Classical Gallery

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Classical Figures Seated by Ruins in an Italianate LandscapeJan Frans van Bloemen, called l'Orizzont
Diana and Her Companions, Jan Vermeer, ca. 1653-54
didoofcarthage:A Classical Beauty by John William Godward1892oil on canvasprivate collection
Etruscan bronze sculpture of the Chimera (known as the “Chimera of Arezzo”).  Artist unknown; ca. 40
Silver hemidrachm from Gergis, in the Troad (present-day northwestern Turkey), perhaps minted for th
Silver didrachm issued by Athens, ca. 520 BCE, bearing a Gorgon’s head.  Now in the British Museum. 
the first one was popular so i made another one!
Corinthian terracotta sculpture representing Zeus abducting Ganymede.  Artist unknown; ca. 480 BCE.
Bene. That is an oldie but goodie.
Winged Figures BearingBanderolesElie Delaunay (French;1828–1891)ca. 1891Oil on canvasMuséed'Orsay, P
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Terpsichore, Muse of Lyric Poetry, Antonio Canova, 1812(photo credit: Sailko/Wikimedia Commons)
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Marble relief of the goddess Demeter.  Artist unknown; 4th cent. BCE.  Found near Çanakkale, Turkey;
Terracotta relief from the Greek island of Melos depicting Odysseus’ return to his palace on Ithaca.
A scene of sacrifice.  Detail from an Attic red-figure oinochoe, attributed to the Kraipale Painter;
c86:Taken from The Wooden Horse: The Legend of the Fall of Troy and the Wanderings of OdysseusAfter
myth-boy:Classical Language Learning MasterpostI’m not studying any Greek or Roman this coming year
Head of Janus, the two-faced Roman deity of entrances and exits.  Now in the Vatican Museum.  Photo
The Colossus of Constantine (biceps, head, knee and right hand), Palazzo dei Conservatori, Musei Cap
The Colossus of Constantine (right hand), Palazzo dei Conservatori, The Capitoline Museums, Rome Rom
maaarine:Emily Wilson: On Gender and Being the First Woman to Translate Homer’s Odyssey into English
terpsikeraunos:Continuing the classical theme. Persephone/Proserpina in the underworld.
King Lycurgus of Thrace attacks his wife in a frenzy.  Lycurgus had been driven mad by Dionysus as p
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