5 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, UK; eFitzwilliam Museum; Italian

Craighall Castle. (Engraving, ca. 1830)
5975647 Craighall Castle. (Engraving, ca. 1830) by Pernot, Francois Alexandre (1793-1865) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Geography. United Kingdom, Scotland)

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Ceres, the ancient Roman goddess of agriculture and fertility, has captivated artists and historians alike throughout history. In Greek mythology, she is known as Demeter, the mother of Persephone. The tale of their bond and Persephone's abduction by Hades forms the basis for the changing seasons. One artistic representation that showcases Ceres' significance is "A landscape with wood; Diana offers a hare to a nymph; Silenus and Ceres in foreground" by Abraham Govaerts. This painting beautifully portrays Ceres alongside other mythological figures in a lush woodland setting. In astronomy, Ceres takes on another meaning as one of the dwarf planets in our solar system. Earth and Moon share this celestial stage with dwarf planets like Ceres, highlighting its cosmic importance. Moving beyond art and science, there are various references to Ceres in different contexts. For instance, the Short S23 Empire Flying Boat G-AETX was named "Ceres, " paying homage to its majestic presence in aviation history. The Commonwealth Aircraft CA-28 Ceres ZK-BPU also bears this name proudly as it soars through the skies. Even statues at Villa Cimbrone on Italy's Amalfi Coast depict her gracefulness amidst breathtaking surroundings. Not limited to visual representations alone, pigeons have also been associated with her name - Black and Dun Barbs being specific breeds linked to her symbolism. From mythology to space exploration, from paintings to aircrafts - each reference adds depth to our understanding of who or what exactly "Ceres" represents. Whether it be an ancient deity or a celestial body millions of miles away from us today – all these diverse connections remind us that human imagination knows no bounds when it comes to honoring this timeless figure.