Sun God Collection (#2)

Apollo, Diana, and Time with the Cyclic Vicissitudes of Human Life, c. 1561. Creator: Martin de Vos
Apollo, Diana, and Time with the Cyclic Vicissitudes of Human Life, c. 1561

Apollo charging the Parcae to visit Ceres, who has fled from the Earth, 1809. Creator: Nicolai Abraham Abildgaard
Apollo charging the Parcae to visit Ceres, who has fled from the Earth;Unknown subject, traditionally said to represent Apollo charging the Parcae to visit Ceres, who has fled from the Earth, 1809

Idinone ea Mopso Argonoti guidati da Apollo. Creator: Balthasar Moncornet
Idinone ea Mopso Argonoti guidati da Apollo

Sol (The Sun), 1528. Creator: Master I. B
Sol (The Sun), 1528

Le char d'Apollon - esquisse pour l'ancien hôtel de Ville, c.1851. Creator: Léon Cogniet
Le char d'Apollon - esquisse pour l'ancien hotel de Ville, c.1851. Sketch for the old town hall. Chariot of Apollo

Le char d'Apollon - esquisse pour l'ancien hôtel de Ville, c.1851. Creator: Léon Cogniet
Le char d'Apollon - esquisse pour l'ancien hotel de Ville, c.1851. Sketch for the old town hall. Chariot of Apollo

A Coffered Dome with Apollo and Phaeton, c. 1787. Creator: Felice Giani
A Coffered Dome with Apollo and Phaeton, c. 1787

Apollo as Sol, c.1591. Creator: Jacob Matham
Apollo as Sol, c.1591

Studies of Aurora and Apollo, 1794. Creator: Pietro Fancelli
Studies of Aurora and Apollo, 1794

The Prima Macchina for the Chinea of 1739: Mount Parnassus with Apollo, the Muses, and pegasus. Creator: M Sorello
The Prima Macchina for the Chinea of 1739: Mount Parnassus with Apollo, the Muses, and Pegasus

Apollo, c. 1580. Creator: Jost Ammon
Apollo, c. 1580

Apollo and Daphne, 1665. Creator: Georg Andreas Wolfgang
Apollo and Daphne, 1665

Daphne Turning to a Laurel, 1665. Creator: Georg Andreas Wolfgang
Daphne Turning to a Laurel, 1665

Apollo Killing the Python, 1665. Creator: Georg Andreas Wolfgang
Apollo Killing the Python, 1665

Apollo and the Muses, c. 1700

Esquisse pour le salon des Arts à l'Hôtel de Ville de Paris : La glorification de l'Art, c.1888
Esquisse pour le salon des Arts a l'Hotel de Ville de Paris : La glorification de l'Art, c.1888

Apollo giving his chariot to Phaeton, after Poussin, between 1600 and 1699. Creator: Unknown
Apollo giving his chariot to Phaeton, after Poussin, between 1600 and 1699. (Apollon accordant son char a Phaeton, d'apres Poussin)

Esquisse pour l'escalier des fêtes de l'Hôtel de Ville - Le Jour - le Soleil ; Messidor... 1901
Esquisse pour l'escalier des fetes de l'Hotel de Ville - Le Jour - le Soleil ; Messidor - Vendemiaire, 1901. Apollo figure: Day - the Sun, Messidor - Vendemiaire (Vendemiaire)

Esquisse pour le salon d'entrée sud de l'Hôtel de Ville : Apollon et les muses, 1892
Esquisse pour le salon d'entree sud de l'Hotel de Ville : Apollon et les muses, 1892

Esquisse pour l'Hôtel de Ville de Paris : Le char du soleil, c.1851. Creator: Léon Cogniet
Esquisse pour l'Hotel de Ville de Paris : Le char du soleil, c.1851. Chariot of the Sun pulled by four horses

Esquisse pour l'Hôtel de Ville de Paris : Le char du soleil, c.1851. Creator: Léon Cogniet
Esquisse pour l'Hotel de Ville de Paris : Le char du soleil, c.1851. Chariot of the Sun pulled by four horses

Apollo, the Muses, and Mars: In Praise of Tasso, 1740/1745. Creator: Giovanni Battista Piazzetta
Apollo, the Muses, and Mars: In Praise of Tasso, 1740/1745

Esquisse pour la galerie Lobau de l'Hôtel de Ville de Paris : Apollon, 1890. Creator: Hector d Espouy
Esquisse pour la galerie Lobau de l'Hotel de Ville de Paris : Apollon, 1890

Apollo and a Nymph Leading a Lion, 1696. Creator: Crescenzio Onofri
Apollo and a Nymph Leading a Lion, 1696

Apollo Driving the Chariot of the Sun, Between 1680 and 1690. Creator: Jouvenet, Jean (1644-1717)
Apollo Driving the Chariot of the Sun, Between 1680 and 1690. Found in the collection of the Musee des Beaux-Arts, Reims

Apollo and Marsyas, c. 1515/1520. Creator: Benedetto Montagna
Apollo and Marsyas, c. 1515/1520

Le char du Soleil, c1910. Creator: Odilon Redon
Le char du Soleil, c1910

Allegory to the glory of Voltaire, c1773 — 1783. Creator: Unknown
Allegory to the glory of Voltaire, c1773 -- 1783

The Judgment of Paris; he is sitting at left with Venus, Juno and Pallas Athena, a... ca. 1510-20
The Judgment of Paris; he is sitting at left with Venus, Juno and Pallas Athena, a winged victory above; in the upper section the Sun in his chariot preceeded by Castor

The Palais du Temps. Scenery for the prologue of "Atys", lyrical tragedy by Lully, c1708

Goodwood Race Prize - Phaeton and Apollo, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Goodwood Race Prize - Phaeton and Apollo, 1854. Horse racing trophy. Cup...from the establishment of Messrs. Hunt and Roskell; it has been designed and modelled by Mr. H. H

Statue of Niobe and her Worshippers, with Apollo and Diana and other Figures, 1543-47. Creator: Anon
Statue of Niobe and her Worshippers, with Apollo and Diana and other Figures, 1543-47

Apollo and Studies of the Artist's Own Hand [recto], 1730/1732. Creator: Francesco Fontebasso
Apollo and Studies of the Artist's Own Hand [recto], 1730/1732

Apollo Standing in a River Landscape, 1720/1730. Creator: Donato Creti
Apollo Standing in a River Landscape, 1720/1730

Rising of Dawn, also known as Apollo and the Hours, between 1652 and 1655. Creator: Charles le Brun
Rising of Dawn, also known as Apollo and the Hours, between 1652 and 1655

Apollo receiving the Lyre from the hands of music, c1870. Creator: Jules Elie Delaunay
Apollo receiving the Lyre from the hands of music, c1870

Apollo and the Muses, n.d. Creator: Juan Cristobal
Apollo and the Muses, n.d

Parnassus Profaned, after 1520. Creator: Master HFE
Parnassus Profaned, after 1520

Apollo Driving the Chariot of the Sun, 1544/45. Creator: Lelio Orsi
Apollo Driving the Chariot of the Sun, 1544/45

Apollo Driving the Chariot of the Sun, 1519/21. Creator: Workshop of Pietro Buonaccorsi, called Perino del Vaga
Apollo Driving the Chariot of the Sun, 1519/21

Design: Proportions of the Pythian Apollo, from Encyclopédie, 1762/77. Creator: A. J. Defehrt
Design: Proportions of the Pythian Apollo, from Encyclopedie, 1762/77

Sculpture of the New Front of Buckingham Palace - Southern Wing, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Sculpture of the New Front of Buckingham Palace - Southern Wing, 1850. The sculptural enrichment of the new east front of Buckingham Palace [in London

Apollo, plate 20 from Apollo and the Muses, c.1465. Creator: Unknown
Apollo, plate 20 from Apollo and the Muses, c.1465

Time, Apollo, and the Seasons, 1662. Creator: Claude Lorrain
Time, Apollo, and the Seasons, 1662

Ancient Egypt, Wall painting, Horus, Sun God, Sun symbol, Tomb of Sennedjem, Thebes, Deir el Medina
3476227 Ancient Egypt, Wall painting, Horus, Sun God, Sun symbol, Tomb of Sennedjem, Thebes, Deir el Medina, 19th dynasty (photo); (add.info.: Ancient Egypt, Wall painting, Horus, Sun God)

The Colossus of Rhodes. The statue of Helios, the Greek sun-god, was erected by Chares of Lindos in 280 BC. It was 33 meters or 108 feet high and collapsed during an earthquake in 226 BC

Plate 4: Apollo; statue of the nude god standing on a socle, wearing a crown and holding a scepter in his right hand and an orb in his left; from Statues of Roman Gods after Jacques Jonghelinck, 1586

A Sacrifice to Apollo, 1672. Creator: Zacharias Webber
A Sacrifice to Apollo, 1672

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