Pagan Collection (#8)

Io Changed into a Cow: Mercury Cuts Off Argus Head, 1730 (engraving)
STC134126 Io Changed into a Cow: Mercury Cuts Off Argus Head, 1730 (engraving) by Picart, Bernard (1673-1733); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Clash of the Titans; Kampf der Titanen, c. 1913-1915 (oil on canvas)
656203 Clash of the Titans; Kampf der Titanen, c.1913-1915 (oil on canvas) by Moser, Koloman (1868-1918); 130x240 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Clash of the Titans; Kampf der Titanen)

Saint Anthony Beaten by the Devils, (pen and brown ink, brown wash)
827546 Saint Anthony Beaten by the Devils, (pen and brown ink, brown wash) by Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri) (1591-1666); 21x26.5

A Decorative Roundel with Odysseus Fighting the Beggar, and with Sphynxs (oil on canvas)
659353 A Decorative Roundel with Odysseus Fighting the Beggar, and with Sphynxs (oil on canvas) by Wit

The Eve of Marriage, Illustration for Le Rire (colour litho)
2804900 The Eve of Marriage, Illustration for Le Rire (colour litho) by Caran d Ache (Emmanuel Poire) (1858-1909) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Eve of Marriage)

Title page of DE RE METALLICA, Georgius Agricola
7268496 Title page of DE RE METALLICA, Georgius Agricola, 1621, dealing with the extraction and shaping of metals by Agricola

A Perspective View: The Two Deva Kings Gate of Kinryuzan Temple (Ukie: Kinryuzan niomon no zu)
5861826 A Perspective View: The Two Deva Kings Gate of Kinryuzan Temple (Ukie: Kinryuzan niomon no zu), 1776-94 (colour woodblock print) by Hokusai

Costume for the Character Theseus, 1909 (drawing)
1730597 Costume for the Character Theseus, 1909 (drawing) by Bakst, Leon (1866-1924); (add.info.: for the play Phaedre (Fedra), written by Gabriele d Annunzio drawing by Leon Bakst)

Cupid Blindfolded by Venus (oil on canvas)
3960008 Cupid Blindfolded by Venus (oil on canvas) by Titian (Tiziano Vecelli) (c.1488-1576) (after); 110.5 x 177 cm; Kunstmuseum, Basel, Switzerland; (add.info.: Venus)

Athenian Attic black-figure amphora attributed to Lydos with Theseus killing the Minotaur
1765674 Athenian Attic black-figure amphora attributed to Lydos with Theseus killing the Minotaur, 550-40 BC (terracotta) by Greek, (6th century BC); 45.6x32.5 cm; J

Perseus Slaying the Dragon, 1910 (oil on canvas)
5917349 Perseus Slaying the Dragon, 1910 (oil on canvas) by Vallotton, Felix Edouard (1865-1925); 160x233 cm; Musee d Art et d Histoire, Geneva, Switzerland; (add.info.: In Greek mythology)

Danae and Perseus on Seriphos, 1785-90 (oil on canvas)
3366975 Danae and Perseus on Seriphos, 1785-90 (oil on canvas) by Fuseli, Henry (Fussli, Johann Heinrich) (1741-1825); 101.3x127 cm; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT

Athenian Attic black-figure neck amphora with Theseus killing the Minotaur
1765670 Athenian Attic black-figure neck amphora with Theseus killing the Minotaur, c.550 BC (terracotta) by Greek, (6th century BC); 35.4x18.7 cm; J

Chalcidian black-figure neck amphora with Odysseus killing a Thracian
1765685 Chalcidian black-figure neck amphora with Odysseus killing a Thracian, c.540 BC (terracotta) by Greek, (6th century BC); 39.6 cm; J

Pan and Syrinx, c. 1692-1705 (oil on glass, tortoiseshell & ebony)
2459976 Pan and Syrinx, c.1692-1705 (oil on glass, tortoiseshell & ebony) by Garofalo

Susano-o no Mikoto Killing the Eight-headed Dragon, 1748 (colour woodblock print; hosoban)
2969314 Susano-o no Mikoto Killing the Eight-headed Dragon, 1748 (colour woodblock print; hosoban) by Kiyomasu II, Torii (1706-63); 31.9x4.7 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL

Freja Seeking Her Husband, 1852 (oil on canvas)
3086717 Freja Seeking Her Husband, 1852 (oil on canvas) by Blommer, Nils (1816-53); 133x197 cm; National Museum, Stockholm, Sweden; (add.info.: In Norse mythology)

The Triumph of Venus, 1740 (oil on canvas)
3086716 The Triumph of Venus, 1740 (oil on canvas) by Boucher, Francois (1703-70); 130x162 cm; National Museum, Stockholm, Sweden; (add.info.: Birth of Venus, the goddess of love, from the sea)

Perseus and Andromeda, study for The Doom Fulfilled
5859143 Perseus and Andromeda, study for The Doom Fulfilled, 1875 (gouache with gold paint on board) by Burne-Jones, Edward Coley (1833-98); 33--30 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL

Leda and the Swan
6298013 Leda and the Swan by Italian School; Museo Regionale della Ceramica, Deruta, Perugia, Umbria, Italy; (add.info.: Deruta)

Princess Christians Bazaar in Aid of the Windsor Creche
1606780 Princess Christians Bazaar in Aid of the Windsor Creche and the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (engraving) by English School

The Three Fates, 1810-20 (pen, ink, wash and gouache on paper)
5862110 The Three Fates, 1810-20 (pen, ink, wash and gouache on paper) by Felice, Giani (1758-1823); 26.6x28.5 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; (add.info.: by Felice Giani (1758-1823))

Pan and Hermaphrodite, c. 1st century AD (marble)
1078162 Pan and Hermaphrodite, c.1st century AD (marble) by Roman; height: 105 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christies Images

Hercules and the Giants, c. 1475-80 (engraving)
659470 Hercules and the Giants, c.1475-80 (engraving) by Pollaiuolo, Antonio (1432/3-98) (school of); 36.7x54.7 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christies Images

Io Changed into a Cow: Mercury Cuts Off Argus Head, 1730 (engraving)
STC404058 Io Changed into a Cow: Mercury Cuts Off Argus Head, 1730 (engraving) by Picart, Bernard (1673-1733); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Allegory of Love Conquering Lust (oil on canvas)
1254388 Allegory of Love Conquering Lust (oil on canvas) by Garzi, Luigi (1638-1721); 75.7x62.9 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christies Images

Fountain of Venus, 1756 (oil on canvas)
499936 Fountain of Venus, 1756 (oil on canvas) by Boucher, Francois (1703-70); 246x228.5 (framed) 233x215 (unframed) cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: Lighthearted)

Hercules Killing Cacus, (woodcut)
659519 Hercules Killing Cacus, (woodcut) by Goltzius, Hendrik (1558-1617); 41x33 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Hercules Killing Cacus. Hendrik Goltzius (1558-1617). Woodcut

The Triumph of Time, c. 1530-40 (grisaille on glass)
6620694 The Triumph of Time, c.1530-40 (grisaille on glass) by Anonymous; diam: 29, 5 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Human sacrifice by a Gaulish Druid
CHT163708 Human sacrifice by a Gaulish Druid, from Histoire de France by L.P

The birth of Helene and Pollux, the union of Leda and the swan (marble)
LRI4699801 The birth of Helene and Pollux, the union of Leda and the swan (marble) by Schiaffino, Bernardo (1678-1725); Musei di Strada Nuova, Palazzo Rosso, Genova, Liguria

Hercules Killing the Centaur (marble) (see also 353892 & 94)
BAT353893 Hercules Killing the Centaur (marble) (see also 353892 & 94) by Giambologna (Giovanni da Bologna), (1529-1608); Loggia dei Lanzi, Florence

The Slaying of Orpheus, 1914 (oil on canvas)
715084 The Slaying of Orpheus, 1914 (oil on canvas) by Vallotton, Felix Edouard (1865-1925); 54.5x45.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Orphee Depece); Photo © Christies Images

Aristotle and Phyllis, surrounded by a young man and woman with Eros
1163365 Aristotle and Phyllis, surrounded by a young man and woman with Eros, and reclining nude woman with two children, second half of the 15th century (engraving) by Baldini

A Satyr and a Young Girl, c. 1917 (black ink and watercolour on an oval card, framed)
985608 A Satyr and a Young Girl, c.1917 (black ink and watercolour on an oval card, framed) by Wegener

Edmund, King of East Anglia, killed by the Danes
984717 Edmund, King of East Anglia, killed by the Danes, 20 November 869 AD, from A Chronicle of England BC 55 to AD 1485, pub

Frontispice of the novel by Jules Verne "The sphinx of ice"
PCT4259808 Frontispice of the novel by Jules Verne " The sphinx of ice", edition Hetzel/Voyages extraordinaire 1897. Drawing by George Roux

Pan and Hermaphrodite, c. 1st century AD (marble)
1078163 Pan and Hermaphrodite, c.1st century AD (marble) by Roman; height: 105 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christies Images

Lacerta, Cygnus, Lyra, Vulpecula and Anser
7075935 Lacerta, Cygnus, Lyra, Vulpecula and Anser, Illustration from Uranias Mirror, 1825 (etching) by Hall, Sydney (fl.1826); Private Collection; (add.info.: Astronomical chart showing a swan)

Pan and Selene (oil on panel)
867519 Pan and Selene (oil on panel) by Aachen, Johann or Hans von (1552-1616); 40x49.2 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christies Images

Olympia seduced by Jupiter, Polyphemus guarding Acis and Galatea
ALG154704 Olympia seduced by Jupiter, Polyphemus guarding Acis and Galatea, Pasiphae entering the cow constructed by Daedalus, from the Sala di Amore e Psiche

Pan and Hermaphrodite, c. 1st century AD (marble)
1078161 Pan and Hermaphrodite, c.1st century AD (marble) by Roman; height: 105 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christies Images

The Death of Meleager (pen & ink with gouache on paper)
AMO418075 The Death of Meleager (pen & ink with gouache on paper) by Lippi, Filippino (c.1457-1504); 22.6x23 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Hercules and the Lernaean Hydra, from the floor of The House of Hercules (mosaic)
GDG287805 Hercules and the Lernaean Hydra, from the floor of The House of Hercules (mosaic) by Roman, (3rd century AD); Volubilis

Dragon devouring the companions of Cadmus, engraved by Hendrik Goltzius, 1588 (engraving)
486475 Dragon devouring the companions of Cadmus, engraved by Hendrik Goltzius, 1588 (engraving) by Cornelisz

Wall painting, Pompeii, Roman, 1st century (fresco)
AMQ115772 Wall painting, Pompeii, Roman, 1st century (fresco) by Roman; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; © Ashmolean Museum

Venus and Cupid in a wooded landscape (oil on canvas)
863223 Venus and Cupid in a wooded landscape (oil on canvas) by Tresham, Henry (1751-1814); 152.4x238.1 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christies Images

Perseus and Andromeda (oil on canvas)
475534 Perseus and Andromeda (oil on canvas) by Matteis, Paolo de (1662-1728) (circle of); 127.9x101.3 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christies Images

Rustam killing the White Demon
BAL4560 Rustam killing the White Demon, from the Shahnama (Book of Kings), by Abu l-Qasim Manur Firdawsi (c.934-c.1020), from the large Clive Album (gouache on paper) by Indian School

Portrait of Ortensia Mancini as Aphrodite (oil on canvas)
1109127 Portrait of Ortensia Mancini as Aphrodite (oil on canvas) by Voet, Jacob Ferdinand (1639-1700); 76.2x61 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Hortense Mancini)

Amor, plate from Les Images ou Paintings de Platte Painting des Deux Philostrates
1200126 Amor, plate from Les Images ou Paintings de Platte Painting des Deux Philostrates, by Blaise de Vigenere, 1615 (engraving) by Gaultier, Leonard (1561-1641); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Bellerophon slaying the Chimaera (bronze)
1190828 Bellerophon slaying the Chimaera (bronze) by Picault, Emile Louis (1833-1915) (after); height: 70 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christies Images

Attic red-figure calyx-krater depicting (above) the Deeds of Theseus and (below) the satyrs Sikinnis
AMQ209268 Attic red-figure calyx-krater depicting (above) the Deeds of Theseus and (below) the satyrs Sikinnis, Komos and Simos light torches from coals Prometheus carries in a fennel stalk

Venus and Mars, c. 1790 (pen and brown ink on paper)
XYC156345 Venus and Mars, c.1790 (pen and brown ink on paper) by Cosway, Richard (1742-1821); 22.2x18.1 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, USA

Achilles confronting Hector outside Troy, (oil on canvas)
827698 Achilles confronting Hector outside Troy, (oil on canvas) by Corte, Juan de la (c.1585-1660); 195.9x309.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Achilles confronting Hector outside Troy)

Apollo Slaying Coronis, 1759 (oil on canvas)
CH378260 Apollo Slaying Coronis, 1759 (oil on canvas) by Zoffany, Johann (1733-1810); 56x49 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christies Images

Andromache mourning Hector, 1783
PWI82870 Andromache mourning Hector, 1783 by David, Jacques Louis (1748-1825); 58x43 cm; Pushkin Museum, Moscow, Russia; © Peter Willi

Apollo and Diana Kill Niobes Children with their Arrows: She is Turned to Stone
STC134125 Apollo and Diana Kill Niobes Children with their Arrows: She is Turned to Stone, 1730 (engraving) by Picart, Bernard (1673-1733); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

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"Pagan: A Journey Through Ancient Mythology and Sacred Sites" Step into the realm of ancient gods and mystical beliefs as we explore the captivating world of paganism. From Odin on his majestic throne to Athena's statue in the Parthenon, these iconic symbols transport us back to a time when deities ruled supreme. Traveling northward, we find ourselves amidst the rugged beauty of Scotland's Orkney Islands, where Skara Brae Prehistoric Village stands as a testament to our ancestors' spiritual connection with nature. Here, whispers from a distant past echo through stone walls, reminding us of humanity's deep-rooted ties to earth and sky. Turning our gaze towards literature, we delve into the pages of Beowulf manuscript - an epic saga that intertwines heroism and mythical creatures. This tale serves as a reminder that even in ancient times, stories held immense power in shaping belief systems. Intriguingly contrasting this heroic narrative is Dionysus or Bacchus seated upon his extravagant throne. The god of wine and revelry reminds us that pagan traditions encompassed both solemnity and celebration - embracing all facets of human existence. Journeying further across lands steeped in history, we arrive at Avebury stone circle in Wiltshire. This UNESCO World Heritage Site stands as a mysterious monument shrouded in enigma; its purpose lost to time but still evoking awe-inspiring wonder within those who visit. Loki's brood emerges from Valhalla: Gods of the Teutons painting by Rackham - mischievous beings embodying chaos amidst divine order. Their presence reminds us that paganism embraced complex narratives where light coexisted with darkness. Freia enchants us with her ethereal beauty depicted by Arthur Rackham for The Rhinegold and The Valkyrie illustrations. Her allure symbolizes femininity intertwined with nature’s bounty – an embodiment of fertility revered by ancient cultures.