Ercolano Collection (#2)

Erato, muse of lyric poetry, holding a lyre (cithara). Copperplate engraving by Tommaso Piroli from his Antiquities of Herculaneum (Antichita di Ercolano), Rome, 1789

Terpsichore, muse of dance, holding a lyre
Terpsichore, muse of dance, holding a cithara or lyre. Copperplate engraving by Tommaso Piroli from his Antiquities of Herculaneum (Antichita di Ercolano), Rome, 1789

Thalia, Roman muse of comedy, holding a comic mask and shepherds staff. Copperplate engraving by Tommaso Piroli from his Antiquities of Herculaneum (Antichita di Ercolano), Rome, 1789

Clio, Roman muse of history, reading a scroll. She wears a laurel wreath, sits on a chair above a Cassettino Cilindrico (cylindrical barrel)

Musical concert with poetess, lyre and tibia players
A musical concert. A poetess or singer sings from a small volume accompanied by a Tibicine on a tibia (double reed flute) and a Fidicine on a lyre tied to her arm with a ribbon

Music teacher or poet with a woman with comic mask
Scene from a play. A woman with comic mask hands a small volume to another woman in front of a seated music teacher or poet. Vignette of four Bacchic masks with closed mouths of buffoons and dancers

A Cabiri with shield and spear and a Cabiridae
One of the Cabiri, son of Vulcan and the nymph Cabira, with shield (scudo) and spear (hasta). The woman may be a Cabiridae, or Cybele or Hecate, but not a Bacchante

Naked youth sleeping in the shade of a tree. Perhaps Endymion, hunter or shepherd, as evidenced by the lance and dog. Copperplate engraving by Tommaso Piroli from his Antiquities of Herculaneum

Perseus rescuing Andromeda from the sea monster Cetus. On his shoulders is the helmet that made him invisible, his sword Harpe and under his cloak is the severed head of Gorgon Medusa

Hylas kidnapped by the Mysian Naiads (Euneica, Malis and Nycheia), who dwelled in the spring of Pegae near lake Askanios. Copperplate engraving by Tommaso Piroli from his Antiquities of Herculaneum

Jupiter on clouds
Jupiter in the clouds with his symbols of a crown of oak leaves, thunderbolt, rainbow, eagle and sceptre, and Bacchus and Ariadne serenaded by Apollo on his lyre at their wedding

Six satyrs or fauns performing on a tightrope. Two carry a thyrsus, one plays a tibia, one plays a lyre, one pours wine from one vase to another, and one balances with his hands together

Depiction of Hercules fourth labour. Hercules in lion skin brings the Erymanthian boar and shows it to a terrified Eurystheus, who cowers in a storage jar or pithos

Depiction of the Trojan Horse
Trojans pulling the wooden horse into the city. Two rows of bizarrely dressed people and others wearing dog masks pull the horse with ropes

A winged Victory, soldier and trophy
Winged Victory making a trophy with a horned helmet above a tree trunk with young soldier crowned with leaves and wearing military garb that could be Greek or Roman

Bacchus with thyrsus, tripod horn and crown of leaves standing in a forest. He stands on a drunken satyr in front of a statue of Priapus

Four putti with symbols of Bacchus: cupbearer (pocillator) with urn and saucer, putto with patera (bowl) and basin (crater), one with deer over its shoulders, and one holding a dice cup

Canephorae virgin in a rite of Bacchus
Canephorae virgin with thyrsus, crown of vine leaves, and basket of fruit leading a rite of Bacchus. Copperplate engraving by Tommaso Piroli from his Antiquities of Herculaneum (Antichita di Ercolano)

Female dancer with box performing rites of Bacchus
Female dancer in voluminous transparent robes with a box perhaps alluding to the mysteries of Bacchus. Copperplate engraving by Tommaso Piroli from his Antiquities of Herculaneum

dianthus cultivar, carnation, pink subject
Dianthus cultivar Carnation Pink subject

Herculaneum Ercolano Archaeological Site Excavations
Herculaneum Archaeological Site, Campania, Italy. A view of the excavated ruins taken in the late 19th century

Veduta di parte delle lave di bitume che nelle cruzioni vomitate da Vesuvio coprirono l antichissima citta di Ercolano, Vedute nel regno Napoli, Morghen, Filippo, b. 1730?, Engraving, 1765-1779

Delle antichita di Ercolano Gaultier 1757-1792
Delle antichita di Ercolano, Delle antichita di Ercolano, Gaultier, 1757-1792

Tesoro letterario di Ercolano ossia La reale
Tesoro letterario di Ercolano, ossia, La reale officina dei papiri ercolanesi, Castrucci, Giacomo, 1794-1858, Etching, 1858, Etching, plate 22

Tav IV Storia degli scavi di Ercolano ricomposta su
Tav. IV, Storia degli scavi di Ercolano: ricomposta su documenti superstiti, Ruggiero, Michele, 1811-1900, Engraving, 1885

Pianta terrena del Teatro Storia degli scavi
Pianta terrena del Teatro, Storia degli scavi di Ercolano: ricomposta su documenti superstiti, Leone, E. Ruggiero, Michele, 1811-1900, Solari, G. Engraving, 1885, a fold out plate

Tavola XXI Delle antichita di Ercolano Engraving
Tavola XXI, Delle antichita di Ercolano, Engraving, 1757-1792, Plate 21, located on page 111. Inscribed at lower left, Vanni delin. and inscribed at lower right, Aloja incis

Delle antichita di Ercolano Baiardi Ottavio Antonio
Delle antichita di Ercolano, Baiardi, Ottavio Antonio, 1694-1764, Engraving, 1757-1792, View of illustration on page 243 only; not an overall view of the page

Tavola XXIV Delle antichita di Ercolano Baiardi
Tavola XXIV, Delle antichita di Ercolano, Baiardi, Ottavio Antonio, 1694-1764, Engraving, 1757-1792, Plate 24 on page 125. This is not an overall view of the page

Tavola II 11 Delle antichita di Ercolano Baiardi
Tavola II. 11, Delle antichita di Ercolano, Baiardi, Ottavio Antonio, 1694-1764, Engraving, c. 1757-1792, Plate 2, from volume 2, page 11. This is not an overall view of page 11

Plate 57 detail bottom right Delle antichita
Plate 57 (detail of bottom right), Delle antichita di Ercolano, Baiardi, Ottavio Antonio, 1694-1764, Engraving, c. 1757-1792, This is a detail view of one fours that comprise Plate 57

Fruit Delle antichita di Ercolano Baiardi Ottavio Antonio
Fruit, Delle antichita di Ercolano, Baiardi, Ottavio Antonio, 1694-1764, Engraving, 1757-1792, Plate 11 in volume 2, page 64

141 Tavola XXIII Delle antichita di Ercolano
141, Tavola XXIII, 141, Delle antichita di Ercolano, Aloja, Baiardi, Ottavio Antonio, 1694-1764, Vanni, Engraving, c. 1757-1792, Plate 23 from volume 2, page 141

Plate 57 detail bottom left Delle antichita
Plate 57 (detail of bottom left), Delle antichita di Ercolano, Baiardi, Ottavio Antonio, 1694-1764, Engraving, c. 1757-1792, This is a detail view of one fours that comprise Plate 57

Plate 57 detail top left Delle antichita di
Plate 57 (detail of top left), Delle antichita di Ercolano, Baiardi, Ottavio Antonio, 1694-1764, Engraving, c. 1757-1792, This is a detail view of one fours that comprise Plate 57

Plate 57 detail top right Delle antichita di
Plate 57 (detail of top right), Delle antichita di Ercolano, Baiardi, Ottavio Antonio, 1694-1764, Engraving, c. 1757-1792, This is a detail view of one fours that comprise Plate 57

Tavola XIX Delle antichita di Ercolano Baiardi
Tavola XIX, Delle antichita di Ercolano, Baiardi, Ottavio Antonio, 1694-1764, Engraving, 1757-1792, Plate 19, located on page 101, volume 1. This is not an overall view of page 101

Tavola XXII Delle antichita di Ercolano Baiardi
Tavola XXII, Delle antichita di Ercolano, Baiardi, Ottavio Antonio, 1694-1764, Engraving, 1757-1792, Plate 22 on page 117. This is not an overall view of page 117

Tavola XXIII Delle antichita di Ercolano Baiardi
Tavola XXIII, Delle antichita di Ercolano, Baiardi, Ottavio Antonio, 1694-1764, Engraving, 1757-1792, Plate 23, located on page 121. Inscribed at lower left, Vanni delin

late 19 detail Delle antichita di Ercolano Baiardi
late 19 (detail), Delle antichita di Ercolano, Baiardi, Ottavio Antonio, 1694-1764, Engraving, 1757-1792, Detail of upper left section of plate 19, located on page 101

Delle antichita di Ercolano Carcani Pasquale
Delle antichita di Ercolano, Carcani, Pasquale, 1721-1783, Engraving

Young scholar reading scroll Delle antichita
Young scholar reading a scroll, Delle antichita di Ercolano, Engraving, c. 1757-1792

Plate 55 detail bottom left Delle antichita
Plate 55 (detail of bottom left), Delle antichita di Ercolano, Carcani, Pasquale, 1721-1783, Engraving, c. 1757-1792, Detail view of one of fours which comprise plate 55. From volume 3, page 287

Tavola VIII 52 Delle antichita di Ercolano Baiardi
Tavola VIII. 52, Delle antichita di Ercolano, Baiardi, Ottavio Antonio, 1694-1764, Engraving, c. 1757-1792, Plate 8, from volume 2, page 52

Headpiece page 55 Delle antichita di Ercolano
Headpiece from page 55, Delle antichita di Ercolano, Grado, Filippo de, Vanni, Niccolo, 18th c. Copper engraving, 1757-1792, Engraved head-piece by Filippo de Grado after Niccolo Vanni

Headpiece page 7 Delle antichita di Ercolano
Headpiece from page 7, Delle antichita di Ercolano, Grado, Filippo de, Vanni, Niccolo, 18th c. Copper engraving, 1757-1792, Engraved head-piece by Filippo de Grado after Niccolo Vanni

Entire page 55 Delle antichita di Ercolano Grado
Entire page 55, Delle antichita di Ercolano, Grado, Filippo de, Vanni, Niccolo, 18th c. Letterpress, with copper engravings

Entire page 7 Delle antichita di Ercolano Grado
Entire page 7, Delle antichita di Ercolano, Grado, Filippo de, Vanni, Niccolo, 18th c. Letterpress, with copper engravings, 1757-1792, Engraved head-piece by Filippo de Grado after Niccolo Vanni

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