Antique Greece 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

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

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

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)

Boxer at rest, 1st century BC, (bronze)
7129787 Boxer at rest, 1st century BC, (bronze) by Greek school, (1st century BC); Museo Nazionale Romano, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Boxer at rest, original greek bronze of the first 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 Queens of Persia at the feet of Alexander, also called The Tent of Darius, c. 1660 (oil on canvas)
5974049 The Queens of Persia at the feet of Alexander, also called The Tent of Darius, c.1660 (oil on canvas) by Le Brun, Charles (1619-90); 117.3x453 cm; Chateau de Versailles

Lysistrata and his allies defending the access of the acropolis to men by farts, 1896 (litho)
AIS5356057 Lysistrata and his allies defending the access of the acropolis to men by farts, 1896 (litho) by Beardsley, Aubrey (1872-98); 32x25 cm; (add.info)

Painting of the restored Taureador Fresco from the Palace of Minos at Knossos (Evans Fresco Drawing N/4)
7310000 Painting of the restored Taureador Fresco from the Palace of Minos at Knossos (Evans Fresco Drawing N/4), 1900-50 (paper, pigment) by Gillieron

Map of Knossos buildings surrounding the Palace, circa 1903
7310021 Map of Knossos buildings surrounding the Palace, circa 1903 by Fyfe, Theodore (1875-1945); 31x100 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Pythagoras and Euclid, 1437 (marble tile)
7260238 Pythagoras and Euclid, 1437 (marble tile) by Della Robbia, Luca (1400-82); 83x69 cm; Museo dell Opera del Duomo, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; Photo © Raffaello Bencini

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)

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

Homer, Greek poet, author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, , 1731 (engraving)
7235561 Homer, Greek poet, author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, , 1731 (engraving) by Bodart, Pieter (1676-1712); Private Collection; (add.info.: Homer, Greek poet)

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

Greek Art: marble bust of the Greek historian Plutarch (43-120 AD) - Delphi
LRI4626042 Greek Art: marble bust of the Greek historian Plutarch (43-120 AD) - Delphi, National Archaeological Museum - Head of Plutarch (c.43-120 AD) - Marble sculpture - Archaeological Museum

Mosaic floor at Vergina, Royal Palace of the Macedonian Dynasty
LRI4655566 Mosaic floor at Vergina, Royal Palace of the Macedonian Dynasty by Greek School; Vergina, Macedonia, Greece; (add.info.: Greek Art)

Ancient Greek musical instrument: Lyre and Cithara (cithare) (kithara
XEE4155442 Ancient Greek musical instrument: Lyre and Cithara (cithare) (kithara) - engraving from " Usi e Costumi di Tutti i Popoli dell Universo

Greek art: statue of Poseidon, marble sculpture of the 2nd century BC. From Melos
LRI4659661 Greek art: statue of Poseidon, marble sculpture of the 2nd century BC. From Melos. Athenes, National Archaeological Museum by Greek, (2nd century BC); National Archaeological Museum

Sardis
3791168 Sardis; (add.info.: Sardis (Sardes) ruins of the ancient Greek city (now in Manisa Province, Turkey). 19th century engraving); Lebrecht History

Skyphos, c.1100-800 BC (ceramic)
1068511 Skyphos, c.1100-800 BC (ceramic) by Greek School; 8.6518923038x16.8275336551x0 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; (add.info.: Greek, Early Geometric period); Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Henry X

Study for "Antiochus and Stratonice", c.1746 (oil on canvas)
XOS5884034 Study for "Antiochus and Stratonice", c.1746 (oil on canvas) by Batoni, Pompeo Girolamo (1708-87); 33.3x39.5 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Study of a Plaster Cast (a la bosse), 1806 (black chalk with graphite )
XOS5884187 Study of a Plaster Cast (a la bosse), 1806 (black chalk with graphite ) by Millet, Frederic (1786-1859); 46.3x38.2 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Red-figured plate, 6th century bc (ceramic)
3079201 Red-figured plate, 6th century bc (ceramic) by Greek school, (6th century BC); (add.info.: Red-figured plate, depicts an archer, made in Athens)

Tower of the Winds, Athens, c.1867-75 (albumen silver print)
8677955 Tower of the Winds, Athens, c.1867-75 (albumen silver print) by Bonfils, Felix (1831-1885); J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, USA; (add.info.: The Horologion of Andronikos Kyrrhestes)

Phiale (offering-dish) made in Athens
3079199 Phiale (offering-dish) made in Athens by Greek school, (6th century BC); (add.info.: Phiale (offering-dish) made in Athens

Black-figured plate, made in Athens
3079200 Black-figured plate, made in Athens by Greek school, (6th century BC); (add.info.: Black-figured plate, depicts an archer blowing a trumpet, made in Athens)

Metal casting: Statue casting foundry
3787520 Metal casting: Statue casting foundry; (add.info.: Metal casting: Statue casting foundry (French: Dans une fonderie de statues')

Philadelphia
3791170 Philadelphia; (add.info.: Philadelphia (Alasehir) ruins of the ancient Greek city (now in Manisa Province, Turkey). 19th century engraving); Lebrecht History

Mercury kills Argus, 17th century (drawing)
3125033 Mercury kills Argus, 17th century (drawing) by Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (1606-69); (add.info.: Mercury kills Argus. On the left the cow)

Ephesus
3791167 Ephesus; (add.info.: Ephesus (Ephesos / Efes) ruins of the ancient Greek city (now in Izmir Province, Turkey). 19th century engraving); Lebrecht History

The development of Greek pottery, 1909 (print)
3781087 The development of Greek pottery, 1909 (print); (add.info.: The development of Greek pottery, plate 1 of 4. 1 and 2: examples of Cretan Kamares ware)

Pergamon
3791169 Pergamon; (add.info.: Pergamon (Pergamum / Pergamos) ruins of the ancient Greek city (now in Izmir Province, Turkey). 19th century engraving); Lebrecht History

Laodicea
3791178 Laodicea; (add.info.: Laodicea (Laodikeia) ruins of the ancient Greek city (now in Denizli Province, Turkey). 19th century engraving); Lebrecht History

Bias of Priene (print)
7420018 Bias of Priene (print) by Gheyn, Jacob II de (1565-1625) (after); (add.info.: Bias of Priene, fl. 6th century BC. One of the Seven Sages of Greece famous for his integrity)

Jupiter and Callisto. (print)
7419904 Jupiter and Callisto. (print) by Boucher, Francois (1703-70) (after); (add.info.: Jupiter and Callisto. To try and seduce Callisto Jupiter is disguised as the moon goddess Diana)

E for Escuyer du Roi et Espagnole - F for Folie et Farfadet - G for Gypsy and Greek Warrior, around 1920 (print)
8600170 E for Escuyer du Roi et Espagnole - F for Folie et Farfadet - G for Gypsy and Greek Warrior, around 1920 (print) by French School

Chilon of Sparta (print)
7420019 Chilon of Sparta (print) by Gheyn, Jacob II de (1565-1625) (after); (add.info.: Chilon of Sparta, fl. 6th century BC. A Spartan politician and one of the Seven Sages of Greece)

Apollo dancing with his nine Olympian Muses. (print)
7419980 Apollo dancing with his nine Olympian Muses. (print) by Romano, Giulio (1492-1546) (after); (add.info.: Apollo dancing with his nine Olympian Muses: Calliope, Clio, Erato, Euterpe, Melpomene)

Sculpture of Poseidon
7287204 Sculpture of Poseidon by Greco-Roman; Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; (add.info.: Sculpture of Poseidon. Roman sculture. Copy made after a Greek original dated 2nd century BC)

F for Folie et Farfadet - G for Gypsy and Greek Warrior, around 1920 (print)
8600172 F for Folie et Farfadet - G for Gypsy and Greek Warrior, around 1920 (print) by French School, (20th century); 31x24 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Daphnis and Chloe's wedding, 1787 (illustration)
UIG5325121 Daphnis and Chloe's wedding, 1787 (illustration) by Orleans, Philippe d (1674-1723) (after); (add.info.: Daphnis and Chloe's wedding. Drawing by Philippe d'Orleans (1674-1723)

Greek Art: A young swimmer diving. Fresco of the grave of the "diver", Paestum
PCT4293609 Greek Art: A young swimmer diving. Fresco of the grave of the "diver", Paestum by Etruscan, (5th century BC); Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Paestum, Capaccio, Salerno

Recognition from Chloe, 1787 (illustration)
UIG5325123 Recognition from Chloe, 1787 (illustration) by Orleans, Philippe d (1674-1723) (after); (add.info.: Recognition from Chloe. Drawing by Philippe d'Orleans (1674-1723)

Greek mythology: the Judgment of Paris (relief)
IMB4822540 Greek mythology: the Judgment of Paris (relief); (add.info.: Greek mythology: the Judgment of Paris. The shepherd Paris must choose the most beautiful of the three goddesses from Aphrodite)

Two Great Temples at Paestum, 1782 (watercolour, pencil and ink on paper)
7528513 Two Great Temples at Paestum, 1782 (watercolour, pencil and ink on paper) by Cozens, John Robert (1752-99); 37x25 cm; Gallery Oldham

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"Journey through Antique Greece: A Glimpse into the Magnificent Past" Step back in time and immerse yourself in the captivating world of Antique Greece. Marvel at the breathtaking Statue of Zeus or Poseidon, a remarkable bronze sculpture that dates back to 460 BC. This divine masterpiece showcases the power and grandeur of these legendary gods from Greek mythology. Witness history come alive as you gaze upon "The Queens of Persia at the feet of Alexander, " also known as "The Tent of Darius. " Painted on canvas around 1660, this oil artwork depicts a significant moment when Alexander the Great conquered Persia, showcasing his triumph over one of history's greatest empires. Discover the intellectual brilliance and philosophical wisdom embodied by Menippe de Sinope, a renowned poet and philosopher from the Cynical School. The portrait captures her essence, allowing us to glimpse into her profound thoughts that shaped ancient Greek society. Transport yourself to Knossos with an enchanting painting depicting the restored Taureador Fresco from the Palace. Created between 1900-50 on paper using pigments, this artwork resurrects fragments from an ancient civilization, offering insight into their vibrant culture. Explore Knossos further with a map showcasing its surrounding buildings during circa 1903. Uncover hidden secrets and architectural wonders that once graced this magnificent palace complex. Celebrate two brilliant minds who revolutionized mathematics – Pythagoras and Euclid – through a stunning marble tile crafted in 1437. Their groundbreaking theories continue to shape our understanding even today. Reflect upon timeless wisdom with "Gnothi seauton" (Know thyself), an exquisite mosaic discovered during excavations in a convent. This memento mori serves as a reminder for self-reflection amidst life's fleeting nature. Pay homage to Homer, one of Greece's most celebrated poets who authored masterpieces like The Iliad and The Odyssey.