Ceres Collection (#4)

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)

Ceres (or Demeter, from Pompeii Wall Painting) (engraving)
664410 Ceres (or Demeter, from Pompeii Wall Painting) (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ceres (or Demeter, from Pompeii Wall Painting)

HMS Cardiff, British cruiser, with film crew at work on deck
HMS Cardiff, British Ceres class cruiser, with film crew at work on deck -- the ship was involved in the production of the 1927 British documentary film, The Battles of Coronel and Falklands

A twenty mark banknote, 1918 (recto and verso) (colour litho)
REV253056 A twenty mark banknote, 1918 (recto and verso) (colour litho) by German School, (20th century); 9x14 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Billet de banque de vingt marks; zwanzig; ); German

A five mark banknote, 1917 (recto and verso) (colour litho)
REV253055 A five mark banknote, 1917 (recto and verso) (colour litho) by German School, (20th century); 8x12.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Medals and statues of Hannibal, Malchus and Dido of Carthage
Medals and statues of kings and queens of Carthage: Hannibal in battle helmet 1, helmet 2, Ceres 3, Mago, Malchus with huge cudgel 7 and Dido 8

Title page vignette of goddess of agriculture
Title page with vignette of Demeter goddess of agriculture with scythe amid statuary in a park. Engraving by Pillement finished by Nee after a painting by Percier

Bacchic rites of Thalysia
Two ministers of Bacchus with sacrificial offerings of leaves, cembalo (cymbal) and patera (bowl). Perhaps the festival of Thalysia

Bacchic initiation rites
Bacchic rite. Women offering figs on platters to Bacchus, and seated woman in an initiation rite accompanied by a genius of Ceres (boy with wings)

Statue of Ceres
3707090 Statue of Ceres by Roman; Museo de Arte Romano, Merida, Badajoz, Spain; (add.info.: Merida, Badajoz Province, Extremadura, Spain); Photo eHilary Morgan; out of copyright

Venus Seated on a Bed between Bacchus and Ceres, 1600 (engraving)
2563206 Venus Seated on a Bed between Bacchus and Ceres, 1600 (engraving) by Saenredam, Jan (1565-1607); 42.5x31.5 cm; Free Library of Philadelphia; (add.info)

Allegory of Abundance (oil on panel)
992237 Allegory of Abundance (oil on panel) by Brueghel, Jan the Younger (1601-78) & Francken or Franck, Ambrosius II (c.1590-1632); 60.5x100.3 cm; Private Collection; eLawrence Steigrad Fine Arts

Ceres (chromolitho)
975893 Ceres (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ceres. French educational card, late 19th/early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Late Louis XVI ormolu-mounted boulle marquetry side cabinet, 1780-1800 (ormolu, pewter
CH360584 Late Louis XVI ormolu-mounted boulle marquetry side cabinet, 1780-1800 (ormolu, pewter, ebony, tortoiseshell and marble) (see also 360585) by Weisweiler, Adam (c.1744-c.1820) (attr)

The Marlborough Gems (engraving)
1599068 The Marlborough Gems (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Marlborough Gems. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 1 July 1899)

At the British Museum (w / c on paper)
CW219494 At the British Museum (w/c on paper) by Kilburne, George Goodwin (1839-1924); 50x35.5 cm; Private Collection; eChristopher Wood Gallery, London, UK; English, out of copyright

Head of Ceres (pen & brown ink on paper)
CTS449166 Head of Ceres (pen & brown ink on paper) by Speckaert, Hans (d.c.1577); 16.9x11.7 cm; eThe Devonshire Collections, Chatsworth; (add.info.: Ceres, the goddess of agriculture and fertility)

Ceres colossale (engraving)
2793354 Ceres colossale (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ceres colossale. Illustration for La Mythologie by Rene Menard (Delagrave, 1878)

Ceres (engraving)
6022593 Ceres (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ceres. Illustration for The Pantheon)

The Pomegranate Seeds: She saw a person named Pan, seated at the foot of a tall rock
1192559 The Pomegranate Seeds: She saw a person named Pan, seated at the foot of a tall rock and making music on a shepherds flute by Soper

Title page to the second edition of The Herball
STC91595 Title page to the second edition of The Herball by John Gerard (1564-1612) 1633 (engraving) by Payne, John (d.1647); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Iinitiation to the cult of the Eleusinian Mysteries, Demeter
XTD75285 Iinitiation to the cult of the Eleusinian Mysteries, Demeter and Persephone host a procession, 4th century BC.(terracotta) by Greek

The Return of Persephone, c. 1891 (oil on canvas)
LMG100045 The Return of Persephone, c.1891 (oil on canvas) by Leighton, Frederic (1830-96); 203x152 cm; Leeds Museums and Galleries (Leeds Art Gallery) U.K.; eLeeds Museums and Galleries; English

Ceres (Allegory of Summer) by Jan Boeckhorst (Johann Bockhorst) (1604-1668)
FIA5406419 Ceres (Allegory of Summer) by Jan Boeckhorst (Johann Bockhorst) (1604-1668). by Boeckhorst, Jan (1605-68); 106x84, 5 cm; Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

Ceres, from a statue at Venice (engraving)
5200834 Ceres, from a statue at Venice (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ceres, from a statue at Venice)

Ceres with her mitra, from a fictile vase lost in the Colossus (engraving)
5200791 Ceres with her mitra, from a fictile vase lost in the Colossus (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ceres with her mitra)

Ceres with the mitra, Grecian head dresses (engraving)
5200797 Ceres with the mitra, Grecian head dresses (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ceres with the mitra, Grecian head dresses)

Ancient goddesses Diana 1, Proserpina 2, Ceres 3, Iris 4, Venus and Amor 5
6340165 Ancient goddesses Diana 1, Proserpina 2, Ceres 3, Iris 4, Venus and Amor 5 by Unknown Artist, (19th century); (add.info.: Ancient goddesses Diana 1, Proserpina 2, Ceres 3, Iris 4)

The myth of Ceres, detail of the Altoviti ceiling, 1553 (fresco)
991659 The myth of Ceres, detail of the Altoviti ceiling, 1553 (fresco) by Vasari, Giorgio (1511-74); Palazzo Venezia, Rome, Italy; Italian, out of copyright

The Mocking of Ceres, 1645 (oil on panel)
990085 The Mocking of Ceres, 1645 (oil on panel) by Koninck, Salomon (1609-56); 67x55.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Mocking of Ceres. Salomon Koninck (1609-1656). Oil on panel

Ceres (engraving)
2793353 Ceres (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ceres. Illustration for La Mythologie by Rene Menard (Delagrave, 1878)

The Gods on Olympus, ceiling painting (fresco)
AII78801 The Gods on Olympus, ceiling painting (fresco) by Viani, Antonio Maria (1555/60-1629); Palazzo Ducale & Museo, Mantua, Lombardy, Italy; Italian, out of copyright

The Vision, 1914 (oil on canvas)
WH48599 The Vision, 1914 (oil on canvas) by Morgan, Evelyn De (1855-1919); 61x79 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: possibly Demeter, Persephone and Hades; ); Photo eWhitford & Hughes, London

The Fete des Vignerons, Vevey, Switzerland (engraving)
1046565 The Fete des Vignerons, Vevey, Switzerland (engraving) by Marie, Adrien Emmanuel (1848-91) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Fete des Vignerons, Vevey, Switzerland)

The Chariot of Aurora, 1761-9 (oil on canvas)
3086899 The Chariot of Aurora, 1761-9 (oil on canvas) by Tiepolo, Giovanni Battista (Giambattista) (1696-1770); 90.2 x 72.7 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Antique Columns and Vase, supposed to have been dedicated to Ceres (engraving)
5201010 Antique Columns and Vase, supposed to have been dedicated to Ceres (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Antique Columns and Vase)

Apollo musagetes, Diana succincla, Ceres (engraving)
5200896 Apollo musagetes, Diana succincla, Ceres (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Apollo musagetes, Diana succincla, Ceres)

Wedgwood Jasperware portrait medallion of Ceres, c1754-1772 (autotype)
6014451 Wedgwood Jasperware portrait medallion of Ceres, c1754-1772 (autotype) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Pomegranate Seeds: Its rude bark would burst asunder
1192558 The Pomegranate Seeds: Its rude bark would burst asunder, and for the would step a beautiful maiden by Soper, George (1870-1942); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Mocking of Ceres (Ceres Seeking Her Daughter), 1610 (engraving in black printers ink on laid paper)
996310 The Mocking of Ceres (Ceres Seeking Her Daughter), 1610 (engraving in black printers ink on laid paper) by Goudt, Hendrik (1583-1648); 25.1x27.6 cm; Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto

Gobelins tapestry known as Summer or The Feasts of Ceres (textile)
931408 Gobelins tapestry known as Summer or The Feasts of Ceres (textile) by French School, (18th century); 235x305 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Ceres found at Ostia in 1856. (Museum of the Vatican) (engraving)
662853 Ceres found at Ostia in 1856. (Museum of the Vatican) (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ceres found at Ostia in 1856)

Costume Design for Ceres, facsimile made by A. Guillaumot Fils (hand-coloured engraving)
660986 Costume Design for Ceres, facsimile made by A. Guillaumot Fils (hand-coloured engraving) by French School, (18th century) (after); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; French

Attic black-figure vase depicting Synthos, Demeter, Hermes and the boatman, c
BAL416500 Attic black-figure vase depicting Synthos, Demeter, Hermes and the boatman, c.535-540 BC (pottery) (detail of 110797) by Greek, (6th century BC); Location Unknown; Greek, out of copyright

The Search of Ceres for Proserpine (engraving)
6021230 The Search of Ceres for Proserpine (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Search of Ceres for Proserpine)

Dancers of goddess Demeter (gold)
XBP343169 Dancers of goddess Demeter (gold) by Scythian, (4th century BC); Private Collection; Photo eBoltin Picture Library; out of copyright

William III on a grey charger observed by Neptune, Ceres and Flora
CH24033 William III on a grey charger observed by Neptune, Ceres and Flora. Mercury in the sky and Astrea (oil on canvas) by Kneller

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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.