Fertility Collection (page 7)

Bernard de Jussieu, French botanist (1699-1777) plants a cedar from Lebanon in the garden
LSE4111457 Bernard de Jussieu, French botanist (1699-1777) plants a cedar from Lebanon in the garden of plants in Paris, 1734

Cycladic reclining female figure, name-piece of the Schuster Master, Early Cycladic II, c
2913394 Cycladic reclining female figure, name-piece of the Schuster Master, Early Cycladic II, c.2400 BC (marble) by Schuster Master (fl.c.2400 BC); height: 92.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Cycladic reclining female figure, name-piece of the Schuster Master, Early Cycladic II, c
2913393 Cycladic reclining female figure, name-piece of the Schuster Master, Early Cycladic II, c.2400 BC (marble) by Schuster Master (fl.c.2400 BC); height: 92.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The Jenkins Venus, late 1st - mid 2nd century (marble)
CH433487 The Jenkins Venus, late 1st - mid 2nd century (marble) by Roman; Private Collection; (add.info.: important statue of Medici type after a Hellenistic original of 2nd century BC; Barberini)

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

Female figure, Middle Elamite, c. 1500-1100 BC (ceramic)
5049842 Female figure, Middle Elamite, c.1500-1100 BC (ceramic) by Middle Elamite Period, (c.1500-1000 BC); 17.8 high cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; (add.info.: From Iran)

Middle corinthian cup decorated with sixteen padded dancers or Komasts
AMQ112168 Middle corinthian cup decorated with sixteen padded dancers or Komasts, possibly from Cerveteri, c.600-575 (ceramic) by Greek, (6th century BC); diam: 33 cm; Ashmolean Museum

Minette, 5th daughter of Charles I
SIM63589 Minette, 5th daughter of Charles I by Beaubrun, Charles (1604-92); Private Collection; eJulian Simon Fine Art Ltd; French, out of copyright

Statuette of a nude female, back view, 3rd-2nd century BC (alabaster
XIR286964 Statuette of a nude female, back view, 3rd-2nd century BC (alabaster, rubies & gold) (b/w photo) (see also 286963) by Seleucid; height: 25 cm; Louvre, Paris, France; (add.info.: Ashtart)

The Modern Woman in a Cabbage Field, from Pages Folles, 1910 (colour litho)
CHT236019 The Modern Woman in a Cabbage Field, from Pages Folles, 1910 (colour litho) by Beauvais, Lubin de (fl.1910); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Ceres, goddess of Abundance, 17th century (oil on copper)
CHT163393 Ceres, goddess of Abundance, 17th century (oil on copper) by Brueghel, Jan the Younger (1601-78) (attr. to); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; Flemish

Ms 17 Ceres, from Vie des Femmes Celebres, c. 1505 (vellum)
XIR181960 Ms 17 Ceres, from Vie des Femmes Celebres, c.1505 (vellum) by French School, (16th century); Musee Thomas Dobree, Nantes, France; French, out of copyright

Statuette of a female nude, known also as the great Babylonian goddess Ishtar
XIR346618 Statuette of a female nude, known also as the great Babylonian goddess Ishtar, 3rd-2nd century BC (alabaster, rubies & gold) (see also 289963, 286964) by Seleucid; Heigth: 24.8 cm; Louvre

Svetovid, Slavic deity of war and sun, depicted as a four-faced god with a horn of abundance and bow in a temple. A priest predicts the future by observing the behavior of a white horse

Aztec hieroglyphs depicting the god Cihuacoatl, snake woman and fertility goddess. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Verico from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient

The Emperor of China in a spring ritual called
The Emperor of China with plough and oxen in a spring ritual called the Feast of Agriculture. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon

Hippopotamus goddess Taueret, holding a plait of rolled papyrus which forms
AMQ419847 Hippopotamus goddess Taueret, holding a plait of rolled papyrus which forms the protective hieroglyphic sign, sa, probably Late Period

Double axehead and two figurines from Knossos, late Minoan, c
AMQ419819 Double axehead and two figurines from Knossos, late Minoan, c.1500 BC (terracotta) (see also 133330) by Minoan; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Vase in the Shape of Mother Monkey with Her Young, c. 2255-46 B. C. (travertine and paint)
3740395 Vase in the Shape of Mother Monkey with Her Young, c.2255-46 B.C. (travertine and paint) by Egyptian, Old Kingdom (c.2613-2181 BC); height: 18.6 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Worship of Venus, c. 1635 (oil on canvas)
3588401 Worship of Venus, c.1635 (oil on canvas) by Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640); 195x210 cm; National Museum, Stockholm

River God, 1755 (terracotta)
1272032 River God, 1755 (terracotta) by Caffieri, Jean-Jacques (1725-92); 23x37.5 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, UK; eFitzwilliam Museum; French, out of copyright

House with Spring Blossom Tree on the Foreground (oil on panel)
2651866 House with Spring Blossom Tree on the Foreground (oil on panel) by Studd, Arthur Haythorne (1863-1919); 22.2x15.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The Fairyland of Pharaoh
A page from The Sphere featuring precious relics of the Valley of the Kings. Images include statues of the following: the heretic pharaoh Akhnaton, the husband of Queen Nefertiti; Queen Tii

Roman Art: Artemis of Ephese - Roman sculpture after a Greek original in Ephese
LRI4592535 Roman Art: Artemis of Ephese - Roman sculpture after a Greek original in Ephese - Sculpture of albaster and bronze, 1st century AD - Naples

The Virgin and Child with the infant Saint John the Baptist, Saint Anne and angels
CH419666 The Virgin and Child with the infant Saint John the Baptist, Saint Anne and angels, surrounded by a garland of flowers and fruit (oil on panel) by Brueghel, Jan (1568-1625) & Balen

River God, 1755 (terracotta)
1272028 River God, 1755 (terracotta) by Caffieri, Jean-Jacques (1725-92); 23x37.5 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, UK; eFitzwilliam Museum; French, out of copyright

Freyja, 1920s (litho)
2920295 Freyja, 1920s (litho) by Jones, E. Burne (1833-1898); Private Collection; (add.info.: Teutonic Myth and Legend published by Gresham Publishing Company Limited 1920s E Burne Jones (1833-1898)

Venus reclining with Cupid (engraving)
729170 Venus reclining with Cupid (engraving) by Botticelli, Sandro (1444/5-1510) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Venus reclining with Cupid)

Latona and her Children, Apollo and Diana, c. 1671 (bronze with lacquered patina)
DAY235404 Latona and her Children, Apollo and Diana, c.1671 (bronze with lacquered patina) by Marsy, Gaspard (1624-81); height: 49.3 cm; The Dayton Art Institute, Dayton, Ohio

The Kostionki Venus, from Kostionki, Voronezh region, c. 23, 000 BC (stone)
BOO228302 The Kostionki Venus, from Kostionki, Voronezh region, c.23, 000 BC (stone) by Paleolithic; height: 10 cm; State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia; 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)

Double egg pendant, Igbo-Ukwu, 9th - 10th century (leaded bronze)
DBP412934 Double egg pendant, Igbo-Ukwu, 9th - 10th century (leaded bronze) by Nigerian; height: 22 cm; Private Collection; Photo eDirk Bakker; Nigerian, out of copyright

Project for the pediment of the Castle of Vaux-Le-Vicomte
XIR414666 Project for the pediment of the Castle of Vaux-Le-Vicomte (pen & brown ink & pierre noire & brown wash on beige paper) by Le Brun

Anthropomorphic vase depicting a woman breastfeeding, possibly the goddess Isis
AMQ107043 Anthropomorphic vase depicting a woman breastfeeding, possibly the goddess Isis (painted red ware pottery) by Egyptian; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Egyptian antiquite: detail of a painting on limestone depicting the fertility god Amon
JLJ4588637 Egyptian antiquite: detail of a painting on limestone depicting the fertility god Amon Min (Amon-Min). Luxor, Egyptian Art Museum by Egyptian; Luxor Museum of Ancient Art

A group of Ashanti dolls, Akua ba, in different sizes and styles (wood)
1765079 A group of Ashanti dolls, Akua ba, in different sizes and styles (wood) by Ashanti (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A group of Ashanti dolls, Akua ba)

Aztec Art: representation of Chicomecoatl (called ausi Xilonen)
GIA4789424 Aztec Art: representation of Chicomecoatl (called ausi Xilonen), goddess of the Maid and Fertility. National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico by Aztec; Museo Nacional de Antropologia

The return of Joshua and Caleb with a huge bunch of grapes from the land of Canaan
GIA4772136 The return of Joshua and Caleb with a huge bunch of grapes from the land of Canaan (Promised Land). Chronicle by Johann Stumpff " Den edlen strucen besten fromen", 1550

A greengrocers stall with the Flight Into Egypt beyond (oil on panel)
694497 A greengrocers stall with the Flight Into Egypt beyond (oil on panel) by Beuckelaer or Bueckelaer, Joachim (c.1530-73) (circle of)

River God, 1755 (terracotta)
1272034 River God, 1755 (terracotta) by Caffieri, Jean-Jacques (1725-92); 23x37.5 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, UK; eFitzwilliam Museum; French, out of copyright

The Goddess of the Serpents, from the Palace of Knossos, 1500 B. C (faience)
XIR79288 The Goddess of the Serpents, from the Palace of Knossos, 1500 B.C (faience) by Minoan; Archaeological Museum of Heraklion, Crete, Greece; out of copyright

Flora, c. 1520 (oil on canvas transferred from panel)
BOO73027 Flora, c.1520 (oil on canvas transferred from panel) by Melzi or Melzo, Francesco (1493-1570); 76x63 cm; State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia; Italian, out of copyright

Seated figurine from Antalya, Turkey, Late Neolithic, c. 2000 BC (marble)
AMQ132811 Seated figurine from Antalya, Turkey, Late Neolithic, c.2000 BC (marble) by Neolithic; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; eAshmolean Museum; out of copyright

Statue of Min, frontal view (stone)
AMQ110054 Statue of Min, frontal view (stone) by Egyptian; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; eAshmolean Museum; Egyptian, out of copyright

Father says "protect home industry"(colour litho)
5996106 Father says " protect home industry" (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Father says " protect home industry")

Head of Xilonen, the Goddess of Young Maize, Tenochtitlan, Mexico, 1450 / 1500 (basalt)
3964176 Head of Xilonen, the Goddess of Young Maize, Tenochtitlan, Mexico, 1450/1500 (basalt) by Aztec, (16th century); 32.4x20.3x12.1 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL

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"Fertility: A Celebration of Life and Abundance" In the realm of art, ancient Carthaginian sculptures like the Bust of goddess Tanit remind us of the deep reverence civilizations held for fertility. These masterpieces capture the essence of creation and growth, symbolizing the eternal cycle of life. As we step into modern times, even wrought iron porticos on entrance doors to places like Champagne Louis Roederer in Reims pay homage to this universal concept. They serve as a reminder that fertility is not limited to nature alone but also extends to our endeavors, where innovation and creativity flourish. Throughout history, temples have witnessed miracles associated with fertility. The Miracle Fire igniting within these sacred spaces reminds us that hope springs eternal when it comes to new beginnings and the gift of life. From Phrygian/Roman goddess Cybele's depiction in 1702 artwork to Nordic-Germanic goddess Freyr's representation in line engravings from the 19th century, mythology has long celebrated deities embodying fertility. Their presence serves as a testament to humanity's fascination with abundance and prosperity. In more recent times, institutions like Huddersfield Royal Infirmary have been recognized for their exceptional work in helping couples achieve their dreams of parenthood. Such achievements highlight how science and compassion come together harmoniously in shaping lives. Nature itself showcases its bountiful beauty across continents - from wildflowers adorning fencelines in Texas' vast landscapes to vibrant vineyard rows painting Tuscany's picturesque countryside. These scenes remind us that fertility knows no boundaries; it thrives wherever there is love and nurturing care. Even agricultural events like annual County Shows proudly display cattle representing vitality and fecundity at its finest. These gatherings celebrate not just livestock but also generations-old traditions rooted deeply in rural communities worldwide. Whether it be back roads winding through North America's wheat fields or Texas bluebonnets blooming along white fencelines, the Earth's abundance is a sight to behold.