Animale Collection

Ancient Rome: A triumphal procession in roman forum, 1866 (coloured engraving)
XEE702512 Ancient Rome: A triumphal procession in roman forum, 1866 (coloured engraving) by Leutemann, Heinrich (1824-1905); Private Collection; (add.info)

Metope with figure riding a tortoise, from Paestum, the Heraion at the mouth of the Sele River
LRI741073 Metope with figure riding a tortoise, from Paestum, the Heraion at the mouth of the Sele River; Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Paestum, Parco archeologico di Paestum & Elea-Velia

Fragmentary slab of a frieze with a procession of worship scene, from Metaponto, urban sanctuary
LRI741053 Fragmentary slab of a frieze with a procession of worship scene, from Metaponto, urban sanctuary; length: 45 cm; Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Metaponto, Bernalda, Matera, Basilicata

Second Punic War : Hannibal crossing the Alps, 1866 (coloured engraving)
XEE702514 Second Punic War : Hannibal crossing the Alps, 1866 (coloured engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Coloured engraving by Heinrich Leutemann (1824-1905)

Ancient Egypt: Pharaoh Ramses II fighting against the war lions of the Hittite army in Qadesh, 1274 BC
XEE702495 Ancient Egypt: Pharaoh Ramses II fighting against the war lions of the Hittite army in Qadesh, 1274 BC, 1866 (coloured engraving); Private Collection; (add.info)

Purgatorio, Canto 9 : Dante, in a dream, is carried off by an eagle
GIA745663 Purgatorio, Canto 9 : Dante, in a dream, is carried off by an eagle, illustration from The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, 1885 (digitally coloured engraving) by Dore

The Carthaginians: Lion Hunt, 1866 (coloured engraving)
XEE702513 The Carthaginians: Lion Hunt, 1866 (coloured engraving) by Leutemann, Heinrich (1824-1905); Private Collection; (add.info)

Acroterial disc with the depiction of Heracles and the lion of Nemea, from Fratte di Salerno, Scigliato district
LRI741093 Acroterial disc with the depiction of Heracles and the lion of Nemea, from Fratte di Salerno, Scigliato district by Greek School, (4th century BC); 78x81 cm; Luisa Ricciarini

Ancient Rome: Criminals being attacked by wild animals, 1866 (coloured engraving)
XEE702500 Ancient Rome: Criminals being attacked by wild animals, 1866 (coloured engraving) by Leutemann, Heinrich (1824-1905); Private Collection; (add.info)

Ancient Greece: Warfare Campaign of Alexander the Great in the Balkans 335 BC, 1866 (coloured engraving)
XEE702525 Ancient Greece: Warfare Campaign of Alexander the Great in the Balkans 335 BC, 1866 (coloured engraving) by Leutemann

Creation of fish and birds, Old Testament Cycle-Creation, byzantine mosaic, XII-XIII sec (mosaic)
6166383 Creation of fish and birds, Old Testament Cycle-Creation, byzantine mosaic, XII-XIII sec (mosaic) by Byzantine, (12th-13th century); Duomo (Cattedrale di Santa Maria Nuova), Monreale, Sicily

Death standing on a sarcophagus where the dead Pope and the Emperor lie, detail from the Triumph of Death
2655029 Death standing on a sarcophagus where the dead Pope and the Emperor lie, detail from the Triumph of Death and Dance of Death, 1485 (fresco) by Borlone de Buschis

Noah has the animals loaded onto the Ark. Old Testament Cycle - The Great Flood, Byzantine mosaics
6166371 Noah has the animals loaded onto the Ark. Old Testament Cycle - The Great Flood, Byzantine mosaics, 12th-13th centuries (mosaic) by Byzantine

Death standing on a sarcophagus where the dead Pope and the Emperor lie, detail from the Triumph of Death
2655019 Death standing on a sarcophagus where the dead Pope and the Emperor lie, detail from the Triumph of Death and Dance of Death, 1485 (fresco) by Borlone de Buschis

Guest Lodgings, the Room of the Putti, medallion with putti: "Two putti and a parrot", 1757 (fresco)
5962766 Guest Lodgings, the Room of the Putti, medallion with putti: "Two putti and a parrot", 1757 (fresco) by Tiepolo

Death standing on a sarcophagus where the dead Pope and the Emperor lie, detail from the Triumph of Death
2655014 Death standing on a sarcophagus where the dead Pope and the Emperor lie, detail from the Triumph of Death and Dance of Death, 1485 (fresco) by Borlone de Buschis

Jan Zygmunt Skrzynecki (1787-1860) Polish General, 1831
FIA5396503 Jan Zygmunt Skrzynecki (1787-1860) Polish General, 1831 by Anonymous; 34.5x25.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: general polonais)

Painted slab, the so-called black horseman, from Paestum, Andriuolo, tomb 58
LRI741096 Painted slab, the so-called black horseman, from Paestum, Andriuolo, tomb 58 by Greek School, (4th century BC); 146x58 cm; Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Paestum, Capaccio, Salerno

Pelike with red figures
LRI741084 Pelike with red figures, by Greek School, (5th century BC); diam: 33.5 cm; Museo Nazionale della Siritide, Policoro, Matera, Basilicata

Ancient Egypt : Ethiopians bring their tributes before the Pharaoh
XEE702559 Ancient Egypt : Ethiopians bring their tributes before the Pharaoh, 1866 (coloured engraving) by Leutemann, Heinrich (1824-1905); Private Collection; (add.info)

Greek at the time of the Republics: Wedding Procession, 1866 (coloured engraving)
XEE702545 Greek at the time of the Republics: Wedding Procession, 1866 (coloured engraving) by Leutemann, Heinrich (1824-1905); Private Collection; (add.info)

Inferno, Canto 1 : The she-wolf appears, illustration from The Divine Comedy
GIA745743 Inferno, Canto 1 : The she-wolf appears, illustration from The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, 1885 (digitally coloured engraving) by Dore

Joan of Arc is taken prisoner on May 23rd 1430 and is handed over to the English at
XEE556990 Joan of Arc is taken prisoner on May 23rd 1430 and is handed over to the English at Compiegne. by Lix, Frederic Theodore (1830-97); Private Collection; (add.info)

Purgatorio, Canto 8 : The angels drive the serpent away
GIA745661 Purgatorio, Canto 8 : The angels drive the serpent away, illustration from The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, 1885 (digitally coloured engraving) by Dore

Ancient Egypt: fishing, 1866 (coloured engraving)
XEE702565 Ancient Egypt: fishing, 1866 (coloured engraving) by Leutemann, Heinrich (1824-1905); Private Collection; (add.info)

Fibula with double bow and pin ending in duck protome, from Piscolo (Melfi), tomb 48
LRI741058 Fibula with double bow and pin ending in duck protome, from Piscolo (Melfi), tomb 48 by Greek School, (5th century BC); height: 3.2 cm; Museo Archeologico Nazionale Massimo Pallottino

Ancient Rome: Sea Travel, Wild animals are transported for the circus
XEE702511 Ancient Rome: Sea Travel, Wild animals are transported for the circus, 1866 (coloured engraving) by Leutemann, Heinrich (1824-1905); Private Collection; (add.info)

Ancient Rome: Animals fighting in the amphitheatre, 1866 (coloured engraving)
XEE702501 Ancient Rome: Animals fighting in the amphitheatre, 1866 (coloured engraving) by Leutemann, Heinrich (1824-1905); Private Collection; (add.info)

Ancient Rome: Via Appia (Appian Way) at the Imperial Era, 1866 (coloured engraving)
XEE702485 Ancient Rome: Via Appia (Appian Way) at the Imperial Era, 1866 (coloured engraving) by Leutemann, Heinrich (1824-1905); Private Collection; (add.info)

Mus Darwinii, illustration from The Zoology of the Voyage of H. M. S
BLT206254 Mus Darwinii, illustration from The Zoology of the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, 1832-36, by Charles Darwin (1809-92), 1840 (colour litho) by English School

Inferno, Canto 25 : Agnello transforming into a serpent
GIA745694 Inferno, Canto 25 : Agnello transforming into a serpent, illustration from The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, 1885 (digitally coloured engraving) by Dore

Bracelets with triple spiral
LRI741101 Bracelets with triple spiral, by Greek School, (4th century BC); diam: 6.5 cm; Museo Archeologico Provinciale, Salerno

Ring with the small cylinders hold a hinge around which a scarab in engraved onyx
LRI741092 Ring with the small cylinders hold a hinge around which a scarab in engraved onyx (= sardonyx) rotates and, on the flat face, a lion devours a deer, from Cuma

Ancient Greece : Ritual Bull Sacrifice - Greece at the time of the kings
XEE702556 Ancient Greece : Ritual Bull Sacrifice - Greece at the time of the kings, 1866 (coloured engraving) by Leutemann

Ancient Orient: A Persian king and his entourage hunting, 1866 (coloured engraving)
XEE702550 Ancient Orient: A Persian king and his entourage hunting, 1866 (coloured engraving) by Leutemann, Heinrich (1824-1905); Private Collection; (add.info)

Ancient Egypt: Pharaoh hunting Hippopotamus, 1866 (coloured engraving)
XEE702497 Ancient Egypt: Pharaoh hunting Hippopotamus, 1866 (coloured engraving) by Leutemann, Heinrich (1824-1905); Private Collection; (add.info)

Oil mill used on the west coast of Africa
XEE555427 Oil mill used on the west coast of Africa by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; Stefano Bianchetti; French, out of copyright

Ancient Egypt: farming and hunting, 1866 (coloured engraving)
XEE702566 Ancient Egypt: farming and hunting, 1866 (coloured engraving) by Leutemann, Heinrich (1824-1905); Private Collection; (add.info)

Inferno, Canto 1 : The panther at the beginning of the ascent
GIA745741 Inferno, Canto 1 : The panther at the beginning of the ascent, illustration from The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, 1885 (digitally coloured engraving) by Dore

Inferno, Canto 24 : The thieves tormented by serpents, illustration from
745693 Inferno, Canto 24 : The thieves tormented by serpents, illustration from The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, 1885 (digitally coloured engraving) by Dore

Inferno, Canto 30 : The torment of the forgers in the ninth bolgia (Gianni Schicchi)
GIA745687 Inferno, Canto 30 : The torment of the forgers in the ninth bolgia (Gianni Schicchi), illustration from The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, 1885 (digitally coloured engraving) by Dore

Ancient Greece: Bear Hunt, 1866 (coloured engraving)
XEE702527 Ancient Greece: Bear Hunt, 1866 (coloured engraving) by Leutemann, Heinrich (1824-1905); Private Collection; (add.info)

Ancient Rome: Street Scene, 1866 (coloured engraving)
XEE702486 Ancient Rome: Street Scene, 1866 (coloured engraving) by Leutemann, Heinrich (1824-1905); Private Collection; (add.info)

Bronze mirror, partially reassembled, missing an erote, Mid-fifth century BC
LRI741066 Bronze mirror, partially reassembled, missing an erote, Mid-fifth century BC, from Pisticci (MT) necropolis, Casinello-San Teodoro district, tomb 08/04/53 - by Greek School

Inferno, Canto 1 : The lion suddently confronts Dante, illustration from
GIA745742 Inferno, Canto 1 : The lion suddently confronts Dante, illustration from The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, 1885 (digitally coloured engraving) by Dore

Inferno, Canto 5 : Minos judges the transgressions and dispatches the souls
GIA745728 Inferno, Canto 5 : Minos judges the transgressions and dispatches the souls, illustration from The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, 1885 (digitally coloured engraving) by Dore

Paradiso, Canto 19 : The blessed souls form an eagle in the sky
GIA745613 Paradiso, Canto 19 : The blessed souls form an eagle in the sky, illustration from The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, 1885 (digitally coloured engraving) by Dore

Earthenware statuette of Aphrodite or Hera kneeling, nude female figure wrapped in a
LRI741094 Earthenware statuette of Aphrodite or Hera kneeling, nude female figure wrapped in a cloak holds a dove in her right hand, from Paestum, Heraion di Foce Sele by Greek School

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"Animale: A Journey Through Ancient Civilizations and the Animal Kingdom" Step back in time to Ancient Rome, where a triumphal procession fills the grand Roman Forum. The year is 1866, and a vividly colored engraving captures the splendor of this historical moment. Venturing further into history, we find ourselves amidst Carthaginians embarking on a lion hunt. With spears raised high, their bravery shines through in another captivating colored engraving from 1866. The amphitheater comes alive as Emperor's decree culls wild beasts. Witness the power and authority of ancient Rome as depicted in yet another mesmerizing engraving from 1866. Moving away from Rome but still within its influence, an acroterial disc reveals Heracles battling the mighty lion of Nemea. This intricate depiction hails from Fratte di Salerno's Scigliato district. Intrigue unfolds as criminals face their fate against ferocious animals in ancient Rome. The chaos and danger are vividly portrayed in yet another striking colored engraving dating back to 1866. Journeying beyond Rome's borders takes us to Ancient Greece during Alexander the Great's Balkan campaign in 335 BC. Experience warfare like never before through an exquisite colored engraving also created in 1866. Amidst these tales of conquests and battles, creation itself finds its place. Byzantine mosaics depict fish and birds coming into existence during biblical times—an awe-inspiring testament to divine artistry dating back centuries. Death stands solemnly upon a sarcophagus housing both Pope and Emperor—a haunting detail captured within frescoes titled "Triumph of Death" and "Dance of Death. " These masterpieces were crafted with meticulous care by skilled artists in 1485. Noah's Ark becomes our vessel for exploration as we witness animals being loaded onto it during biblical times.