Orso Collection

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

"Colomba, "the New Opera at Drury Lane, Colomba and Lydia discovering Orso after he has been left Wounded by
1044114 " Colomba, " the New Opera at Drury Lane, Colomba and Lydia discovering Orso after he has been left Wounded by the Barracini (engraving) by English School

Orso Particiaco II
ORSO PARTICIACO II Doge of Venice, member of a patrician family who provided Venice with many of its doges. This one abdicated. Date: RULED 881 - 887

Aosta, Aosta Valley, Italy - The Priory of St Orso
Aosta, Aosta Valley, Italy - The Priory of the collegiate church of St Orso Date: 1902

Cave Spider (Leptoneta crypticola) adult male, on web in cave, Grotta dell Orso, Ormea, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy, January

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Orso: A Name Echoing Through Time and Place 🦁 From the ancient amphitheaters of Rome, where the roar of lions and gladiators once filled the air, to the colosseum of Drury Lane in 1866, the name Orso has resonated through history. In Rome, Orso was the name of a fierce beast hunted in the amphitheater, a criminal condemned to face wild animals, or a pair of fighting beasts entertaining the crowd. In Ancient Greece, Orso was the name of the mighty bear that St. Columba encountered during his legendary bear hunt. The saint's encounter was immortalized in a 1340 tempera on panel, a testament to the enduring power of this name. Fast forward to modern times, and Orso is still a name synonymous with strength and power. In the Aosta Valley of Italy, the Priory of St. Orso stands as a testament to the region's rich history. And deep within the Grotta dell'Orso in Ormea, the Cave Spider (Leptoneta crypticola) and the Greater Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum) hibernate, carrying on the legacy of this ancient name in their dark, hidden world. So, whether it's the roar of a lion in the Roman Colosseum or the gentle hibernation of a bat in a cave, the name Orso continues to evoke images of power, strength, and the enduring passage of time.