Greeks Collection (#8)

Egyptian tomb wall painting
3119070 Egyptian tomb wall painting; (add.info.: Egyptian tomb wall painting from Thebes, Luxor. Dated 11th Century BC.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) Irish playwright, novelist, poet
537587 Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) Irish playwright, novelist, poet; (add.info.: Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) Irish playwright, novelist, poet and wit, left England to tour America.Cartoon from Punch London

St Margaret of Antioch (Greek - St Marina) 3rd century virgin martyr, standing on Devil in form of dragon
535079 St Margaret of Antioch (Greek - St Marina) 3rd century virgin martyr, standing on Devil in form of dragon. 19th century (french woodcut); Universal History Archive/UIG

Portrait of the mathematician Euclide, 18th century (engraving)
539140 Portrait of the mathematician Euclide, 18th century (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG

Spouted bowl, circa 2700 BC -2200 BC (ceramic, pigment)
7310022 Spouted bowl, circa 2700 BC -2200 BC (ceramic, pigment); 8.5 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; (add.info.: Display: ceramic, pigment); © Ashmolean Museum

Sherd, -600 BC (ceramic)
7310003 Sherd, -600 BC (ceramic); 5.5 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; (add.info.: Display: ceramic, Material: ceramic); © Ashmolean Museum

Replica figurine of a Snake Goddess, 1903-06 (ceramic, pigment)
7309944 Replica figurine of a Snake Goddess, 1903-06 (ceramic, pigment); 32.5 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; (add.info.: Display: ceramic, pigment); © Ashmolean Museum

Bacchus makes his triumphal entry into Thebes, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting)
8683557 Bacchus makes his triumphal entry into Thebes, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting) by Boulanger, Jean (1606-c.1680); Palazzo Ducale Estense, Sassuolo, Emilia Romagna, Italy; (add.info.: Sassuolo)

Aeneas Rescuing Anchises from Burning Troy, 1605-20 (oil on panel)
5860619 Aeneas Rescuing Anchises from Burning Troy, 1605-20 (oil on panel) by Steenwijck, Hendrick van, the younger (c.1580-1649); 22.6--31.5 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL

Greek art: dance scene. Kylix on ceramic from the 6th century BC, archaic period
AIS5389859 Greek art: dance scene. Kylix on ceramic from the 6th century BC, archaic period.; Museo Nazionale Etrusco, Villa Giulia, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Plate, 6th century BC
AIS5389812 Plate, 6th century BC.; (add.info.: Plate representing a man delivering another character of branches (of palm tree?) Realized by the painter Epiktetos (6th century BC). Paris

Frontispiece of a piece by Aristophane (445-380 BC.), Greek poet and author. Edition printed in Leyden, 1624
AIS5351210 Frontispiece of a piece by Aristophane (445-380 BC.), Greek poet and author. Edition printed in Leyden, 1624.; © Iberfoto

Ancient musical instruments and masks. A Greek barbiton or harp (1), a mask of Hercules furens of Euripides (2)
FLO4593644 Ancient musical instruments and masks. A Greek barbiton or harp (1), a mask of Hercules furens of Euripides (2), a mask of Thai from Terence's play of the Eunochs (3)

Greek Independence War: The Battle of Navarin by Charles X (1757-1836), October 20, 1827
DUV4205467 Greek Independence War: The Battle of Navarin by Charles X (1757-1836), October 20, 1827. It took place in Navarin Bay (Pylos)

Old fisherman, known as Seneque dying (marble and alabaster)
YOU4418975 Old fisherman, known as Seneque dying (marble and alabaster); Louvre, Paris, France; (add.info.: Old fisherman, known as Seneque dying, sculpture in marble and albaster)

Farnese Bull Group Dirce, wife of Lycos, is attached by Amphion and Zethos to a bull in order to take revenge for
BEN5480476 Farnese Bull Group Dirce, wife of Lycos, is attached by Amphion and Zethos to a bull in order to take revenge for the outrage suffered by their mother Antiope

Farnese Bull Group Dirce, wife of Lycos, is attached by Amphion and Zethos to a bull in order to take revenge for
BEN5480465 Farnese Bull Group Dirce, wife of Lycos, is attached by Amphion and Zethos to a bull in order to take revenge for the outrage suffered by their mother Antiope

Extended woman Marble sculpture of the Pergamon school with dedication to the Acropolis of Athens. 200 BC
BEN5475200 Extended woman Marble sculpture of the Pergamon school with dedication to the Acropolis of Athens. 200 BC. Naples, Museo Nazionale Archeologico; Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples

Map of the island of Santorini (Greece), 1420 (parchment)
MMM5474136 Map of the island of Santorini (Greece), 1420 (parchment) by Buondelmonti, Cristoforo (1385-1430); National Maritime Museum, London

Female bust. Aquamarine relief. Size: 2.6 x 1.7 cm. (No. 949, Inv.26794) Museo Nazionale Archeologico, Naples. 579
BEN5474892 Female bust. Aquamarine relief. Size: 2.6 x 1.7 cm. (No. 949, Inv.26794) Museo Nazionale Archeologico, Naples. 579; Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples, Campania

Two young girls running and dancing. Bas relief from the temple of Heraion del Silaro in Paestum, Italy. 510 BC
BEN5472910 Two young girls running and dancing. Bas relief from the temple of Heraion del Silaro in Paestum, Italy. 510 BC. Dimensions: 85 x 71.6 cm. 417; Photo © Raffaello Bencini

The death of Talos (Greek mythology giant). Left side detail. Red and white figure crater
BEN5473797 The death of Talos (Greek mythology giant). Left side detail. Red and white figure crater. Greek ceramic decorated by the painter from Talos (Inv.1501), 400-390 BC. Height: 75 cm

Scenes from within the Royal Small Arms Factory in Enfield Lock
5307860 Scenes from within the Royal Small Arms Factory in Enfield Lock.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting scenes from within the Royal Small Arms Factory in Enfield Lock, Middlesex)

Greek ceramic: Nike (personification of Victory). Lekame adorned by the painter from Lipari, 4th BC. Size: 21.5 cm
BEN5472464 Greek ceramic: Nike (personification of Victory). Lekame adorned by the painter from Lipari, 4th BC. Size: 21.5 cm. Museo Eoliano, Lipari.; Photo © Raffaello Bencini

Greek ceramic: Nike (personification of Victory). View from below. Lekame adorned by the painter from Lipari, 4th BC
BEN5472428 Greek ceramic: Nike (personification of Victory). View from below. Lekame adorned by the painter from Lipari, 4th BC. Size: 21.5 cm. Museo Eoliano, Lipari.; Photo © Raffaello Bencini

Pedanius Dioscorides: physician, pharmacologist and botanist, the author of De Materia Medica a 5 volume Pharmacopoeia
5669034 Pedanius Dioscorides: physician, pharmacologist and botanist, the author of De Materia Medica a 5 volume Pharmacopoeia; (add.info)

Portrait de Bias de Priene (495-429 avant JC) philosophe avocat et homme d'etat grec - Gravure vers 1830
FGL5486618 Portrait de Bias de Priene (495-429 avant JC) philosophe avocat et homme d'etat grec - Gravure vers 1830 ©Fototeca Gilardi/Leemage; Fototeca Gilardi

Portrait de Periandre tyran de Corinthe (7eme-6eme siecle avant JC) Gravure vers 1830 ©Fototeca Gilardi/Leemage
FGL5486603 Portrait de Periandre tyran de Corinthe (7eme-6eme siecle avant JC) Gravure vers 1830 ©Fototeca Gilardi/Leemage; Fototeca Gilardi

Artist's impression of Athens restored, 1887
7125137 Artist's impression of Athens restored, 1887; (add.info.: Artist's impression of Athens restored. From A Popular History of Greece, published 1887. Athens); Photo © Ken Welsh

Reception of an Olympian victor at Athens, Greece, 1887
7125135 Reception of an Olympian victor at Athens, Greece, 1887; (add.info.: Reception of an Olympian victor at Athens, Greece. A Popular History of Greece, published 1887.); Photo © Ken Welsh

Flemis tapestry. Series The History of Thebe (De geschiedenis van Thebe-La Historia de Tebas)
7208912 Flemis tapestry. Series The History of Thebe (De geschiedenis van Thebe-La Historia de Tebas): Tidio and Polyneses (Tideus en Polineikes, Tidio y Polineces). Ca 1490-1500

Flemis tapestry. Series The History of Thebe (De geschiedenis van Thebe-La Historia de Tebas)
7208908 Flemis tapestry. Series The History of Thebe (De geschiedenis van Thebe-La Historia de Tebas): Tidio and Polyneses (Tideus en Polineikes, Tidio y Polineces). Ca 1490-1500

A battle scene from the Rammeseum at Thebes. This slab is in the hypostyle or "Hall of the Presence"
6867220 A battle scene from the Rammeseum at Thebes. This slab is in the hypostyle or "Hall of the Presence" and it represents the capture of a city by Rameses II

Pompey's escape from the Battle of Pharsalus, 48BC
7177204 Pompey's escape from the Battle of Pharsalus, 48BC.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Pompey's escape from the Battle of Pharsalus, 48BC)

A siege tower at The Siege of Athens and Piraeus, 87-86 BC
7177184 A siege tower at The Siege of Athens and Piraeus, 87-86 BC.; Private Collection; (add.info.: A siege tower at The Siege of Athens and Piraeus, 87-86 BC)

Statue of Asclepius, ancient Greek God of Medicine
7177150 Statue of Asclepius, ancient Greek God of Medicine.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Statue of Asclepius, ancient Greek God of Medicine)

Ancient history sites Greece and Italy, 18th century (print)
7315194 Ancient history sites Greece and Italy, 18th century (print); Private Collection; (add.info.: 18th century map of Italy and Greece showing major sites of ancient history)

Amalia of Oldenburg, Queen of Greece, 19th century (print)
7315153 Amalia of Oldenburg, Queen of Greece, 19th century (print); Private Collection; (add.info.: Amalia of Oldenburg, 1818-1875, Bavarian born Queen of Greece, wife of King Otto of Greece)

Temple of Karnak, 1909 (print)
7293037 Temple of Karnak, 1909 (print); (add.info.: Geography. Egypt. The temple of Karnak, Thebes. Illustration, Egypt, 1909.); Photo: © Archives Charmet

Three Men, 17th century (Chalk, Pencil)
7261622 Three Men, 17th century (Chalk, Pencil); 50.35x67.9 cm; Maidstone Museum and Art Gallery, Kent, UK; (add.info.: Three men in classical dress, two of the men are gesturing to each other)

View of Greece: Acropolis to Athenes. Engraving of APPERT, 19th century after the Daguerrian photographic excursions
JEB4834111 View of Greece: Acropolis to Athenes. Engraving of APPERT, 19th century after the Daguerrian photographic excursions. In " Most Remarkable Views and Monuments of the Universe"

An archeologist drawing the excavations by Heinrich Schliemann (1822-1890)
NWI4953192 An archeologist drawing the excavations by Heinrich Schliemann (1822-1890) of the south-east gate of the site of Troy (Greece), circa 1890

Ancient Olympic Games, running events, 1885 (engraving)
ELD4932770 Ancient Olympic Games, running events, 1885 (engraving); (add.info.: Ancient Greece: Ancient Olympic Games, running events Engraving from "History of the world" by Ridpath 1885)

Sciences: eolipyle, steam machine, as it was drawn by Heron of Alexandria or Heron The Elder
NWI4947793 Sciences: eolipyle, steam machine, as it was drawn by Heron of Alexandria or Heron The Elder, Greek engineer and mathematician of the 1st century BC

Egyptian tomb wall painting
3119460 Egyptian tomb wall painting; (add.info.: Egyptian tomb wall painting from Thebes, Luxor. Dated 11th Century BC.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Egyptian tomb wall painting
3119287 Egyptian tomb wall painting; (add.info.: Egyptian tomb wall painting from Thebes, Luxor. Dated 11th Century BC.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Map of the peninsula of the Balkans, (Bosnia, Serbia, Moldova, Hungary, Montenegro, Bulgaria, Romania)
NWI4871491 Map of the peninsula of the Balkans, (Bosnia, Serbia, Moldova, Hungary, Montenegro, Bulgaria, Romania, Greece and Turkey), circa 1870

Portulan of the Mediterranean Sea and its coasts (Africa, Barbary, Europe, Middle East)
JEB4874759 Portulan of the Mediterranean Sea and its coasts (Africa, Barbary, Europe, Middle East). Nautical chart by Joan Oliva on parchment, 1593 preserved at the Municipal Library of Marseille

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"Greeks: Unveiling the Rich Tapestry of Ancient Greece" Step into the realm of ancient Greece, where history and mythology intertwine to create a captivating narrative. From the majestic Acropolis in Athens to the iconic Parthenon, every corner of this land whispers tales of valor and intellect. In 1787, "The Death of Socrates" immortalized one of history's greatest philosophers, showcasing his unwavering commitment to truth. Leonidas I, the revered King of Sparta who died in 480 BC, stands tall in a monumental tribute that echoes his legendary bravery at Thermopylae. Journeying further into Attica reveals the Tholos of Athena Pronaia—a remarkable sanctuary that exudes divine beauty. The Battle of Salamis comes alive as we envision Greek ships fiercely clashing against Persian forces, forever etching their triumph into our collective memory. Phaistos Disc—an enigmatic artifact from XV century BC Phaistos—unleashes mysteries waiting to be unraveled. Meanwhile, Daphni Monastery's Christ Pantocrator radiates spiritual serenity amidst lush surroundings. Witness how Surgeon William Maillard earned his Victoria Cross during Candia's turmoil through an awe-inspiring lithograph. Ares and Aphrodite grace us with their presence through timeless Greek artistry—symbolizing war and love entwined within humanity's essence. Delve deeper into Crete's mythical past as you gaze upon a restored Taureador Fresco from Knossos Palace—the very heartland where Minos reigned supreme. Maps meticulously outline Knossos' architectural marvels surrounding its grand palace—a testament to Minoan civilization’s ingenuity. As we explore these fragments from antiquity, let us celebrate Greeks for their indomitable spirit that shaped Western civilization. Their legacy endures through centuries—inspiring generations with wisdom and artistic brilliance.