Mitología Collection

Ganymede with Jupiters eagle, 1814-5 (marble)
5973922 Ganymede with Jupiters eagle, 1814-5 (marble) by Thorvaldsen, Bertel (1770-1844); Pinacoteca Tosio Martinengo, Brescia, Italy; (add.info.: Brescia)

CARTOGRAPHY "French West Africa and Sahara"
6202965 CARTOGRAPHY "French West Africa and Sahara"; (add.info.: CARTOGRAPHY "French West Africa and Sahara". Flag, cartography and view of Tombuctu and an Oasis in the desert)

Statuette of Zeus Aglaus, reassembled and fragmentary and female statuette
LRI741039 Statuette of Zeus Aglaus, reassembled and fragmentary and female statuette, from San Biagio alla Venella (Bernalda MT ) out-of-town sanctuary, votive offering; Museo Archeologico Nazionale

Female statuette reassembled and integrated, from San Biagio alla Venella (Bernalda MT) extra-urban sanctuary
LRI741055 Female statuette reassembled and integrated, from San Biagio alla Venella (Bernalda MT) extra-urban sanctuary; 58x26 cm; Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Metaponto, Bernalda, Matera

Earthenware statue of an enthroned deity, From Paestum, southern urban sanctuary
LRI741054 Earthenware statue of an enthroned deity, From Paestum, southern urban sanctuary; 90 cm; Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Paestum, Parco archeologico di Paestum & Elea-Velia, Capaccio

Historic flag of French West Africa and Sahara inserted in the floral style headboard of an illustrated atlas page
6202984 Historic flag of French West Africa and Sahara inserted in the floral style headboard of an illustrated atlas page; (add.info)

Attic kylix type A with black figures, from Taranto, via Francesco di Palma
LRI741014 Attic kylix type A with black figures, from Taranto, via Francesco di Palma.; diam: 19.3 cm; Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Taranto, Apuglia

Fragmentary slab of a frieze with a procession of worship scene, from Metaponto, urban sanctuary
LRI741053 Fragmentary slab of a frieze with a procession of worship scene, from Metaponto, urban sanctuary; length: 45 cm; Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Metaponto, Bernalda, Matera, Basilicata

Inferno, Canto 17 : The descent into the abyss on Geryons back
GIA745705 Inferno, Canto 17 : The descent into the abyss on Geryons back, illustration from The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, 1885 (digitally coloured engraving) by Dore

Inferno, Canto 26 : The flaming spirits of Ulysses and Diomedes (Diomede)
GIA745695 Inferno, Canto 26 : The flaming spirits of Ulysses and Diomedes (Diomede), illustration from The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, 1885 (digitally coloured engraving) by Dore

Proto-Lucanian volute krater with red figures attributed to the Painter of Carnee (clay & glaze)
LRI741072 Proto-Lucanian volute krater with red figures attributed to the Painter of Carnee (clay & glaze) by Painter of Carnee, (5th-4th century BC); diam: 47 cm; Museo Archeologico Nazionale

Apollo and Marsyas (oil on canvas, 1618. )
LRI4607208 Apollo and Marsyas (oil on canvas, 1618.) by Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri) (1591-1666); Palatine Gallery, Pitti Palace, Florence; (add.info.: Apollo and Marsyas)

Hercules slaying Antaeus, from the Yellow Room, 16th century, detail of 2384746 (fresco)
2384750 Hercules slaying Antaeus, from the Yellow Room, 16th century, detail of 2384746 (fresco) by Italian School, (16th century); Rocca Meli Lupi, Soragna, Parma, Italy; (add.info.: Parma, Soragna)

Acroterial disc with the depiction of Heracles and the lion of Nemea, from Fratte di Salerno, Scigliato district
LRI741093 Acroterial disc with the depiction of Heracles and the lion of Nemea, from Fratte di Salerno, Scigliato district by Greek School, (4th century BC); 78x81 cm; Luisa Ricciarini

Apollino (Young Apollo), detail, c. 1797 (marble)
6343104 Apollino (Young Apollo), detail, c.1797 (marble) by Canova, Antonio (1757-1822); J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, USA; (add.info.: Apollino, 1797 circa, di Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822)

Apollino (Young Apollo), c. 1797 (marble)
6343101 Apollino (Young Apollo), c.1797 (marble) by Canova, Antonio (1757-1822); J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, USA; (add.info.: Apollino, 1797 circa, di Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822)

Palazzina (Small Building), the third room or room of the Aeneid: "Venus, as a huntress
5962691 Palazzina (Small Building), the third room or room of the Aeneid: "Venus, as a huntress, appears to her son Aeneas and his companion Achates on the beach of Libya

Palazzina (Small Building): view of the first room and its frescoes representing episodes from the Iliad
5962667 Palazzina (Small Building): view of the first room and its frescoes representing episodes from the Iliad: "Athena prevents Achilles from drawing his sword against Agamemnon"

Hercules, after slaying bare-handed the Nemean lion, bearing the remains wearing its skin
6336329 Hercules, after slaying bare-handed the Nemean lion, bearing the remains wearing its skin and holding the open mouth of the beast with his right hand, 1473 (bronze) by Bertoldo

Gorgoneion
6263019 Gorgoneion by Etruscan; Museo Claudio Faina, Orvieto, Italy; (add.info.: Orvieto, Museo Faina: Gorgoneion.); Ghigo Roli; out of copyright

Portrait of ideal young divinity, or Youth, II century AD
6255423 Portrait of ideal young divinity, or Youth, II century AD by Roman, (2nd century AD); Palazzo Trinci, Foligno, Umbria

Angels, detail of the Coronation of Mary, 1468-69 (fresco)
6204135 Angels, detail of the Coronation of Mary, 1468-69 (fresco) by Lippi, Filippo (c.1406-69); Duomo, Cathedral of S. Maria Assunta, Spoleto, Italy; (add.info.: Presbytery, apse bowl-shaped vault)

Angels, detail of Coronation of Mary, 1468-69 (fresco)
6204123 Angels, detail of Coronation of Mary, 1468-69 (fresco) by Lippi, Filippo (c.1406-69); Duomo, Cathedral of S. Maria Assunta, Spoleto, Italy; (add.info.: Presbytery, apse bowl-shaped vault)

Saints, detail of Coronation of Mary, 1468-69 (fresco)
6204120 Saints, detail of Coronation of Mary, 1468-69 (fresco) by Lippi, Filippo (c.1406-69); Duomo, Cathedral of S. Maria Assunta, Spoleto, Italy; (add.info.: Presbytery, apse bowl-shaped vault)

Saints and angels, detail of the Coronation of Mary, 1468-69 (fresco)
6204107 Saints and angels, detail of the Coronation of Mary, 1468-69 (fresco) by Lippi, Filippo (c.1406-69); Duomo, Cathedral of S

The Lake of Avernus, Aeneas, the Cumaean Sybil, detail, 1814-15 (oil on canvas)
6200564 The Lake of Avernus, Aeneas, the Cumaean Sybil, detail, 1814-15 (oil on canvas) by Turner, Joseph Mallord William (1775-1851); Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Achilles delivers Briseis to Agamemnons Heralds, 1787-90 (plaster)
6343150 Achilles delivers Briseis to Agamemnons Heralds, 1787-90 (plaster) by Canova, Antonio (1757-1822); Fondazione Cariplo, Milan, Lombardy

Dance of Alcinous Children, 1790-02 (plaster)
6343144 Dance of Alcinous Children, 1790-02 (plaster) by Canova, Antonio (1757-1822); Fondazione Cariplo, Milan, Lombardy, Italy; (add.info.: Danza dei figli di Alcinoo, 1790-2)

Apollino (Young Apollo), c. 1797 (marble)
6343103 Apollino (Young Apollo), c.1797 (marble) by Canova, Antonio (1757-1822); J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, USA; (add.info.: Apollino, 1797 circa, di Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822)

Apollino (Young Apollo), c. 1797 (marble)
6343102 Apollino (Young Apollo), c.1797 (marble) by Canova, Antonio (1757-1822); J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, USA; (add.info.: Apollino, 1797 circa, di Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822)

"Hebe as cupbearer of Jupiters Eagle", 1790 (oil on canvas)
6343073 " Hebe as cupbearer of Jupiters Eagle", 1790 (oil on canvas) by Landi, Gaspare (1756-1830); Pinacoteca Tosio Martinengo, Brescia, Italy; (add.info.: Ebe)

The three Graces, detail of legs and feet, 1812-17 (marble)
6342981 The three Graces, detail of legs and feet, 1812-17 (marble) by Canova, Antonio (1757-1822); State Hermitage Museum, St

Hercules, after slaying bare-handed the Nemean lion, bearing the remains wearing its skin
6336328 Hercules, after slaying bare-handed the Nemean lion, bearing the remains wearing its skin and holding the open mouth of the beast with his right hand, 1473 (bronze) by Bertoldo

Hercules, after slaying bare-handed the Nemean lion, bearing the remains wearing its skin
6336326 Hercules, after slaying bare-handed the Nemean lion, bearing the remains wearing its skin and holding the open mouth of the beast with his right hand, detail, 1473 (bronze) by Bertoldo

Stories of Diana, 1731-33 (fresco)
3928857 Stories of Diana, 1731-33 (fresco) by Valeriani, Giuseppe (d.1761) & Valeriani, Domenico (d.1771); The Hunting Residence of Stupinigi, Turin, Piedmont

Venus of Cannicella, 520-530 BC (marble)
6263013 Venus of Cannicella, 520-530 BC (marble) by Etruscan, (6th century BC); Museo Claudio Faina, Orvieto, Italy; (add.info)

Head of Heracles
6263023 Head of Heracles by Etruscan; Museo Claudio Faina, Orvieto, Italy; (add.info.: Orvieto, Museo Faina: Testa di Ercole.); Ghigo Roli; out of copyright

Call to Hell, detail showing the Antehell, taken from Dantes description, 1500-02 (fresco)
6262769 Call to Hell, detail showing the Antehell, taken from Dantes description, 1500-02 (fresco) by Signorelli, Luca (c.1450-1523); Duomo (Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta), Orvieto, Umbria

Detail of an old man, probably Jupiter, holding a young woman on his thigh, perhaps Dione
6255433 Detail of an old man, probably Jupiter, holding a young woman on his thigh, perhaps Dione by Italian School, (16th century); Palazzo Trinci, Foligno, Umbria, Italy; (add.info.: Foligno)

Stele "Cupid and Psyche", II century AD. (marble)
6255418 Stele " Cupid and Psyche", II century AD. (marble) by Roman, (2nd century AD); Palazzo Trinci, Foligno, Umbria, Italy; (add.info.: Archaelogical Collection Foligno, Palazzo Trinci)

Saints and angels, detail of Coronation of Mary, 1468-69 (fresco)
6204150 Saints and angels, detail of Coronation of Mary, 1468-69 (fresco) by Lippi, Filippo (c.1406-69); Duomo, Cathedral of S

God, detail of Coronation of Mary, 1468-69 (fresco)
6204119 God, detail of Coronation of Mary, 1468-69 (fresco) by Lippi, Filippo (c.1406-69); Duomo, Cathedral of S. Maria Assunta, Spoleto, Italy; (add.info.: Presbytery, apse bowl-shaped vault)

Death of Priam, 1787-90 (plaster)
6343148 Death of Priam, 1787-90 (plaster) by Canova, Antonio (1757-1822); Fondazione Cariplo, Milan, Lombardy, Italy; (add.info.: Morte di Priamo, 1787-90, di Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822)

Dance of Alcinous Children, detail, 1790-02 (plaster)
6343145 Dance of Alcinous Children, detail, 1790-02 (plaster) by Canova, Antonio (1757-1822); Fondazione Cariplo, Milan, Lombardy, Italy; (add.info.: Danza dei figli di Alcinoo, 1790-2)

Flora, detail, 1838-40 (marble)
6343005 Flora, detail, 1838-40 (marble) by Tenerani, Pietro (1789-1869); State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia; (add.info.: Flora, 1838-40, di Pietro Tenerani (1789 - 1869), marmo

The Graces and Cupid, detail of Cupid among the Graces legs, 1820-22 (Carrara marble)
6342993 The Graces and Cupid, detail of Cupid among the Graces legs, 1820-22 (Carrara marble) by Thorvaldsen, Bertel (1770-1844); Thorvaldsens Museum, Copenhagen

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"Exploring the Enchanting World of Mythology: From Ancient Vessels to Timeless Artworks" Dive into the captivating realm of mythology as we unravel its rich tapestry through a collection of extraordinary artifacts and artworks. The Proto-Lucanian volute krater, adorned with intricate red figures attributed to the Painter of Carnee, transports us back in time to ancient Greece, where myths were born. In one corner, Eurybates and Talthybius lead Briseis towards Agamemnon in a stunning fresco from 1757. The emotions captured on their faces tell a story of power dynamics and human drama within the Trojan War. Another fresco depicts Apollo and Marsyas engaged in a musical contest that ultimately leads to tragedy – an oil on canvas masterpiece from 1618. The Yellow Room reveals Hercules slaying Antaeus with incredible detail, showcasing his strength and determination against this formidable opponent. Leda and the Swan mesmerize viewers with their timeless tale of love intertwined with divine intervention. A remarkable acroterial disc showcases Heracles battling the ferocious lion of Nemea, symbolizing courage triumphing over adversity. Meanwhile, Apollino's marble sculpture captures youthful beauty frozen in time; his graceful form evokes admiration for both artistic skill and mythological inspiration. Step inside Palazzina's third room or "room of Aeneid, " where Venus appears before her son Aeneas on Libya's beach as she guides him towards destiny. In another chamber adorned with frescoes inspired by Homer's Iliad, Athena intervenes to prevent Achilles from drawing his sword against Agamemnon – illustrating themes of honor, conflict resolution, and divine intervention. Lastly, witness Hercules' bronze statue proudly bearing the remains wearing Nemean lion skin while gripping its open mouth tightly – an iconic depiction that embodies bravery personified.