Demeter Collection

Persephone & Demeter
Persephone (Proserpina) is reunited for the Spring and Summer with her mother Demeter (Ceres) until each Autumn and Winter, when she must return to her husband Pluto (Hades)

Veneration of Demeter (Ceres) (engraving)
7186067 Veneration of Demeter (Ceres) (engraving) by Saenredam, Jan (1565-1607); Private Collection; (add.info.: Veneration of Demeter (Ceres)

Demeter rejoiced, for her daughter was by her side (colour litho)
2795218 Demeter rejoiced, for her daughter was by her side (colour litho) by Crane, Walter (1845-1915) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Demeter rejoiced, for her daughter was by her side)

Parthenon. East Pediment. Acropolis, Athens. 438-432 BC. Bri
Parthenon. East Pediment. Helioss horses and Dionysos, Demeter and Kore, Artemis. Acropolis, Athens. 438-432 BC. Marble. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom

Marble bas-relief depicting Triad of Eleusinian Mysteries with Persephone, Demeter and Triptolemus, from Eleusis
Greek civilization, 5th century b.C. The triad of the Eleusinian Mysteries: Persephone, Demeter and Triptolemus. Marble bas-relief found at Eleusis 440-430 b.C

Ancient Greek Female Costume (litho)
8637146 Ancient Greek Female Costume (litho) by Smith, John Moyr (1839-1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: Upper group shows Aphrodite, Hera, and Demeter)

Ancient Greek Female Costume (litho)
8637143 Ancient Greek Female Costume (litho) by Smith, John Moyr (1839-1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: The upper line represents Demeter, Hecate, Triptolemus, and others)

Ancient Greek Female Costume (litho)
8637105 Ancient Greek Female Costume (litho) by Smith, John Moyr (1839-1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: Demeter (Ceres) with the himation worn as a diplax

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)

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

Ancient Greek Female Costume (litho)
8637069 Ancient Greek Female Costume (litho) by Smith, John Moyr (1839-1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: Demeter (Ceres) with clasp-fastened chiton and veil (kredemnon)

Ancient Greek Female Costume (litho)
8637145 Ancient Greek Female Costume (litho) by Smith, John Moyr (1839-1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: The upper group represents Apollo, Artemis, Heracles, and Athene)

Ancient Greek Female Costume (litho)
8637139 Ancient Greek Female Costume (litho) by Smith, John Moyr (1839-1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: Two representations of Demeter, sitting)

South Africa: Michell's Pass, Ceres, CP (colour litho)
8645819 South Africa: Michell's Pass, Ceres, CP (colour litho) by Peers, Charles Ernest (1875-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: Michell's Pass, Ceres, CP)

The Roman goddess Ceres, marble statue from ancient Rome, Italy
7278227 The Roman goddess Ceres, marble statue from ancient Rome, Italy; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Roman goddess Ceres, marble statue from ancient Rome, Italy)

Ancient Greek Female Costume (litho)
8637106 Ancient Greek Female Costume (litho) by Smith, John Moyr (1839-1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: Demeter (Ceres) with double-girded chiton and himation

Greek Architecture, Roman-Doric and Roman-Ionic Orders, Plans of Temples, Rock Tombs in Asia Minor, etc (engraving)
8644778 Greek Architecture, Roman-Doric and Roman-Ionic Orders, Plans of Temples, Rock Tombs in Asia Minor, etc (engraving) by European School

Statue of Isis Demeter, Barberini collection, National Roman Museum, Palazzo Altemps, Rome, Italy
6384463 Statue of Isis Demeter, Barberini collection, National Roman Museum, Palazzo Altemps, Rome, Italy; Museo Nazionale Romano, Palazzo Altemps, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Statue of Isis Demeter)

Demeter or Ceres, Ludovisi collection, coarse marble, National Roman Museum, Palazzo Altemps, Rome, Italy
6384442 Demeter or Ceres, Ludovisi collection, coarse marble, National Roman Museum, Palazzo Altemps, Rome, Italy; Museo Nazionale Romano, Palazzo Altemps, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Demeter or Ceres)

Ancient Greek Female Costume (litho)
8637168 Ancient Greek Female Costume (litho) by Smith, John Moyr (1839-1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: Artemis, Demeter, Aphrodite)

Ancient Greek Female Costume (litho)
8637138 Ancient Greek Female Costume (litho) by Smith, John Moyr (1839-1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: Three representations of Demeter (Ceres)

Ancient Greek Female Costume (litho)
8637107 Ancient Greek Female Costume (litho) by Smith, John Moyr (1839-1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: Demeter (Ceres) with himation or peplos partly twisted round the body as a girdle

Greek Architecture, Earliest Period, Doric Style (engraving)
8650788 Greek Architecture, Earliest Period, Doric Style (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Greek Architecture, Earliest Period, Doric Style)

Title page with vignette of Demeter goddess of agriculture with scythe amid statuary in a park
FLO4616286 Title page with vignette of Demeter goddess of agriculture with scythe amid statuary in a park. Engraving by Pillement finished by Nee after a painting by Percier

Ancient Greek Female Costume (litho)
8637067 Ancient Greek Female Costume (litho) by Smith, John Moyr (1839-1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: Priestess of Demeter (Ceres) with long-sided diploidion or ampechonion

Temple of Demeter, Sangri, Naxos Island, Cyclades, Greece

In Greek mythology, Demeter was the goddess of agriculture. In Roman mythology, she is associated with Ceres

In Greek mythology, Hades was the god of the underworld. In both Greek and Roman mythology he was also called Pluto

Demeter, restored as Hera (marble)
2561940 Demeter, restored as Hera (marble) by Roman; Musei Capitolini, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: After a greek original from the 5th century BC, attributed to Agoracritus); Photo © Stefano Baldini

Statue of Isis from Passo Corese (marble)
3042829 Statue of Isis from Passo Corese (marble) by Roman; Museo Nazionale Romano - Palazzo Altemps, Rome, Italy; Photo © Stefano Baldini

Statue of Isis Demeter, Barberini collection (marble)
3042704 Statue of Isis Demeter, Barberini collection (marble) by Roman; Museo Nazionale Romano - Palazzo Altemps, Rome, Italy; Photo © Stefano Baldini

Demeter or Ceres, Ludovisi collection (coarse marble)
3042822 Demeter or Ceres, Ludovisi collection (coarse marble) by Roman; Museo Nazionale Romano - Palazzo Altemps, Rome, Italy; Photo © Stefano Baldini

Detail of the Altoviti hall ceiling, 16th century (fresco)
7130068 Detail of the Altoviti hall ceiling, 16th century (fresco) by Vasari, Giorgio (1511-74); Museo Nazionale del Palazzo di Venezia, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Detail of the Altoviti hall ceiling)

Demeter, Ludovisi collection (marble)
3042821 Demeter, Ludovisi collection (marble) by Roman; Museo Nazionale Romano - Palazzo Altemps, Rome, Italy; Photo © Stefano Baldini

Ceres and Bacchus, 1600s (oil on canvas)
XOS5887442 Ceres and Bacchus, 1600s (oil on canvas) by Spranger, Bartholomaeus (1546-1611); 197.2x133.7 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: by Bartholomaeus Spranger (1546-1611))

Knob-Handled Patera (Dish), 330-320 BCE. Creator: Baltimore Painter
Knob-Handled Patera (Dish), 330-320 BCE

The Eleusinian Mysteries, initiations for the cult of Demeter and Persephone based at Eleusis, Greece
6340197 The Eleusinian Mysteries, initiations for the cult of Demeter and Persephone based at Eleusis, Greece by Fumagalli (19th century); (add.info.: The Eleusinian Mysteries)

Gathering of the Gods of Olympus, 1618 (fresco)
5949120 Gathering of the Gods of Olympus, 1618 (fresco) by Santner, Carlo (fl.1618); Palazzo Ducale & Museo, Mantua, Lombardy, Italy; (add.info.: Fresco in the ceiling vault in the Ducal Apartment)

Ceres, Roman goddess of agriculture and grain, 1772 (engraving)
7235602 Ceres, Roman goddess of agriculture and grain, 1772 (engraving) by Bodart, Pieter (1676-1712); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ceres, Roman goddess of agriculture, grain crops)

The Eleusinian Mysteries, initiations for the cult of Demeter and Persephone based at Eleusis, Greece
6340194 The Eleusinian Mysteries, initiations for the cult of Demeter and Persephone based at Eleusis, Greece by Fumagalli (19th century); (add.info.: The Eleusinian Mysteries)

Gathering of the Gods of Olympus, 1618 (fresco)
5949119 Gathering of the Gods of Olympus, 1618 (fresco) by Santner, Carlo (fl.1618); Palazzo Ducale & Museo, Mantua, Lombardy, Italy; (add.info.: Fresco in the ceiling vault in the Ducal Apartment)

Ceres, Bacchus and Venus, c. 1550-1610 (oil on canvas)
7240784 Ceres, Bacchus and Venus, c.1550-1610 (oil on canvas) by Venetian School, (16th century); 109.2x85 cm; The Weston Park Foundation, Shropshire, UK; (add.info.: Ceres and Venus seated)

Ceres or Isis, ancient Roman marble sculpture (engraving)
7149126 Ceres or Isis, ancient Roman marble sculpture (engraving) by Corbould, Henry (1787-1844) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ancient Roman marble statue of Ceres or Isis)

Gewerbe Ausstellung 1896: Die Eckgruppen im Kuppelsaal (b / w photo)
7157816 Gewerbe Ausstellung 1896: Die Eckgruppen im Kuppelsaal (b/w photo) by German Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Die Eckgruppen im Kuppelsaal)

Demeter and Persephone consecrating Triptolemus (engraving)
7193928 Demeter and Persephone consecrating Triptolemus (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Demeter and Persephone consecrating Triptolemus)

Ceres filing case (litho)
7185623 Ceres filing case (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ceres filing case. Illustration from The Artist, an Illustrated Monthly Record of Arts)

Demeter (engraving)
7193929 Demeter (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Demeter. Illustration for A Dictionary of Classical Antiquities from the German of Dr Oskar Seyffert)

Festival of Spring (Allegoric Scene) - Masek, Karel Vitezslav (1865-1927) - 1889 - Oil on canvas - National Gallery
FIA5399377 Festival of Spring (Allegoric Scene) - Masek, Karel Vitezslav (1865-1927) - 1889 - Oil on canvas - National Gallery, Prague by Masek, Vitezlav Karel (1865-1927); Narodni Galerie, Prague

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Demeter, the Greek goddess of agriculture and fertility, is a prominent figure in ancient mythology. Often depicted alongside her daughter Persephone, their story revolves around the cycle of seasons. One notable representation can be found on the Parthenon's East Pediment in Athens. Created between 438-432 BC, this marble bas-relief showcases Demeter's grief as she searches for her beloved daughter who was abducted by Hades. Another significant artwork featuring the Triad of Eleusinian Mysteries from Eleusis. This marble bas-relief depicts Demeter, Persephone, and Triptolemus - a key figure in spreading agricultural knowledge. The Taurobolium Altar at the National Archaeological Museum in Athens also pays homage to Demeter. This altar symbolizes her connection with bull sacrifice rituals that were performed during religious ceremonies. Intriguingly, there are various statues combining elements of both Isis and Demeter worship. The Statue of Isis from Passo Corese portrays an amalgamation of these two powerful deities while the Barberini collection features a statue named "Isis Demeter, " showcasing their shared attributes. Additionally, Cinerary urns adorned with reliefs depicting Hercules embarking on his heroic quests often include representations of Demeter. These urns highlight her association with divine strength and protection. September holds special significance for followers as it marks a month dedicated to honoring this goddess' power over harvest and abundance. Throughout history, many artworks have attempted to restore or recreate images - one such example being a restored sculpture portraying her as Hera made from exquisite marble materials. Even into more recent times like the 16th century Renaissance period, artists continued to draw inspiration from mythological figures like Demeter when creating intricate frescoes such as those seen on the ceiling detail within Altoviti hall. Lastly, another remarkable piece housed in the Ludovisi collection is a marble statue of Demeter.