Myths Collection (#7)

Attic black-figure pottery cup depicting a mythological scene, 490 BC - 460 BC (pottery)
7309982 Attic black-figure pottery cup depicting a mythological scene, 490 BC - 460 BC (pottery, with painted and incised decoration); 15 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Aeneas with Anchises and Ascanio, 1726, statue by Francesco Baratta (1600-1666), Pi... 2023 (photo)
8858670 Aeneas with Anchises and Ascanio, 1726, statue by Francesco Baratta (1600-1666), Pi... 2023 (photo) by Baratta, Francesco (c.1590-1666); (add.info.: Aeneas with Anchises and Ascanio, 1726)

Florence, Italy - Circa June 2021: Flying Mercury by Giambologna, 1580. This is his... 2021 (photo)
8856890 Florence, Italy - Circa June 2021: Flying Mercury by Giambologna, 1580. This is his... 2021 (photo) by Giambologna (Giovanni da Bologna), (1529-1608); Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence

Florence, Italy - circa July 2021. Sensual naked woman statue. Beauty figure made of stone, 2021 (photo)
8856887 Florence, Italy - circa July 2021. Sensual naked woman statue. Beauty figure made of stone, 2021 (photo) by Ammannati, Bartolomeo (1511-92); Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence, Tuscany

Florence, Italy - circa July 2021. Sensual naked woman statue. Beauty figure made of stone, 2021 (photo)
8856880 Florence, Italy - circa July 2021. Sensual naked woman statue. Beauty figure made of stone, 2021 (photo) by Ammannati, Bartolomeo (1511-92); Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence, Tuscany

MILAN, ITALY - JUNE 2020: the Cupid Triumphant - by Bertel Thorvaldsen, antique statue in marble (1822), 2019 (photo)
8856836 MILAN, ITALY - JUNE 2020: the Cupid Triumphant - by Bertel Thorvaldsen, antique statue in marble (1822), 2019 (photo) by Thorvaldsen, Bertel (1770-1844); (add.info.: MILAN)

MILAN, ITALY - CIRCA JUNE 2020: Antonio Canova?s statue The Three Graces (Le tre Gr... 2019 (photo)
8856729 MILAN, ITALY - CIRCA JUNE 2020: Antonio Canova?s statue The Three Graces (Le tre Gr... 2019 (photo) by Canova, Antonio (1757-1822); (add.info.: MILAN, ITALY - CIRCA JUNE 2020: Antonio Canova)

Milan, Italy - June 2020: Bertel Thorvaldsen?s statue The Three Graces. Neoclassica... 2019 (photo)
8856723 Milan, Italy - June 2020: Bertel Thorvaldsen?s statue The Three Graces. Neoclassica... 2019 (photo) by Canova, Antonio (1757-1822); (add.info.: Milan, Italy - June 2020: Bertel Thorvaldsen)

MILAN, ITALY - CIRCA JUNE 2020: Antonio Canova?s statue The Three Graces (Le tre Gr... 2019 (photo)
8856706 MILAN, ITALY - CIRCA JUNE 2020: Antonio Canova?s statue The Three Graces (Le tre Gr... 2019 (photo) by Canova, Antonio (1757-1822); (add.info.: MILAN, ITALY - CIRCA JUNE 2020: Antonio Canova)

MILAN, ITALY - June 2020: the ancient sculpture Apollo Crowing Himself - 1782 - Ant... 2019 (photo)
8856677 MILAN, ITALY - June 2020: the ancient sculpture Apollo Crowing Himself - 1782 - Ant... 2019 (photo) by Canova, Antonio (1757-1822); (add.info.: MILAN)

Venus Felix statue, 2nd century (marble)
3914202 Venus Felix statue, 2nd century (marble); Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; Photo © Stefano Baldini

Venus Felix statue, 2nd century (marble)
3914201 Venus Felix statue, 2nd century (marble); Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; Photo © Stefano Baldini

Neptune (sculpture)
8683594 Neptune (sculpture) by Raggi, Antonio (1624-86); Palazzo Ducale Estense, Sassuolo, Emilia Romagna, Italy; (add.info.: Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace: "Neptune")

Bacchus, with his old nurses and a satyr, asks Medea leaning against a column to rejuvenate the women
8683581 Bacchus, with his old nurses and a satyr, asks Medea leaning against a column to rejuvenate the women, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting) by Boulanger

Bacchus transforms the pirates into dolphins, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting)
8683578 Bacchus transforms the pirates into dolphins, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting) by Boulanger, Jean (1606-c.1680); Palazzo Ducale Estense, Sassuolo, Emilia Romagna, Italy; (add.info.: Sassuolo)

Bacchus and the Secret of Wine, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting)
8683575 Bacchus and the Secret of Wine, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting) by Boulanger, Jean (1606-c.1680); Palazzo Ducale Estense, Sassuolo, Emilia Romagna, Italy; (add.info.: Sassuolo)

Pirates find Bacchus, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting)
8683574 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)

Vine shoots, grapes, flowers and birds, detail, 1650 - 52 (wall tempera painting)
8683573 Vine shoots, grapes, flowers and birds, detail, 1650 - 52 (wall tempera painting) by Boulanger, Jean (1606-c.1680); Palazzo Ducale Estense, Sassuolo, Emilia Romagna

Wine shoots, grapes, flowers and a squirrel, detail, 1650 - 52 (wall tempera painting)
8683572 Wine shoots, grapes, flowers and a squirrel, detail, 1650 - 52 (wall tempera painting) by Boulanger, Jean (1606-c.1680); Palazzo Ducale Estense, Sassuolo, Emilia Romagna

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)

Bacchus fighting with the snake sent to him by Juno, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting)
8683556 Bacchus fighting with the snake sent to him by Juno, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting) by Boulanger, Jean (1606-c.1680); Palazzo Ducale Estense, Sassuolo, Emilia Romagna

Bacchus with the architects planning the construction of Nisa, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting)
8683548 Bacchus with the architects planning the construction of Nisa, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting) by Boulanger, Jean (1606-c.1680); Palazzo Ducale Estense, Sassuolo, Emilia Romagna

The death of Priam by the hand of Pyrrhus, , 14th century (fresco)
8683312 The death of Priam by the hand of Pyrrhus, , 14th century (fresco) by Bindoccio, Cristoforo di & Piero, Meo di (14th century)

Statue of Dionysos with satyr
7287196 Statue of Dionysos with satyr; Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; (add.info.: Statue of Dionysos with satyr, dated 2nd century AD)

Statue of Dionysos with satyr
7287194 Statue of Dionysos with satyr; Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; (add.info.: Statue of Dionysos with satyr, dated 2nd century AD)

Statue of Athena
7287191 Statue of Athena; Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; (add.info.: Statue of Athena, first half of the second century AD. Copy of the Artemis sculpted by praxyteles around 330-332 BC)

The Fall of the Giants (Titans) (North Wall), detail
BEN5462549 The Fall of the Giants (Titans) (North Wall), detail by Romano, Giulio (1492-1546); Palazzo del Te, Mantua, Italy; (add.info)

Statue of Athena
7287210 Statue of Athena.; Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; (add.info.: Statue of Athena. Roman sculture dating on the 1st century AD. Copy of 3 rd century BC Hellenistic original)

Bust of Ocean
7287248 Bust of Ocean; Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; (add.info.: Bust of Ocean. End of the 2nd century AD. Vatican Museum, Chiaramonti museum, Rome, Italy); © Frank Buffetrille

Statue of Aphrodite, Boncompagni Ludovisi collection, greek island marble, National Roman Museum, Palazzo Altemps
6384483 Statue of Aphrodite, Boncompagni Ludovisi collection, greek island marble, National Roman Museum, Palazzo Altemps, Rome, Italy; Museo Nazionale Romano, Palazzo Altemps, Rome

Juno Ludovisi, Boncompagni Ludovisi collection, National Roman Museum, Palazzo Altemps, Rome, Italy
6384481 Juno Ludovisi, Boncompagni Ludovisi collection, National Roman Museum, Palazzo Altemps, Rome, Italy; Museo Nazionale Romano, Palazzo Altemps, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Juno Ludovisi)

Head of a Isis Demeter, National Roman Museum, Palazzo Altemps, Rome, Italy
6384476 Head of a Isis Demeter, National Roman Museum, Palazzo Altemps, Rome, Italy; Museo Nazionale Romano, Palazzo Altemps, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Head of a Isis Demeter, National Roman Museum)

Statue of crouching Aphrodite, Jandolo collection, National Roman Museum, Palazzo Altemps, Rome, Italy
6384474 Statue of crouching Aphrodite, Jandolo collection, National Roman Museum, Palazzo Altemps, Rome, Italy; Museo Nazionale Romano, Palazzo Altemps, Rome

Herm of Hercules, Ludovisi collection, pentelic marble, National Roman Museum, Palazzo Altemps, Rome, Italy
6384449 Herm of Hercules, Ludovisi collection, pentelic marble, National Roman Museum, Palazzo Altemps, Rome, Italy; Museo Nazionale Romano, Palazzo Altemps, Rome

Pluto, Ludovisi collection, fine grained marble, National Roman Museum, Palazzo Altemps, Rome, Italy
6384444 Pluto, Ludovisi collection, fine grained marble, National Roman Museum, Palazzo Altemps, Rome, Italy; Museo Nazionale Romano, Palazzo Altemps, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Pluto)

Statue of Minerva, probably 5th century BC (stone)
6384286 Statue of Minerva, probably 5th century BC (stone); Palazzo Massimo alle Terme & Museum, Rome, Lazio, Italy; (add.info.: Statue of Minerva, probably 5th century BC)

Head of Apollo, Lyceum style, 1st century AD (marble)
6384350 Head of Apollo, Lyceum style, 1st century AD (marble); Palazzo Massimo alle Terme & Museum, Rome, Lazio, Italy; (add.info.: Head of Apollo, Lyceum style, first century AD)

Emblem with Medusa head (mosaic)
6384208 Emblem with Medusa head (mosaic); Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples, Campania, Italy; (add.info.: Emblem with Medusa head); Photo © Stefano Baldini

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

Mosaic representing a woman with a deer (Diana or Danae?), House of Horses, Carthage, Tunisia (mosaic)
AIS5363042 Mosaic representing a woman with a deer (Diana or Danae?), House of Horses, Carthage, Tunisia (mosaic); © Iberfoto

Mural painting in the tomb of Pashed, 1306-1290 BC
AIS5388765 Mural painting in the tomb of Pashed, 1306-1290 BC.; (add.info.: Egyptian art: the eye of Horus, symbol of protection and royal power against the deities)

Jade mask of the bat god (Bat), from Monte Alban, Mexico, 6th-8th century (jade)
AIS5377143 Jade mask of the bat god (Bat), from Monte Alban, Mexico, 6th-8th century (jade); Museo Nacional de Antropologia, Mexico City, Mexico; © Iberfoto

Ceres, 1891 (engraving)
8766931 Ceres, 1891 (engraving) by Robetta, Cristofano (1462-1534); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ceres, Godess of grain)

The Trojan horse during the siege of the city of Trojan, from "Historia destructionis Troiae" by Guido delle
AIS5346111 The Trojan horse during the siege of the city of Trojan, from "Historia destructionis Troiae" by Guido delle Colone (c. 1210- c)

Mosaic depicting Bacchus (Bacco), Roman god of wine, Lapidaire Museum, Vienna
ETI4396299 Mosaic depicting Bacchus (Bacco), Roman god of wine, Lapidaire Museum, Vienna.; (add.info.: Mosaic depicting Bacchus (Bacco), Roman god of wine, Lapidaire Museum, Vienna.)

The Assembly of Gods (detail) painting by Louis Matout of 1868 on the ceiling of the Emperor Hall Denon Wing
ETI4397345 The Assembly of Gods (detail) painting by Louis Matout of 1868 on the ceiling of the Emperor Hall Denon Wing, Louvre Museum.; (add.info)

Greasy fritillary, Euphydryas aurinia, high brown fritillary, Fabriciana adippe, treble-bar moth, Aplocera plagiata
FLO4638784 Greasy fritillary, Euphydryas aurinia, high brown fritillary, Fabriciana adippe, treble-bar moth, Aplocera plagiata, speckled yellow, Pseudopanthera macularia, and crimson and gold moth

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

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"Unveiling the Myths: From Icarus & Daedalus to Ares & Aphrodite" "Soaring Ambitions and Fateful Falls: The Myth of Icarus & Daedalus" "Love in the Time of War: Exploring Hector & Andromache's Epic Tale" "Count of St Germain: Unraveling the Enigmatic French Alchemist" "Persephone & Demeter: The Eternal Cycle of Life and Death" "Homeric Cosmogony: Delving into Ancient Greek Creation Myths" "Sisyphus' Endless Struggle Revealed through a Chromolitho Masterpiece" "Narcisse by Nikolai Tcherepnin: An Artistic Journey into Self-Reflection" "Arion on a Dolphin: A Mythical Melody Riding Waves of Imagination" "The Growth of Russia in Europe, 1300-1796 (colour litho): Legends Shaping History" "Initiation Rites and Mysteries Unveiled from Dionysian Cult Frescoes at Villa Dei Mysteri" “Loch Ness Monster Mystery Captured Through Frank Searle’s Lens” "Ares and Aphrodite's Passionate Affair Immortalized in Greek Art" In this captivating collection, we explore various myths that have fascinated humanity for centuries, transcending time and culture alike. Firstly, we delve into the tragic tale of Icarus & Daedalus – their audacious flight towards freedom ultimately leading to a devastating fall from grace. Next, we journey alongside Hector & Andromache as they navigate love amidst the chaos of war, reminding us that even amidst turmoil, love can bloom. We then encounter Count St Germain – an enigmatic figure whose alchemical pursuits have shrouded him in mystery throughout history.