Ancient Greek Collection (page 19)

Les Galeres Grecques (engraving)
2788955 Les Galeres Grecques (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Les Galeres Grecques. Illustration for Journal Des Voyages, 17 January 1892)

Solon, Athenian statesman, lawmaker and poet (engraving)
2788677 Solon, Athenian statesman, lawmaker and poet (engraving) by Sturt, John (1658-1730); Private Collection; (add.info.: Solon (c638-c558 BC), Athenian statesman, lawmaker and poet

Romulus, one of the mythical twin founders of Rome (engraving)
2788674 Romulus, one of the mythical twin founders of Rome (engraving) by Burghers, Michael (1647-1727); Private Collection; (add.info.: Romulus, one of the mythical twin founders of Rome)

Pompey the Great, Roman statesman and soldier (engraving)
2788666 Pompey the Great, Roman statesman and soldier (engraving) by Burghers, Michael (1647-1727); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pompey the Great (106-48 BC), Roman statesman and soldier

Agesilaus II, Spartan king and general (engraving)
2788665 Agesilaus II, Spartan king and general (engraving) by Burghers, Michael (1647-1727); Private Collection; (add.info.: Agesilaus II (c444-c360 BC), Spartan king and general

The screw (chromolitho)
2815963 The screw (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The screw. Educational card, late 19th or early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Fragment of a Funerary Naiskos (Monument in the Shape of a Temple), c. 330 B. C. (marble)
2969189 Fragment of a Funerary Naiskos (Monument in the Shape of a Temple), c.330 B.C. (marble) by Greek School, (4th century BC); 152.4x111.8x33 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL

Reverse of a stater of Philip II of Macedonia, 359-336 BC (gold)
FIT59142 Reverse of a stater of Philip II of Macedonia, 359-336 BC (gold) by Greek School, (4th century BC); Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, UK; eFitzwilliam Museum; Greek

Tourists sitting amongst ruins, Greece, 1880s (sepia photo)
STC410944 Tourists sitting amongst ruins, Greece, 1880s (sepia photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Inscription forbidding entry into the sanctified area of the Second Temple
BLP398122 Inscription forbidding entry into the sanctified area of the Second Temple, Jerusalem (stone) by Roman; Private Collection; (add.info.: inscription reads)

The Gateway of Troy, an illustration from L Odyssee, by Homer
STC386311 The Gateway of Troy, an illustration from L Odyssee, by Homer, translated by Victor Berard, 1929-33 (colour litho) by Schmied

Bird of Portent, an illustration from L Odyssee, by Homer
STC386307 Bird of Portent, an illustration from L Odyssee, by Homer, translated by Victor Berard, 1929-33 (colour litho) by Schmied

The Northampton Vase, black figure neck amphora, probably Etruria, c
CH440539 The Northampton Vase, black figure neck amphora, probably Etruria, c.540 BC (ceramic) (see also 440538 and 440540) by Greek

The Discovery of Achilles among the Daughters of Lykomedes, c. 1618 (oil on panel)
FIT438793 The Discovery of Achilles among the Daughters of Lykomedes, c.1618 (oil on panel) by Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640); 28.5x26 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge

Plato
LLM459586 Plato by Gomez, S. (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Plato. Based on the bust in the Uffizzi in Florence and the iconography of Visconti)

Boxer, illustration for Olympia by Adolf Boetticher, 1886 (digitally enhanced image)
LLM463893 Boxer, illustration for Olympia by Adolf Boetticher, 1886 (digitally enhanced image) by English School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; © Look and Learn

Race, illustration from History of Greece by Victor Duruy, 1890 (digitally enhanced image)
LLM463888 Race, illustration from History of Greece by Victor Duruy, 1890 (digitally enhanced image) by English School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; © Look and Learn

Greek athlete throwing the discus, illustration from Cassells Illustrated Universal History by Edward Ollier
LLM463877 Greek athlete throwing the discus, illustration from Cassells Illustrated Universal History by Edward Ollier, 1890 (digitally enhanced image) by English School

Greek athlete throwing the discus, illustration from Cassells Illustrated Universal History by Edward Ollier
LLM463874 Greek athlete throwing the discus, illustration from Cassells Illustrated Universal History by Edward Ollier, 1890 (digitally enhanced image) by English School

Cavalryman and a foot soldier, tomb painting from Paestum (fresco)
XIR444298 Cavalryman and a foot soldier, tomb painting from Paestum (fresco) by Greek, (4th century BC); Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples, Campania, Italy; (add.info.: see also 285206; ); Greek

Athene, illustration from History of Greece by Victor Duruy, published 1890 (digitally enhanced image)
LLM438580 Athene, illustration from History of Greece by Victor Duruy, published 1890 (digitally enhanced image) by American School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; © Look and Learn

Head of Zeus, illustration from History of Greece by Victor Duruy, published 1890 (digitally enhanced image)
LLM438579 Head of Zeus, illustration from History of Greece by Victor Duruy, published 1890 (digitally enhanced image) by American School

Silen swinging maiden, illustration from Greek Vase Paintings by J. E. Harrison and D. S
LLM438667 Silen swinging maiden, illustration from Greek Vase Paintings by J. E. Harrison and D. S. MacColl, published 1894 (digitally enhanced image) by English School

The Heroes of the Trojan War: Paris, Diomedes, Odysseus, Nestor, Achilles, Agamemnon
LLM438651 The Heroes of the Trojan War: Paris, Diomedes, Odysseus, Nestor, Achilles, Agamemnon, illustration from The Illustrated History of the World

Perseus on the Winged Horse Pegasus, with Medusas Head, illustration from The Illustrated History of the World
LLM438647 Perseus on the Winged Horse Pegasus, with Medusas Head, illustration from The Illustrated History of the World, published c.1880 (digitally enhanced image) by English School

Advertisement for Eureka Granulated Soap, 1881 (colour litho)
HGL396863 Advertisement for Eureka Granulated Soap, 1881 (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Hagley Museum & Library, Wilmington, Delaware

King Oenomaus, Hippodamia, and Olympian gods, published 1808-10 (colour litho)
STC404441 King Oenomaus, Hippodamia, and Olympian gods, published 1808-10 (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Lycus (marble) (detail of 143022)
471840 Lycus (marble) (detail of 143022) by Canova, Antonio (1757-1822); Galleria Nazionale d Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Rome, Lazio, Italy; (add.info.: detail of Hercules and Lycus)

Mr George Bennett as Apemantus, Apemantus grace, Timon of Athens, Act I, scene ii (engraving)
971656 Mr George Bennett as Apemantus, Apemantus grace, Timon of Athens, Act I, scene ii (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr George Bennett as Apemantus)

Pair of ear pendants with rosettes and cluster of globules, 2nd-1st centuries B. C. (gold)
1070598 Pair of ear pendants with rosettes and cluster of globules, 2nd-1st centuries B.C. (gold) by Greek, (2nd-1st century BC); 5.9 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas

The correction (chromolitho)
961375 The correction (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The correction. 19th century illustration by unknown artist.); © Look and Learn

Sarcophagus showing Tritons, Nereids and Amours (marble)
1127275 Sarcophagus showing Tritons, Nereids and Amours (marble) by Roman; Louvre, Paris, France; (add.info.: From the Church of San Francesco a Ripa, Rome.); out of copyright

Comus Listening to the Incantations of Circe, 1831 (oil on canvas)
1065287 Comus Listening to the Incantations of Circe, 1831 (oil on canvas) by Howard, Henry (1769-1847); 127x101 cm; Courtesy of the Trustees of Sir John Soanes Museum

Chryseis Returned to her Father, 1771 (oil on canvas)
1079288 Chryseis Returned to her Father, 1771 (oil on canvas) by West, Benjamin (1738-1820); 188x142.2 cm; Collection of the New-York Historical Society

Oenochoe in the form of a female head (terracotta)
615780 Oenochoe in the form of a female head (terracotta) by Greek, (5th century BC); 20.4x7x10.5 cm; Freud Museum, London, UK; eFreud Museum, London; Greek, out of copyright

Megakles the Fair, 500 BC (fresco)
XZL148174 Megakles the Fair, 500 BC (fresco) by Greek, (6th century BC); Acropolis Museum, Athens, Greece; Greek, out of copyright

Statue of Clio holding a scroll, detail of the head (stone) (b / w photo) (see also 161938)
ALI161937 Statue of Clio holding a scroll, detail of the head (stone) (b/w photo) (see also 161938) by Roman; Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; (add.info.: La Muse Clio assise)

The Ship of Odysseus, from Homer: The Odessy, published Paris 1930-33
STC193215 The Ship of Odysseus, from Homer: The Odessy, published Paris 1930-33 (colour litho) by Schmied, Francois-Louis (1873-1941); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; Swiss

The Arcadians: man in Ancient Greek costume playing a lyre (chromolitho)
5217418 The Arcadians: man in Ancient Greek costume playing a lyre (chromolitho) by Browne, Tom (1872-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Arcadians)

Venus and the Three Graces offering presents to a young girl, 1484-86 (fresco)
6330106 Venus and the Three Graces offering presents to a young girl, 1484-86 (fresco) by Botticelli, Sandro (Alessandro di Mariano di Vanni Filipepi) (1444/5-1510); Louvre, Paris

The Souls of Acheron, 1898 (oil on canvas)
5942263 The Souls of Acheron, 1898 (oil on canvas) by Hiremy-Hirschl, Adolph (1860-1933); Osterreichische Galerie Belvedere, Vienna, Austria; Hungarian, out of copyright

Alabastron (Container for Scented Oil), 500-480 BC (terracotta
5858841 Alabastron (Container for Scented Oil), 500A-480 BC (terracotta, decorated in the black-figure on white ground technique) by Greek

Shallow bowl, 4th-5th century (silver & gilt)
5907011 Shallow bowl, 4th-5th century (silver & gilt) by Sasanian School; 4.3A--19.2 cm; (add.info.: Greek culture was introduced to Central Asia following the conquests of Alexander the Great around)

The Three Fates: Lachesis, Atropos and Klotho, 1513 (woodcut)
5858419 The Three Fates: Lachesis, Atropos and Klotho, 1513 (woodcut) by Grien, Hans Baldung (1484/5-1545); 21.8A--17.3 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; German, out of copyright

Kernos with two rows of containers and central bowl, Early Cycladic III Period (c
1216379 Kernos with two rows of containers and central bowl, Early Cycladic III Period (c.2300-2100 BC) (ceramic) by Greek; 32x23.4 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Conical rhyton, Late Minoan IB Period (fired clay)
1216298 Conical rhyton, Late Minoan IB Period (fired clay) by Minoan; height: 35 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; (add.info.: Greece Minoan conical rhyton; covered by four friezes)

Fox rhyton (ceramic)
1216296 Fox rhyton (ceramic) by Mycenaean, Late Helladic Period (c.1600-1100 BC); length: 16.8 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

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Step back in time and immerse yourself in the captivating world of ancient Greece. From the majestic statue of Athena standing tall in the Parthenon to the intricate Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian columns adorning their temples, every aspect of this empire exudes grandeur and sophistication. Transport yourself to Ancient Athens, where philosophers like Socrates engaged in intellectual debates that shaped Western thought. With a touch of humor, Socrates' caricature reminds us of his profound influence on philosophy. The Trojan War comes alive as we witness Achilles delivering a fatal blow to Hector. This epic battle has been immortalized throughout history as a symbol of heroism and tragedy. Marvel at the bravery displayed by the ancient Greeks holding firm at Thermopylae's pass against overwhelming odds. Their unwavering determination serves as an inspiration even today. Explore beyond mainland Greece to its colonies scattered around the Aegean Sea. These settlements played a crucial role in spreading Greek culture far and wide, leaving an indelible mark on civilizations for centuries to come. Hermes, known as the messenger of gods, captivates us with his gracefulness depicted by Jonnard's artwork from 1886. His presence reminds us of how mythology intertwined with everyday life during this era. Delve into Greek literature through Aristotle's eyes as he contemplates Homer's genius while gazing upon his bust painted by Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn in 1653. This masterpiece encapsulates the reverence for knowledge that defined ancient Greek society. Lastly, Circe Invidiosa transports us into a mythical realm where enchantresses held sway over mortals' fates. John William Waterhouse skillfully captures her allure and intrigue through his brushstrokes. As you explore these glimpses into ancient Greece's rich tapestry, let your imagination soar amidst tales of gods and heroes who shaped one of history's greatest empires - an empire whose legacy continues to inspire and captivate us to this day.