Grece Collection

Scene of taurokathapsia, an acrobat leaping over the back of a charging bull
LRI4625720 Scene of taurokathapsia, an acrobat leaping over the back of a charging bull. 1700-1400 BC. (fresco) by Minoan, (2000-1400 BC); Archaeological Museum of Heraklion, Crete

Centaur at the village blacksmith. Painting by Arnold Bocklin (1829-1901), Oil On Canvas
LSE4315221 Centaur at the village blacksmith. Painting by Arnold Bocklin (1829-1901), Oil On Canvas, 1888. Swiss art, 19th century, symbolism. Museum of Fine Arts Budapest (Hungary)

Statue of Zeus or Poseidon (often called God from Sea). 460 BC (Bronze sculpture)
LRI4590920 Statue of Zeus or Poseidon (often called God from Sea). 460 BC (Bronze sculpture) by Kalamis, (fl.c.470-430 BC) (attr)

Flying fishes (terns), 2500 BC. (fresco)
LRI4591555 Flying fishes (terns), 2500 BC. (fresco) by Cycladic, (25th-23rd century BC); National Archaeological Museum, Athens

The Fall of Icarus, detail (Painting, 1570-1572)
LRI4576355 The Fall of Icarus, detail (Painting, 1570-1572) by Maso da San Friano, (1536-71); Palazzo Vecchio, Florence, Italy; (add.info)

Venus (Venere Italica), 1810 (marble sculpture)
LRI4594082 Venus (Venere Italica), 1810 (marble sculpture) by Canova, Antonio (1757-1822); Palatine Gallery, Pitti Palace, Florence; (add.info.: Venere Italica (Venus) - Marble statue (h)

Alexander the Great (356 - 323 BC) on his horse Bucephale - detail of a mosaic of Pompei
PCT4293661 Alexander the Great (356 - 323 BC) on his horse Bucephale - detail of a mosaic of Pompei: Battle of Issos between Alexander and Darius (4th century BC)

Gnothi seauton (Know thyself memento mori en mosaic from excavations in the convent of
LRI4625445 Gnothi seauton (Know thyself memento mori en mosaic from excavations in the convent of San Gregorio in Rome, featuring the Greek motto 3rd century BC) Museo Nazionale Romano (o delle Terme)

The Council of the Gods (or Assembly of the Gods): Zeus on Olympus surrounds divinites
LRI4619180 The Council of the Gods (or Assembly of the Gods): Zeus on Olympus surrounds divinites. They are represented from top to bottom and on the left: Ganymede, Athena, Poseidon, Hermes

Portrait of Menippe (Menippe de Sinope, Greek poet and philosopher of the Cynical School
JLJ4665529 Portrait of Menippe (Menippe de Sinope, Greek poet and philosopher of the Cynical School, who lived between the 4th and 3rd centuries BC)

Epictete - EPICTETUS Greek Stoic philosopher
GIA4725671 Epictete - EPICTETUS Greek Stoic philosopher by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Greek Art: "Athena Promachos"
LRI4659748 Greek Art: " Athena Promachos" Athenas struggling in the front line. Bronze sculpture from the Acropolis. 490-480 BC

The Odyssey by Homer : the sailboat of Odysseus (Ulysses), 1930 (colour litho)
1733750 The Odyssey by Homer : the sailboat of Odysseus (Ulysses), 1930 (colour litho) by Schmied, Francois-Louis (1873-1941); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Odyssee of Homere)

Magna graecia: metope with Enceladus and Athena (Gigantomachy), stone relief
LRI4592142 Magna graecia: metope with Enceladus and Athena (Gigantomachy), stone relief, 5th century BC by Greek, (5th century BC); Museo Archeologico Regionale, Palermo

Drunk Hercules. Sculpture of the House of Deers, 5th century BC - 1st century AD
LRI4595992 Drunk Hercules. Sculpture of the House of Deers, 5th century BC - 1st century AD by Roman; Herculaneum, Naples, Campania

Sign of the Zodiac: The lion. The deity Artemis of Ephese, c. 1520 (fresco)
LRI4687448 Sign of the Zodiac: The lion. The deity Artemis of Ephese, c.1520 (fresco) by Falconetto, Giovanni Maria (1468-1535); Palazzo d Arco, Mantua

Portrait of Euclid (3rd century BC). Greek mathematician, detail of a page of a manuscript representing the allegories
BEN5464424 Portrait of Euclid (3rd century BC). Greek mathematician, detail of a page of a manuscript representing the allegories of Arithmetic and geometry

The death of Talos (Greek mythology giant). Right side detail. Red and white figure crater
BEN5473796 The death of Talos (Greek mythology giant). Right side detail. Red and white figure crater. Greek ceramic decorated by the painter from Talos (Inv.1501), 400-390 BC. Height: 75 cm

Hermaphrodite discovered by Eros in the presence of Aphrodite's sculpted Sadoine (glyptic) Naples
BEN5478236 Hermaphrodite discovered by Eros in the presence of Aphrodite's sculpted Sadoine (glyptic) Naples, Italy National Archaeological Museum; Photo © Raffaello Bencini.

Greek ceramic with red figure: Apulian bell-shaped crater. Detail of the characters in front
BEN5473647 Greek ceramic with red figure: Apulian bell-shaped crater. Detail of the characters in front. Made by the painter from Dijon. Bari, Archeologico

View of the plain of Cleones (Greece) - - Photography attributed to Athanasiou Konstantinos (1845-1898)
CSO4982979 View of the plain of Cleones (Greece) - - Photography attributed to Athanasiou Konstantinos (1845-1898); (add.info)

The Temple of Hephaistos and Athena Ergane (Hephaisteion) (formerly Theseion, Temple of Thesee)
CSO4982784 The Temple of Hephaistos and Athena Ergane (Hephaisteion) (formerly Theseion, Temple of Thesee),; (add.info.: The Temple of Hephaistos and Athena Ergane (Hephaisteion) (formerly Theseion)

Statue of Arpocrate or Harpocrates, Greek god of silence. He holds a horn and wears a lotus flower on his head
FLO4997338 Statue of Arpocrate or Harpocrates, Greek god of silence. He holds a horn and wears a lotus flower on his head. Found in Hadrian's Villa at Tivoli

Leda with Jupiter (Zeus) in the form of a swan. Drawing by Niccolo Giolfino (or Golfino)
GIM5037838 Leda with Jupiter (Zeus) in the form of a swan. Drawing by Niccolo Giolfino (or Golfino) known as II Giolfino (or Ursino Veronensis) (1476-1555)

Amico Aspertini (1473 - 1552), Satyre with a basket of grapes on his head
GIM5037779 Amico Aspertini (1473 - 1552), Satyre with a basket of grapes on his head (study for a triumph of the god Bacchus or Bacco) GDSU 1383 E; (add.info.: Amico Aspertini (1473 - 1552)

Treatise of Dioscorides (Greek doctor) of the 9th century
GIA5036391 Treatise of Dioscorides (Greek doctor) of the 9th century.; (add.info.: Treatise of Dioscorides (Greek doctor) of the 9th century.); © Giancarlo Costa.

Ilias Picta: scene of the Iliad of Homer, 5th century AD. J.C. above: Diomede assisted by Minerva wounds Aneas (Book 5)
GIA5034596 Ilias Picta: scene of the Iliad of Homer, 5th century AD. J.C. above: Diomede assisted by Minerva wounds Aneas (Book 5, vv.4 - 8)

Ilias Picta: scene of the Iliad of Homer, 5th century AD. J.C. Patrocles observes Achilles fighting (to the far right)
GIA5034588 Ilias Picta: scene of the Iliad of Homer, 5th century AD. J.C. Patrocles observes Achilles fighting (to the far right)

The Franc Castle (Kastro Larissa fortress, 13th century) and the city of Argos (Greece)
CSO4982910 The Franc Castle (Kastro Larissa fortress, 13th century) and the city of Argos (Greece) - Photography attributed to Athanasiou Konstantinos (1845-1898); (add.info)

The temple of Jupiter, Athenes (Greece) - - Photography attributed to Athanasiou Konstantinos (1845-1898)
CSO4982727 The temple of Jupiter, Athenes (Greece) - - Photography attributed to Athanasiou Konstantinos (1845-1898); (add.info.: The temple of Jupiter)

View of Athenes and the Lycabettus (Lycavittos) (Greece) - - Photography attributed to Athanasiou Konstantinos
CSO4982670 View of Athenes and the Lycabettus (Lycavittos) (Greece) - - Photography attributed to Athanasiou Konstantinos (1845-1898); (add.info)

Port du Piree, Athenes (Greece) - - Photography attributed to Athanasiou Konstantinos (1845-1898)
CSO4982661 Port du Piree, Athenes (Greece) - - Photography attributed to Athanasiou Konstantinos (1845-1898); (add.info.: Port du Piree)

Representation of the legendary Greek poet Arion by Methymne, dolphin charmer by his cithare
ELD4844901 Representation of the legendary Greek poet Arion by Methymne, dolphin charmer by his cithare. 19th century (chromolithograph); Private Collection; Photo © The Holbarn Archive.

Ancient Greece: Map showing the Marathon plain site where the battle of the Greeks against the Persians took place in
NWI4862915 Ancient Greece: Map showing the Marathon plain site where the battle of the Greeks against the Persians took place in 490 BC

Civilization of Antiquity: Greek women and pretresses (in the background) 19th century engraving
NWI4862112 Civilization of Antiquity: Greek women and pretresses (in the background) 19th century engraving.; (add.info.: Civilization of Antiquity)

Greeks celebrating their naval victory over the Persians at Salamis (Salamine), 449 BC
NWI4860561 Greeks celebrating their naval victory over the Persians at Salamis (Salamine), 449 BC. Colourful engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info)

Ancient Greece: The Tower of Winds (also called Andronicos Clock) overcome with a weathervane with the effigy of Triton
NWI4858488 Ancient Greece: The Tower of Winds (also called Andronicos Clock) overcome with a weathervane with the effigy of Triton and sundials on the walls

Temple of Aphrodite (left) on the road from Eleusis to Athenes, Ancient Greece. Colouring engraving of the 19th century
NWI4856972 Temple of Aphrodite (left) on the road from Eleusis to Athenes, Ancient Greece. Colouring engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info)

View of Greece: The Propylees in Athenes. Engraving by RIFFAUT, 19th century after the Daguerrian photographic
JEB4834081 View of Greece: The Propylees in Athenes. Engraving by RIFFAUT, 19th century after the Daguerrian photographic excursions

Antiquity: origin of the sling - the sling in the ancient Greek. 19th century (chromolithograph)
ELD4946536 Antiquity: origin of the sling - the sling in the ancient Greek. 19th century (chromolithograph); Private Collection; Photo © The Holbarn Archive.

Portrait of Pythagoras (Pythagoras), Greek philosopher, mathematician and scientist (560-480 BC)
NWI4947231 Portrait of Pythagoras (Pythagoras), Greek philosopher, mathematician and scientist (560-480 BC); (add.info.: Portrait of Pythagoras (Pythagoras), Greek philosopher

Sciences: Greek astronomer Hipparchus of Nicee, in ancient Greek (Hipparchus v.190-120 BC)
NWI4947964 Sciences: Greek astronomer Hipparchus of Nicee, in ancient Greek (Hipparchus v.190-120 BC), realising a map of the sky (plane of stars) in Alexandria, ancient Egypt

Map of Italy and Greece around 774 - 900 (MAP of Italy and Greece, 8th-9th century)
ELD4928040 Map of Italy and Greece around 774 - 900 (MAP of Italy and Greece, 8th-9th century) Engraving from " Atlas Universel" by Houze

Traditional costumes of the Middle East: Couple of the Ottoman Empire, man of Edirne
NWI4878088 Traditional costumes of the Middle East: Couple of the Ottoman Empire, man of Edirne, and veiled woman from Thessaloniki in Greece (Orthodox Greece)

Tomb street in a cemetery in Ancient Greece. Colourful engraving from the 19th century
NWI4858540 Tomb street in a cemetery in Ancient Greece. Colourful engraving from the 19th century.; (add.info.: Tomb street in a cemetery in Ancient Greece)

Statue of the goddess Athena (Minerva) inside the Parthenon of Athenes, ancient Greece
NWI4856493 Statue of the goddess Athena (Minerva) inside the Parthenon of Athenes, ancient Greece. Colourful engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info)

Ancient Greece: " Mysteres d'Eleusis" (Eleusinian Mysteries)
ELD4932793 Ancient Greece: " Mysteres d'Eleusis" (Eleusinian Mysteries, initiations held every year for the cult of Demeter and Persephone based at Eleusis in ancient Greece)

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Greece, a land steeped in ancient history and mythological tales. From the captivating Centaur at the village blacksmith to the majestic Statue of Zeus or Poseidon, every corner holds a piece of its glorious past. The Portrait of Menippe reminds us of the profound wisdom that Greek poets and philosophers bestowed upon humanity. Intriguingly, The Fall of Icarus captures our attention with its intricate details, reminding us of the consequences that come with soaring too close to greatness. Gnothi seauton whispers a timeless message - "Know thyself" - as we uncover memento mori en mosaic from excavations in the convent. The Council of Gods transports us to Olympus itself, where Zeus reigns supreme among divine beings. Meanwhile, The Odyssey by Homer takes us on an epic journey aboard Odysseus' sailboat, painting vivid images in our minds. Magna Graecia reveals a stone relief depicting Enceladus and Athena locked in fierce battle during Gigantomachy. Drunk Hercules showcases both his strength and vulnerability through an exquisite sculpture from House of Deers. As we explore further into Greece's rich heritage, we encounter Sign of Zodiac: The lion fresco featuring Artemis Ephese as a deity worshipped centuries ago. A glimpse into Saint Luke's gospel page reveals the meticulous craftsmanship found within Greek codexes from the 5th century. Finally, standing on Vergina's mosaic floor at Royal Palace brings forth awe-inspiring visions from Macedonia's regal dynasty. Greece beckons with its enchanting tapestry woven by gods and mortals alike; it invites us to delve deeper into its mesmerizing history while leaving no stone unturned.