Greeks Collection (#9)

Amphorisque Grose II.3B, Grose I.2, Aryballe Grose I.1. Glass. Mould (stained glass)
JEB4872379 Amphorisque Grose II.3B, Grose I.2, Aryballe Grose I.1. Glass. Mould (stained glass) - 3rd century BC - Hellenistic period - Rhodes (Greece) - Inventory number 1778-1779-1782

Greece, Chania, CR: transport of oil barrels on a cart pulled and pushed by men in a shopping street, 1908
LUX4764785 Greece, Chania, CR: transport of oil barrels on a cart pulled and pushed by men in a shopping street, 1908; (add.info.: Greece, Chania)

Greece, Chania, CR: the port, boarding of French troops - view of the port
LUX4764805 Greece, Chania, CR: the port, boarding of French troops - view of the port and shuttles to take soldiers to the ship waiting for them offshore, 1909; (add.info.: Greece, Chania)

Greece, Theresso, Crete: military campaign of Crete, French military. The halt of the mules next to a whitewashed
LUX4764280 Greece, Theresso, Crete: military campaign of Crete, French military. The halt of the mules next to a whitewashed chapel, 1908; (add.info.: Greece, Theresso)

Greece, Chania, Crete: Crete's military campaign, international shooting competition
LUX4764243 Greece, Chania, Crete: Crete's military campaign, international shooting competition, the arrival of zaizus in front of the detachments of international armies, Russian, English

Greece, Candie, Heraklion, Heraklion, Heraklion: General view with the harbour in the foreground
LUX4763523 Greece, Candie, Heraklion, Heraklion, Heraklion: General view with the harbour in the foreground and sailing boats sheltered from the old Venetian pier

Greece, Crete, Candia: English sector, port, Venetian fortifications, sailboats and many barrels, 1908
LUX4763079 Greece, Crete, Candia: English sector, port, Venetian fortifications, sailboats and many barrels, 1908; (add.info.: Greece, Crete, Candia: English sector, port, Venetian fortifications)

Greece, Crete, Candia: English sector, archeological site, Knossos Palace, ancient Cretan ruins, 1908
LUX4763028 Greece, Crete, Candia: English sector, archeological site, Knossos Palace, ancient Cretan ruins, 1908; (add.info.: Greece, Crete, Candia: English sector, archeological site)

Ilias Picta: scene of the Iliad of Homer, 5th century AD. J.C. Above: Agamemnon proposes to leave Troy
GIA5033893 Ilias Picta: scene of the Iliad of Homer, 5th century AD. J.C. Above: Agamemnon proposes to leave Troy. Below: Diomedes and Nestor clash with each other (Book IX, vv)

Portrait of ASCLEPIADE De Pruse (124 40E BC) Greek doctor and philosopher - Engraving from 1794 - Milan Biblioteca
XEE5027846 Portrait of ASCLEPIADE De Pruse (124 40E BC) Greek doctor and philosopher - Engraving from 1794 - Milan Biblioteca nazionale Braidense; Biblioteca Nazionale Braidense, Milan, Lombardy

The treasor of the Atrides or tomb of Agamemnon, Mycenes (Greece) - - Photography attributed to Athanasiou Konstantinos
CSO4982939 The treasor of the Atrides or tomb of Agamemnon, Mycenes (Greece) - - Photography attributed to Athanasiou Konstantinos (1845-1898); (add.info)

The odeon (theatre) of Herode Atticus, built in 161, Athens (Greece) - - Photography attributed to Athanasiou
CSO4982836 The odeon (theatre) of Herode Atticus, built in 161, Athens (Greece) - - Photography attributed to Athanasiou Konstantinos (1845-1898); (add.info.: The odeon (theatre) of Herode Atticus

The tower of the winds (Andronicos clock), 1st century BC, Athenes (Greece)
CSO4982758 The tower of the winds (Andronicos clock), 1st century BC, Athenes (Greece) - Photography attributed to Athanasiou Konstantinos (1845-1898); (add.info)

The choregic monument of Lysicrate, raised on the Acropolis in 335-334 BC
CSO4982726 The choregic monument of Lysicrate, raised on the Acropolis in 335-334 BC, Athenes (Greece) - Photography attributed to Athanasiou Konstantinos (1845-1898); (add.info)

General view of the Piree, Athenes (Greece) - - Photography attributed to Athanasiou Konstantinos (1845-1898)
CSO4982611 General view of the Piree, Athenes (Greece) - - Photography attributed to Athanasiou Konstantinos (1845-1898); (add.info.: General view of the Piree)

General view of the Piree, Athenes (Greece) - Photography attributed to Athanasiou Konstantinos (1875-1905), 1845-1898
CSO4982594 General view of the Piree, Athenes (Greece) - Photography attributed to Athanasiou Konstantinos (1875-1905), 1845-1898; (add.info.: General view of the Piree)

View of the city of Athenes, from the hill of the Muses (Greece) - - Photography attributed to Athanasiou Konstantinos
CSO4983040 View of the city of Athenes, from the hill of the Muses (Greece) - - Photography attributed to Athanasiou Konstantinos (1845-1898); (add.info.: View of the city of Athenes)

The temple of Apollo, Corinth (Greece) - - Photography attributed to Athanasiou Konstantinos (1845-1898)
CSO4983019 The temple of Apollo, Corinth (Greece) - - Photography attributed to Athanasiou Konstantinos (1845-1898); (add.info.: The temple of Apollo)

The temple of Zeus, in Nemee (Greece) - - Photography attributed to Athanasiou Konstantinos (1845-1898)
CSO4982966 The temple of Zeus, in Nemee (Greece) - - Photography attributed to Athanasiou Konstantinos (1845-1898); (add.info.: The temple of Zeus)

Walls of the Mycenian enclosure, Tyrinth (Greece) - - Photography attributed to Athanasiou Konstantinos (1845-1898)
CSO4982918 Walls of the Mycenian enclosure, Tyrinth (Greece) - - Photography attributed to Athanasiou Konstantinos (1845-1898); (add.info.: Walls of the Mycenian enclosure)

The Propylees (437-432 BC) of the Acropolis of Athenes (Greece) - - Photography attributed to Athanasiou Konstantinos
CSO4982788 The Propylees (437-432 BC) of the Acropolis of Athenes (Greece) - - Photography attributed to Athanasiou Konstantinos (1845-1898); (add.info)

Disc launcher athlete at the Olympic Games in Athenes (Greece) in 1896. Lithograph from 19th century illustration
NWI4961664 Disc launcher athlete at the Olympic Games in Athenes (Greece) in 1896. Lithograph from 19th century illustration.; (add.info)

Civilization of Antiquity: Bust of Plato (427-348 BC) is a Greek philosopher. Colour engraving
NWI4911385 Civilization of Antiquity: Bust of Plato (427-348 BC) is a Greek philosopher. Colour engraving.; (add.info.: Civilization of Antiquity: Bust of Plato (427-348 BC) is a Greek philosopher

Portrait of Claude Galien (Klaudios Galenos or Claudio Galeno or Claudius Galenus or Galen, v. 131 - v)
NWI4912452 Portrait of Claude Galien (Klaudios Galenos or Claudio Galeno or Claudius Galenus or Galen, v. 131 - v. 201), Greek doctor

Civilization of Antiquity: Map of the Empire of Alexander The Great, 323 BC. Colour engraving of the 19th century
NWI4910220 Civilization of Antiquity: Map of the Empire of Alexander The Great, 323 BC. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Civilization of Antiquity)

Archeology: large ceramic fish dishes from Campania in Southern Italy. Ancient Greece: 4th century BC
JEB4906501 Archeology: large ceramic fish dishes from Campania in Southern Italy. Ancient Greece: 4th century BC. Mediterranean Archeology Museum

The Greek doctor Hippocrates the Great (or Hippocrates of Cos) (around 460 BC-around 370 BC)
NWI4913260 The Greek doctor Hippocrates the Great (or Hippocrates of Cos) (around 460 BC-around 370 BC). Lithograph from 19th century illustration.; (add.info)

Bust of Aristophane (445-380 BC), Greek poet and author of Antiquite. Lithograph from 19th century illustration
NWI4912988 Bust of Aristophane (445-380 BC), Greek poet and author of Antiquite. Lithograph from 19th century illustration.; (add.info.: Bust of Aristophane (445-380 BC)

Greece, La Chania, Chania, CR: The Riviere Officer at Home, 1909 - Piano Bremilx
LUX4765252 Greece, La Chania, Chania, CR: The Riviere Officer at Home, 1909 - Piano Bremilx; (add.info.: Greece, La Chania, Chania, CR: The Riviere Officer at Home)

Greece, La Chania, Chania, CR: The Riviere Officer at Home, 1909 - Piano Bremilx
LUX4765235 Greece, La Chania, Chania, CR: The Riviere Officer at Home, 1909 - Piano Bremilx; (add.info.: Greece, La Chania, Chania, CR: The Riviere Officer at Home)

Greece, Chania, CR: The port with sailing boats and steamboat. Active port, barrel cargo on wharf, 1906
LUX4765170 Greece, Chania, CR: The port with sailing boats and steamboat. Active port, barrel cargo on wharf, 1906; (add.info.: Greece, Chania, CR: The port with sailing boats and steamboat)

Greece, La Chania, Crece: Old quarter, old street pavee a degres bordered by high buildings, 1906
LUX4765060 Greece, La Chania, Crece: Old quarter, old street pavee a degres bordered by high buildings, 1906; (add.info.: Greece, La Chania, Crece: Old quarter)

Greece, Chania, Crete: General view, in the foreground of the horses grazing in the near, 1908
LUX4764950 Greece, Chania, Crete: General view, in the foreground of the horses grazing in the near, 1908; (add.info.: Greece, Chania, Crete: General view)

Greece, Niepili, CR, Niepili: Oriental life scene. The treading of the wheat. Animated scene
LUX4764664 Greece, Niepili, CR, Niepili: Oriental life scene. The treading of the wheat. Animated scene. Pair of oxen, yoke, windmill Cretan, 1908; (add.info.: Greece, Niepili, CR)

Greece, Chania, Crete: Katotiana, animated scene, a blind walking in the street, 1908
LUX4764607 Greece, Chania, Crete: Katotiana, animated scene, a blind walking in the street, 1908; (add.info.: Greece, Chania, Crete: Katotiana, animated scene, a blind walking in the street)

Greece, Chania, Crete: Crete's military campaign, review of the Cretan militia before Zainis, 1908
LUX4764597 Greece, Chania, Crete: Crete's military campaign, review of the Cretan militia before Zainis, 1908; (add.info.: Greece, Chania, Crete: Crete's military campaign)

Greece, Chania, CR: Crete's military campaign, a group of international army officers in ceremonial uniform
LUX4764441 Greece, Chania, CR: Crete's military campaign, a group of international army officers in ceremonial uniform interviewed in a garden, 1908; (add.info.: Greece, Chania)

Greece, Chania, Crete: Crete Military Campaign, Italian National Feast, Games
LUX4764377 Greece, Chania, Crete: Crete Military Campaign, Italian National Feast, Games, Neapolitan Orchestra and Military Disguises as Woman, 1908; (add.info.: Greece, Chania)

Greece, Chania, CR: military campaign of Crete, Italian national party, official stage with Italian flags
LUX4764329 Greece, Chania, CR: military campaign of Crete, Italian national party, official stage with Italian flags and Savoy coat of arms, families of officers, 1908; (add.info.: Greece, Chania)

Greece, Crete: meeting in a Cretan cafe with French soldiers from the 122nd century, at the bottom of barrels
LUX4770706 Greece, Crete: meeting in a Cretan cafe with French soldiers from the 122nd century, at the bottom of barrels, one of which is painted with Dionysus's head, 1905; (add.info.: Greece)

Greece, La Sude, Suda, Crete: The house of the guard post built at the top of the promontory. 1908
LUX4763655 Greece, La Sude, Suda, Crete: The house of the guard post built at the top of the promontory. 1908; (add.info.: Greece, La Sude, Suda)

Greece, La Sude, Suda, CR: Pyrgos. Tent assembly of the French contingent, beam of arms and ruins, 1908
LUX4763611 Greece, La Sude, Suda, CR: Pyrgos. Tent assembly of the French contingent, beam of arms and ruins, 1908; (add.info.: Greece, La Sude, Suda, CR: Pyrgos)

Greece, Crete, La Sude: Italian sector, central bastion, interior view, 1908
LUX4763336 Greece, Crete, La Sude: Italian sector, central bastion, interior view, 1908; (add.info.: Greece, Crete, La Sude: Italian sector, central bastion, interior view)

Greece, Crete: July 1909, return of French soldiers, on deck of a military ship, 1909
LUX4763137 Greece, Crete: July 1909, return of French soldiers, on deck of a military ship, 1909; (add.info.: Greece, Crete: July 1909, return of French soldiers, on deck of a military ship)

Greece, Crete, Candia: general view, part of a panorama, detruit minaret and Turkish houses, 1908
LUX4762975 Greece, Crete, Candia: general view, part of a panorama, detruit minaret and Turkish houses, 1908; (add.info.: Greece, Crete, Candia: general view, part of a panorama)

Greece, Crete, Chania: evacuation of French troops July 24, 1909
LUX4762926 Greece, Crete, Chania: evacuation of French troops July 24, 1909; (add.info.: Greece, Crete, Chania: evacuation of French troops July 24, 1909); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Greece, Crete, Candia: English sector, old quarter shopping street, 1908
LUX4762901 Greece, Crete, Candia: English sector, old quarter shopping street, 1908; (add.info.: Greece, Crete, Candia: English sector, old quarter shopping street, 1908); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Representation de Platon (428 av. JC - 348 av. JC) (detail) - in Cosmographia de Solinus, 14eme siecle
GIA5034933 Representation de Platon (428 av. JC - 348 av. JC) (detail) - in Cosmographia de Solinus, 14eme siecle.; (add.info.: Representation de Platon (428 av. JC - 348 av)

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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.