Heathen Collection

Pan, ancient Greek god of nature and the wild (engraving)
5207795 Pan, ancient Greek god of nature and the wild (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pan, ancient Greek god of nature and the wild)

Maipuri Indians, inhabitants of the Upper Orinoco, roasting members of a dead enemy, 1781 (engraving)
IND388218 Maipuri Indians, inhabitants of the Upper Orinoco, roasting members of a dead enemy, 1781 (engraving) by Italian School, (18th century); Private Collection; Mithra-Index

The story of Samson, c. 1525-1530 (oil on panel)
3597121 The story of Samson, c.1525-1530 (oil on panel) by Breu, Jorg I (c.1480-1537); 97.5x76.5 cm; Kunstmuseum, Basel, Switzerland; (add.info)

Samson Captured by the Philistines, 1619 (oil on canvas)
3615964 Samson Captured by the Philistines, 1619 (oil on canvas) by Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri) (1591-1666); 191.1x236.9 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Mercury (engraving)
6022605 Mercury (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mercury. Illustration for The Pantheon)

Minerva, or Pallas (engraving)
6022600 Minerva, or Pallas (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Minerva, or Pallas)

Osiris, Apis, Serapis (engraving)
6022585 Osiris, Apis, Serapis (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Osiris, Apis, Serapis)

Aesculapius (engraving)
6022583 Aesculapius (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Aesculapius. Illustration for The Pantheon)

Christian hospital at Tientsin, first patronised and then confiscated by a heathen Viceroy (b / w photo)
6003679 Christian hospital at Tientsin, first patronised and then confiscated by a heathen Viceroy (b/w photo) by European Photographer

Ancient Greek and Roman mythology (engraving)
5207800 Ancient Greek and Roman mythology (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ancient Greek and Roman mythology)

Cybele, ancient Anatolian, Greek and Roman Earth goddess (engraving)
5207794 Cybele, ancient Anatolian, Greek and Roman Earth goddess (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cybele, ancient Anatolian)

Aeolus, ancient Roman god of the winds (engraving)
5207792 Aeolus, ancient Roman god of the winds (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Aeolus, ancient Roman god of the winds)

The Muses, ancient Greek and Roman goddesses of literature, science and the arts (engraving)
5207790 The Muses, ancient Greek and Roman goddesses of literature, science and the arts (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Muses)

Hercules, ancient Roman hero and god (engraving)
5207798 Hercules, ancient Roman hero and god (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hercules, ancient Roman hero and god)

Bacchus, ancient Roman god of wine (engraving)
5207780 Bacchus, ancient Roman god of wine (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bacchus, ancient Roman god of wine)

Belshazzars Feast, c. 1650-70 (oil on canvas)
BWM150047 Belshazzars Feast, c.1650-70 (oil on canvas) by Carreno de Miranda, Don Juan (1614-85); 327.6x172.7 cm; The Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, County Durham, UK; (add.info.: King of Babylon)

Neptune, ancient Roman god of the sea (engraving)
5207797 Neptune, ancient Roman god of the sea (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Neptune, ancient Roman god of the sea)

Saturn, ancient Roman god (engraving)
5207783 Saturn, ancient Roman god (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Saturn, ancient Roman god)

Aurora, ancient Roman goddess of the dawn (engraving)
5207772 Aurora, ancient Roman goddess of the dawn (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Aurora, ancient Roman goddess of the dawn)

Ceres, ancient Roman goddess of agriculture (engraving)
5207796 Ceres, ancient Roman goddess of agriculture (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ceres, ancient Roman goddess of agriculture)

Vulcan, ancient Roman god of fire (engraving)
5207793 Vulcan, ancient Roman god of fire (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vulcan, ancient Roman god of fire)

Vesta, ancient Roman goddess of the hearth, home and family (engraving)
5207791 Vesta, ancient Roman goddess of the hearth, home and family (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vesta, ancient Roman goddess of the hearth)

Hell (engraving)
5207788 Hell (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hell. Illustration from The Fabulous Histories of the Heathen Gods, by Andrew Tooke)

Castor and Pollux, twin brothers and demigods in ancient Greek and Roman mythology (engraving)
5207786 Castor and Pollux, twin brothers and demigods in ancient Greek and Roman mythology (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Castor and Pollux)

Juno, ancient Roman goddess (engraving)
5207781 Juno, ancient Roman goddess (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Juno, ancient Roman goddess)

Frontispiece for The Fabulous Pantheon (engraving)
6022606 Frontispiece for The Fabulous Pantheon (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Frontispiece for The Fabulous Pantheon)

Aurora (engraving)
6022598 Aurora (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Aurora. Illustration for The Pantheon)

Aeolus (engraving)
6022596 Aeolus (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Aeolus. Illustration for The Pantheon)

The Muses (engraving)
6022592 The Muses (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Muses. Illustration for The Pantheon)

The Virtues (engraving)
6022582 The Virtues (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Virtues. Illustration for The Pantheon)

Hermensul or Irmensul (left) and Crodon (right) idols of the ancient Saxons
STC214467 Hermensul or Irmensul (left) and Crodon (right) idols of the ancient Saxons, after a woodcut in the Annales Circuli Westphaliae by Herman Stangefol

Cards from a Tarot set, c. 1809 (hand coloured litho)
STC149884 Cards from a Tarot set, c.1809 (hand coloured litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Ms Est 27 W 8. 17 f. 1r Historiated initial depicting Attila the Hun (c
ALG159332 Ms Est 27 W 8.17 f.1r Historiated initial depicting Attila the Hun (c.406-453) burning the city of Aquila from The War of Attila by Nicola da Casola (vellum) by Franco-Italian School

Preaching to the Heathen (engraving)
1039326 Preaching to the Heathen (engraving) by Hare, St. George (1857-1933); Private Collection; (add.info.: Preaching to the Heathen)

Montezumas Daughter (litho)
1063101 Montezumas Daughter (litho) by Lucas, John Seymour (1849-1923) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Montezumas Daughter)

The Eucharist Vanquishes the Heathen Sacrifices, Brussels
494361 The Eucharist Vanquishes the Heathen Sacrifices, Brussels, second half of the 17th century (wool & silk) by Rubens

Mr Francis Bret Harte (colour litho)
612871 Mr Francis Bret Harte (colour litho) by Ward, Leslie Matthew (Spy) (1851-1922); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr Francis Bret Harte, The heathen Chinee, 4 January 1879, Vanity Fair)

Ms Est 27 W 8. 17 f. 3r Attila the Hun (c. 406-453) and his Court
ALG203322 Ms Est 27 W 8.17 f.3r Attila the Hun (c.406-453) and his Court, from The War of Attila by Nicola da Casola (vellum) by Franco-Italian School, (15th century); Biblioteca Estense, Modena

Janus (engraving)
6022603 Janus (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Janus. Illustration for The Pantheon)

Juno (engraving)
6022602 Juno (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Juno. Illustration for The Pantheon)

Vulcan (engraving)
6022601 Vulcan (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vulcan. Illustration for The Pantheon)

Ceres (engraving)
6022593 Ceres (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ceres. Illustration for The Pantheon)

Diana (engraving)
6022589 Diana (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Diana. Illustration for The Pantheon)

Charon (engraving)
6022588 Charon (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Charon. Illustration for The Pantheon)

Fiji: Native Council House, Bau (b / w photo)
5992115 Fiji: Native Council House, Bau (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Native Council House, Bau)

The fabulous Pantheon (engraving)
5207777 The fabulous Pantheon (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The fabulous Pantheon)

Mars, ancient Roman god of war (engraving)
5207774 Mars, ancient Roman god of war (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mars, ancient Roman god of war)

Janus, ancient Roman god (engraving)
5207771 Janus, ancient Roman god (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Janus, ancient Roman god)

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"Heathen: Unveiling the Tapestry of Ancient Beliefs and Mythologies" Step into a world where ancient gods and goddesses reigned supreme, where tales of heroes and villains unfolded in vibrant colors. From the mystical realms of Greek mythology to the enigmatic rituals practiced by indigenous tribes, this captivating journey explores the diverse tapestry beliefs. Intriguingly, we begin with Saint Cyprian, an anonymous figure whose legacy remains shrouded in mystery. As if transported through time, we witness Maipuri Indians along the Upper Orinoco River engaging in a macabre ritual - roasting members of their fallen enemies. This haunting engraving from 1781 serves as a stark reminder that even within our own species, darkness can lurk. Turning our attention to artistry inspired by biblical narratives, "The Story of Samson" unfolds before us on an oil-painted panel dating back to c. 1525-1530. The strength and vulnerability encapsulated within this masterpiece leave us pondering the complexities of human nature. Another depiction transports us further into history - "Samson Captured by the Philistines, " painted in 1619 on canvas. In this dramatic scene, we witness Samson's capture at the hands of his adversaries; it symbolizes both physical defeat and spiritual resilience against overwhelming odds. As we delve deeper into mythological realms, Mercury emerges from an enchanting engraving - messenger of gods and patron saint for travelers alike. Alongside him stands Minerva or Pallas Athena; her wisdom personified through intricate lines etched onto paper. Our exploration takes flight with Osiris, Apis Serapis - deities revered across ancient civilizations for their roles as guardians over life cycles and fertility. Aesculapius follows suit – god associated with healing arts whose emblematic serpent entwined staff continues to inspire modern medicine's symbol.