Goddesses Collection (page 9)

Queen Mary's Dolls House: The Entrance Hall (b/w photo)
8674091 Queen Mary's Dolls House: The Entrance Hall (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Entrance Hall)

Pulling down the statue of Diana at Ephesus (engraving)
8664114 Pulling down the statue of Diana at Ephesus (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pulling down the statue of Diana at Ephesus)

The Car of Thespis (litho)
8660822 The Car of Thespis (litho) by Rowlandson, George Derville (1861-1930) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Car of Thespis)

Sacrifice of Persian Youths by Themistocles (litho)
8660810 Sacrifice of Persian Youths by Themistocles (litho) by Weatherstone, A.C. (fl.1888-1929); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sacrifice of Persian Youths by Themistocles)

Page from Gamage's General Catalogue (96th edition), c.1927 (litho)
8669949 Page from Gamage's General Catalogue (96th edition), c.1927 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Ancient Greek Female Costume (litho)
8637106 Ancient Greek Female Costume (litho) by Smith, John Moyr (1839-1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: Demeter (Ceres) with double-girded chiton and himation

Ancient Greek Female Costume (litho)
8637083 Ancient Greek Female Costume (litho) by Smith, John Moyr (1839-1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bacchante with crotals, wears single chiton without doubled part, and scarf (mantile)

The Kaiser's Garland: The Writing on the Wall (litho)
8642729 The Kaiser's Garland: The Writing on the Wall (litho) by Sullivan, Edmund Joseph (1869-1933) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Writing on the Wall)

Second Period of Greek Sculpture, About 470-400 BC (engraving)
8644781 Second Period of Greek Sculpture, About 470-400 BC (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Second Period of Greek Sculpture, About 470-400 BC)

Shelley: Prometheus Unbound (litho)
8655241 Shelley: Prometheus Unbound (litho) by Bell, Robert Anning (1863-1933); Private Collection; (add.info.: Prometheus Unbound)

The country folk drew near to wonder at him (colour litho)
8647718 The country folk drew near to wonder at him (colour litho) by Reid, Stephen (1873-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: The country folk drew near to wonder at him)

Mercury, guided by Minerva, bearing Science round the World (engraving)
8649657 Mercury, guided by Minerva, bearing Science round the World (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mercury, guided by Minerva)

William Shakespeare's play: Henry V (colour litho)
8648394 William Shakespeare's play: Henry V (colour litho) by Hammond, Gertrude E. Demain (1862-1952) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: "God for Harry, England, and St George)

Reading the Bible on Sunday afternoon (colour litho)
8642092 Reading the Bible on Sunday afternoon (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Reading the Bible on Sunday afternoon)

Greek Architecture, Roman-Doric and Roman-Ionic Orders, Plans of Temples, Rock Tombs in Asia Minor, etc (engraving)
8644778 Greek Architecture, Roman-Doric and Roman-Ionic Orders, Plans of Temples, Rock Tombs in Asia Minor, etc (engraving) by European School

The Historical Pageant of Bradford, July 1931 (b/w photo)
8652353 The Historical Pageant of Bradford, July 1931 (b/w photo) by Scott, Walter (1878-1947); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration for The Historical Pageant of Bradford, the Souvenir Book)

Faux gilded relief, with Bacchus astride a barrel, surrounded by some dancing cherubs, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting)
8683560 Faux gilded relief, with Bacchus astride a barrel, surrounded by some dancing cherubs, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting) by Boulanger, Jean (1606-c.1680); Palazzo Ducale Estense, Sassuolo

Bacchus reaches Ariadne abandoned by Theseus on the island of Naxos, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting)
8683553 Bacchus reaches Ariadne abandoned by Theseus on the island of Naxos, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting) by Boulanger, Jean (1606-c.1680); Palazzo Ducale Estense, Sassuolo, Emilia Romagna

Bacchus transforms the Bacchantes into trees, guilty of having cut Orpheus corpse into pieces
8683542 Bacchus transforms the Bacchantes into trees, guilty of having cut Orpheus corpse into pieces, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting) by Boulanger, Jean (1606-c.1680); Palazzo Ducale Estense

Ceiling of the hall with the Bologna Quarters, Hall of the Guards, Este Ducal Palace, Sassuolo, Italy
8683538 Ceiling of the hall with the Bologna Quarters, Hall of the Guards, Este Ducal Palace, Sassuolo, Italy by Colonna, Angelo Michele (1604-1687); Palazzo Ducale Estense, Sassuolo, Emilia Romagna

Wedding Banquet. On the clouds Bacchus, Ariadne and Venus with a figure pouring wine are seated at a round table
8683576 Wedding Banquet. On the clouds Bacchus, Ariadne and Venus with a figure pouring wine are seated at a round table. The other gods watch from afar

one of the forty-one panels with scenes, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting)
8683547 one of the forty-one panels with scenes, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting) by Boulanger, Jean (1606-c.1680); Palazzo Ducale Estense, Sassuolo, Emilia Romagna, Italy; (add.info.: Sassuolo)

Ceiling of the hall with the Bologna Quarters, Hall of the Guards, Este Ducal Palace, Sassuolo, Italy
8683534 Ceiling of the hall with the Bologna Quarters, Hall of the Guards, Este Ducal Palace, Sassuolo, Italy by Colonna, Angelo Michele (1604-1687); Palazzo Ducale Estense, Sassuolo, Emilia Romagna

Ceiling of the hall with the Bologna Quarters, Hall of the Guards, Este Ducal Palace, Sassuolo, Italy
8683533 Ceiling of the hall with the Bologna Quarters, Hall of the Guards, Este Ducal Palace, Sassuolo, Italy by Colonna, Angelo Michele (1604-1687); Palazzo Ducale Estense, Sassuolo, Emilia Romagna

One of the forty-one panels with scenes which narrate the events of Bacchus, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting)
8683586 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

One of the forty-one panels with scenes which narrate the events of Bacchus, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting)
8683585 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

Pirates find Bacchus, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting)
8683577 Pirates find Bacchus, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting) by Boulanger, Jean (1606-c.1680); Palazzo Ducale Estense, Sassuolo, Emilia Romagna, Italy; (add.info.: Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace)

Butterfield dial for latitude 50 degrees, in its case, seen from the reverse. Silver instrument, 1700-20 (silver)
MMM5474073 Butterfield dial for latitude 50 degrees, in its case, seen from the reverse. Silver instrument, 1700-20 (silver) by Rowley, John (1668-1728); National Maritime Museum, London

Diptych sundial (closed), for latitude 42 degrees. Ivory instrument, mid-17th century, by Thomas Ducher (?) (ivory)
MMM5474011 Diptych sundial (closed), for latitude 42 degrees. Ivory instrument, mid-17th century, by Thomas Ducher (?) (ivory); National Maritime Museum, London

Remains of the Macellum of Pozzuoli, southern Italy, rom The Universe or, The Infinitely Great
7125184 Remains of the Macellum of Pozzuoli, southern Italy, rom The Universe or, The Infinitely Great and the Infinitely Little, published 1882; (add.info.: Pozzuoli); Photo © Ken Welsh

Head of Zeus Amun, greco roman period, 332 BC-395 AD, marble, Egyptian Museum, Cairo, Egypt
7058345 Head of Zeus Amun, greco roman period, 332 BC-395 AD, marble, Egyptian Museum, Cairo, Egypt; Egyptian National Museum, Cairo, Egypt; Photo © Stefano Baldini

Block statue of Hetep, 12th dynasty, reign of Amenemhat I, from Saqqara, limestone, Egyptian Museum, Cairo, Egypt
7058339 Block statue of Hetep, 12th dynasty, reign of Amenemhat I, from Saqqara, limestone, Egyptian Museum, Cairo, Egypt; Egyptian National Museum, Cairo, Egypt; Photo © Stefano Baldini

Statue of Aphrodite in a crouching position with a dolphin, Boncompagni Ludovisi collection, National Roman Museum
6384485 Statue of Aphrodite in a crouching position with a dolphin, Boncompagni Ludovisi collection, National Roman Museum, Palazzo Altemps, Rome, Italy; Museo Nazionale Romano, Palazzo Altemps

Statue of Dionysus, Boncompagni Ludovisi collection, carrara marble, National Roman Museum, Palazzo Altemps, Rome
6384470 Statue of Dionysus, Boncompagni Ludovisi collection, carrara marble, National Roman Museum, Palazzo Altemps, Rome, Italy; Museo Nazionale Romano, Palazzo Altemps, Rome

Aphrodite of Cnidos, Ludovisi collection, National Roman Museum, Palazzo Altemps, Rome, Italy
6384458 Aphrodite of Cnidos, Ludovisi collection, National Roman Museum, Palazzo Altemps, Rome, Italy; Museo Nazionale Romano, Palazzo Altemps, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Aphrodite of Cnidos)

Funerary monument, tomb of Rabiri, relief of priestess of Isis and deceased, 40 BC, from via Appia (sculpture)
6384306 Funerary monument, tomb of Rabiri, relief of priestess of Isis and deceased, 40 BC, from via Appia (sculpture); Palazzo Massimo alle Terme & Museum, Rome, Lazio

Large relief of Mithras, end of 2nd century AD, marble, National Roman Museum at the Baths of Diocletian, Rome, Italy
6384409 Large relief of Mithras, end of 2nd century AD, marble, National Roman Museum at the Baths of Diocletian, Rome, Italy; Museo Nazionale Romano, Terme di Diocleziano, Rome

Head of Apollo, Hadrian period, marble, National Roman Museum at the Baths of Diocletian, Rome, Italy
6384403 Head of Apollo, Hadrian period, marble, National Roman Museum at the Baths of Diocletian, Rome, Italy; Museo Nazionale Romano, Terme di Diocleziano, Rome, Italy; Photo © Stefano Baldini

Head of Zeus, roman copy of an original by Phidias, marble, National Roman Museum at the Baths of Diocletian, Rome
6384395 Head of Zeus, roman copy of an original by Phidias, marble, National Roman Museum at the Baths of Diocletian, Rome, Italy; Museo Nazionale Romano, Terme di Diocleziano, Rome

Statue of Silvanus, marble, National Roman Museum at the Baths of Diocletian, Rome, Italy
6384391 Statue of Silvanus, marble, National Roman Museum at the Baths of Diocletian, Rome, Italy; Museo Nazionale Romano, Terme di Diocleziano, Rome, Italy; Photo © Stefano Baldini

Group of Mars and Venus, 170 AD circa, marble, National Roman Museum at the Baths of Diocletian, Rome, Italy
6384386 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

Floor mosaic dating to the 1st century BC depicting Nike, from a roman villa near via Ruffinella in Rome (mosaic)
6384360 Floor mosaic dating to the 1st century BC depicting Nike, from a roman villa near via Ruffinella in Rome (mosaic); Palazzo Massimo alle Terme & Museum, Rome, Lazio

Roman floor mosaic depicting the struggle between Dionysus and the Indians, from the Villa de Ruffinella, Tusculum
6384359 Roman floor mosaic depicting the struggle between Dionysus and the Indians, from the Villa de Ruffinella, Tusculum, 4th century AD (mosaic); Museo Nazionale Romano

Drunken Silenus (mosaic)
6384192 Drunken Silenus (mosaic); Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples, Campania, Italy; (add.info.: Drunken silenus, Sileno ebbro); Photo © Stefano Baldini

Latitude 46 degree sundial, with magnetic compass, 16th century (gold)
MMM5470214 Latitude 46 degree sundial, with magnetic compass, 16th century (gold); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Latitude 46 degree sundial, with magnetic compass)

Magnetic compass dial for latitude 52 degrees, c.1910-1920 (copper and cardboard)
MMM5469103 Magnetic compass dial for latitude 52 degrees, c.1910-1920 (copper and cardboard); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Magnetic compass dial for latitude 52 degrees)

Augsburg compass (Germany) and its 10-degree latitude dial, with its lid including an engraved plate
MMM5469066 Augsburg compass (Germany) and its 10-degree latitude dial, with its lid including an engraved plate, c.1750 (copper and glass compass); National Maritime Museum, London

Diyptic dial, for latitude 0-90 degrees, with engraved table and the position of some European cities
MMM5469039 Diyptic dial, for latitude 0-90 degrees, with engraved table and the position of some European cities, 1556 (ivory and copper); National Maritime Museum, London

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Goddesses, the divine embodiments of power and grace, have been revered across cultures and throughout history. From the statues of Krishna and Rada at Bhaktivedanta Manor temple in Watford, Hertfordshire to the goddess Isis depicted on the double doors of Tutankhamun's tomb in Thebes, Egypt, their presence is felt far and wide. In a Roman mosaic or within Mazu sea goddess' shrine at Thian Hock Keng Taoist temple in Singapore, these celestial beings captivate worshippers with their ethereal beauty. Serket stands tall as she protects the canopic chest in Tutankhamun's tomb while winged scarab pectoral showcases Isis and Nephthys guarding ancient treasures. The North serpent goddess flanks a sacred eye pectoral symbolizing protection and wisdom. Religious pictures displayed at cattle fairs near Dechhu remind us of how these deities are still venerated today. Initiation rites dedicated to Dionysus come alive through frescoes from Villa Dei Mysteri, revealing mystical secrets held by ancient cults. White Tara gazes serenely from a Tibetan thanka painting housed within Shedub Choekhor Ling Monastery atop Mont Saleve in Haute-Savoie. And let us not forget the Roman mosaic depicting the Muses who inspire creativity for generations to come. Among them stand three powerful Greek goddesses - Hestia, Dione, and Aphrodite - adorning an East Pediment with their grace and influence. These glimpses into various cultures showcase our enduring fascination with goddesses; they embody strength, love, wisdom – qualities that transcend time and place. In temples or tombs, mosaics or paintings – wherever we encounter them – these divine figures continue to enchant us with their eternal allure.