Diety Collection (#7)

Aphrodite Rising from the Sea, Ludovisi throne, Boncompagni Ludovisi collection, National Roman Museum
6384512 Aphrodite Rising from the Sea, Ludovisi throne, Boncompagni Ludovisi collection, National Roman Museum, Palazzo Altemps, Rome, Italy; Museo Nazionale Romano, Palazzo Altemps, Rome

Bust of modest Aphrodite, 1st century AD, after an original from the 2nd century BC, docimian marble
6384502 Bust of modest Aphrodite, 1st century AD, after an original from the 2nd century BC, docimian marble, National Roman Museum, Palazzo Altemps, Rome, Italy; Museo Nazionale Romano

Statue of Calliope, Boncompagni Ludovisi collection, pentelic marble, National Roman Museum, Palazzo Altemps, Rome
6384495 Statue of Calliope, Boncompagni Ludovisi collection, pentelic marble, National Roman Museum, Palazzo Altemps, Rome, Italy; Museo Nazionale Romano, Palazzo Altemps, Rome

Athena, Ludovisi collection, National Roman Museum, Palazzo Altemps, Rome, Italy
6384450 Athena, Ludovisi collection, National Roman Museum, Palazzo Altemps, Rome, Italy; Museo Nazionale Romano, Palazzo Altemps, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Athena, Ludovisi collection)

Group of Mars and Venus, 170 AD circa, marble, National Roman Museum at the Baths of Diocletian, Rome, Italy
6384385 Group of Mars and Venus, 170 AD circa, marble, National Roman Museum at the Baths of Diocletian, Rome, Italy; Museo Nazionale Romano, Terme di Diocleziano, Rome

Hermes, Ludovisi or Loghios style, 1st century AD (marble)
6384351 Hermes, Ludovisi or Loghios style, 1st century AD (marble); Palazzo Massimo alle Terme & Museum, Rome, Lazio, Italy; (add.info.: Hermes, Ludovisi or Loghios style, first century AD)

Double Herm with heads of Silenus
7287208 Double Herm with heads of Silenus.; Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; (add.info.: Double Herm with heads of Silenus. Last quarter of the 1st century AD)

Bust of Ganymede
7287202 Bust of Ganymede; Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; (add.info.: Bust of Ganymede. Roman sculture. Vatican Museum, Chiaramonti museum, Rome, Italy); © Frank Buffetrille

Son of Niobe fleeing
7287231 Son of Niobe fleeing; Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; (add.info.: Son of Niobe fleeing. First half of the second century AD)

Mithras relief, marble, National Roman Museum at the Baths of Diocletian, Rome, Italy
6384407 Mithras relief, marble, National Roman Museum at the Baths of Diocletian, Rome, Italy; Museo Nazionale Romano, Terme di Diocleziano, Rome, Italy; Photo © Stefano Baldini

Jupiter the thunderer, 2nd century (marble)
6384271 Jupiter the thunderer, 2nd century (marble); Museo di Roma, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Roman copy from the 2nd century AD after a greek original from the 4th-5th century BC)

Statuette of Artemis
7287249 Statuette of Artemis; Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; (add.info.: Statuette of Artemis. Reproduction of a Greek original of the 3rd century BC)

Florence, Italy - Circa June 2021: Flying Mercury by Giambologna, 1580. This is his... 2021 (photo)
8856919 Florence, Italy - Circa June 2021: Flying Mercury by Giambologna, 1580. This is his... 2021 (photo) by Giambologna (Giovanni da Bologna), (1529-1608); Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence

Neptune Fountain or Fontana del Nettuno on Piazza della Signoria, Florence, Tuscany, Italy, Europe, 2015 (photo)
8858722 Neptune Fountain or Fontana del Nettuno on Piazza della Signoria, Florence, Tuscany, Italy, Europe, 2015 (photo) by Ammannati, Bartolomeo (1511-92); Piazza della Signoria, Florence

MILAN, ITALY - June 2020: the ancient sculpture Apollo Crowning Himself - 1782 - An... 2019 (photo)
8856837 MILAN, ITALY - June 2020: the ancient sculpture Apollo Crowning Himself - 1782 - An... 2019 (photo) by Canova, Antonio (1757-1822); (add.info.: MILAN)

MILAN, ITALY - June 2020: the ancient sculpture Apollo Crowning Himself - 1782 - An... 2019 (photo)
8856792 MILAN, ITALY - June 2020: the ancient sculpture Apollo Crowning Himself - 1782 - An... 2019 (photo) by Canova, Antonio (1757-1822); (add.info.: MILAN)

The Marriage of Bacchus and Ariadne, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting)
8683571 The Marriage of Bacchus and Ariadne, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting) by Boulanger, Jean (1606-c.1680); Palazzo Ducale Estense, Sassuolo, Emilia Romagna, Italy; (add.info.: Sassuolo)

One of the forty-one panels with scenes which narrate the events of Bacchus, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting)
8683566 One of the forty-one panels with scenes which narrate the events of Bacchus, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting) by Boulanger, Jean (1606-c.1680); Palazzo Ducale Estense, Sassuolo

Faux gilded relief, with Bacchus placed on a circular pedestal decorated with festoons and bucrania
8683563 Faux gilded relief, with Bacchus placed on a circular pedestal decorated with festoons and bucrania, and surrounded by dancing canephors, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting) by Boulanger

Faux gilded relief, with Bacchus and a scene of a sacrifice, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting)
8683562 Faux gilded relief, with Bacchus and a scene of a sacrifice, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting) by Boulanger, Jean (1606-c.1680); Palazzo Ducale Estense, Sassuolo, Emilia Romagna

Faux gilded relief, with the statue of Bacchus surrounded by some offerers raising cups of wine
8683559 Faux gilded relief, with the statue of Bacchus surrounded by some offerers raising cups of wine, 1650 - 52 (wall tempera painting) by Boulanger, Jean (1606-c.1680); Palazzo Ducale Estense

The meeting in Egypt of Proteus, king of Memphis, with Bacchus, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting)
8683554 The meeting in Egypt of Proteus, king of Memphis, with Bacchus, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting) by Boulanger, Jean (1606-c.1680); Palazzo Ducale Estense, Sassuolo, Emilia Romagna

Bacchus tames the tiger that the persecutor Juno sent against him, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting)
8683552 Bacchus tames the tiger that the persecutor Juno sent against him, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting) by Boulanger, Jean (1606-c.1680); Palazzo Ducale Estense, Sassuolo, Emilia Romagna

The March to Egypt, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting)
8683550 The March to Egypt, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting) by Boulanger, Jean (1606-c.1680); Palazzo Ducale Estense, Sassuolo, Emilia Romagna, Italy; (add.info.: Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace)

View of the Bacchus Gallery, 1650 - 52 (wall tempera painting)
8683539 View of the Bacchus Gallery, 1650 - 52 (wall tempera painting) by Boulanger, Jean (1606-c.1680); Palazzo Ducale Estense, Sassuolo, Emilia Romagna, Italy; (add.info.: Sassuolo)

The courtyard with the Fountain of Neptune, Este Ducal Palace, Sassuolo, Italy
8683592 The courtyard with the Fountain of Neptune, Este Ducal Palace, Sassuolo, Italy by Raggi, Antonio (1624-86); Palazzo Ducale Estense, Sassuolo, Emilia Romagna, Italy; (add.info.: Sassuolo)

Vine shoots, grapes, flowers and birds, detail, 1650 - 52 (wall tempera painting)
8683584 Vine shoots, grapes, flowers and birds, detail, 1650 - 52 (wall tempera painting) by Boulanger, Jean (1606-c.1680); Palazzo Ducale Estense, Sassuolo, Emilia Romagna

Bacchus places the crown of Ariadne among the constellations, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting)
8683583 Bacchus places the crown of Ariadne among the constellations, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting) by Boulanger, Jean (1606-c.1680); Palazzo Ducale Estense, Sassuolo, Emilia Romagna

Lycurgus made mad by Bacchus, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting)
8683549 Lycurgus made mad by Bacchus, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting) by Boulanger, Jean (1606-c.1680); Palazzo Ducale Estense, Sassuolo, Emilia Romagna, Italy; (add.info.: Sassuolo)

Bacchus, Lycurgus and Hermes Trismegistus, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting)
8683545 Bacchus, Lycurgus and Hermes Trismegistus, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting) by Boulanger, Jean (1606-c.1680); Palazzo Ducale Estense, Sassuolo, Emilia Romagna, Italy; (add.info.: Sassuolo)

Female head, marble, National Roman Museum at the Baths of Diocletian, Rome, Italy
6384439 Female head, marble, National Roman Museum at the Baths of Diocletian, Rome, Italy; Museo Nazionale Romano, Terme di Diocleziano, Rome, Italy; Photo © Stefano Baldini

Furious Venus appoints Psyche to Cupid to punish her. Fresco by Giulio Pippi de Jannuzzi known as Giulio Romano
BEN5462168 Furious Venus appoints Psyche to Cupid to punish her. Fresco by Giulio Pippi de Jannuzzi known as Giulio Romano (Julius Romano) (1492/1499-1546)

Kore (or Core) with almond-eyed, 500 BC Marble sculpture from the Erechteion Temple
AIS5344219 Kore (or Core) with almond-eyed, 500 BC Marble sculpture from the Erechteion Temple (or Temple of Erechtheion or Erechtheum) Acropolis of Athens, Greece.; Acropolis, Athens

Persephone receiving Dionysus, relief on stone, 5th century
AIS5389337 Persephone receiving Dionysus, relief on stone, 5th century; Museo Archeologico Nazionale (or Museo Nazionale della Magna Grecia), Reggio Calabria

The Fall of Phaeton, 17th-18th century (black chalk, pen, ink)
8702398 The Fall of Phaeton, 17th-18th century (black chalk, pen, ink) by Foggini, Giovanni Battista (1652-1725); 18.9 x 27.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

God the Father and the dove of Holy Spirit, c.1920 (stained glass)
8714189 God the Father and the dove of Holy Spirit, c.1920 (stained glass) by Mayer, Franz (1848-1926); (add.info.: Stained Glass built 1920s. Glass by Franz Mayer Germany)

Young Dionysus drinking while riding a tiger (mosaic)
6384214 Young Dionysus drinking while riding a tiger (mosaic); Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples, Campania, Italy; (add.info)

Lion and Cherubs amongst Dionysus and Maenads (mosaic)
6384206 Lion and Cherubs amongst Dionysus and Maenads (mosaic); Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples, Campania, Italy; (add.info.: Leone e Amorini tra Dioniso e Menadi); Photo © Stefano Baldini

The Greek god Neilos, the river god of the Nile, marble statue from ancient Rome, Italy
7278249 The Greek god Neilos, the river god of the Nile, marble statue from ancient Rome, Italy; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Greek god Neilos, the river god of the Nile)

The Roman god Hercules, marble statue from ancient Rome, Italy
7278245 The Roman god Hercules, marble statue from ancient Rome, Italy; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Roman god Hercules, marble statue from ancient Rome, Italy)

The Roman god Hercules, marble statue from ancient Rome, Italy
7278244 The Roman god Hercules, marble statue from ancient Rome, Italy; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Roman god Hercules, marble statue from ancient Rome, Italy)

The Roman god Faun, Faunus, a forest spirit, a hybrid creature of Roman mythology
7278238 The Roman god Faun, Faunus, a forest spirit, a hybrid creature of Roman mythology; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Roman god Faun, Faunus, a forest spirit)

The Roman Goddess Roma, marble statue from ancient Rome, Italy
7278233 The Roman Goddess Roma, marble statue from ancient Rome, Italy; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Roman Goddess Roma, marble statue from ancient Rome, Italy)

The Roman goddess Ceres, marble statue from ancient Rome, Italy
7278227 The Roman goddess Ceres, marble statue from ancient Rome, Italy; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Roman goddess Ceres, marble statue from ancient Rome, Italy)

The Roman god Apollo, marble statue from the Museo Clementino, historical Rome, Italy
7278211 The Roman god Apollo, marble statue from the Museo Clementino, historical Rome, Italy; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Roman god Apollo, marble statue from the Museo Clementino)

The Roman god Apollo, marble statue from the Museo Clementino, historical Rome, Italy
7278209 The Roman god Apollo, marble statue from the Museo Clementino, historical Rome, Italy; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Roman god Apollo, marble statue from the Museo Clementino)

Basrelief on the external wall of the roman Mammisi, Dendara, Egypt
7058467 Basrelief on the external wall of the roman Mammisi, Dendara, Egypt; Denderah, Egypt; Photo © Stefano Baldini

Basrelief on the external wall of the roman Mammisi, Dendara, Egypt
7058465 Basrelief on the external wall of the roman Mammisi, Dendara, Egypt; Denderah, Egypt; Photo © Stefano Baldini

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