Classical Mythology
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Art. History. Classical Mythology. Best of Greek & Roman Myths (and a little Near East too). Owls & Pomegranates. Co-host @MythologyMonday.📜🏺⚡️𓃢
Joined July 2018
Sculpture of an Amazon (ca. 1897-1898) by Franz von Stuck located at the Villa Stuck in München. Photo by J. Fraser Muirhead via Artstor.
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Two illustrations by Alice & Martin Provensen for a children's book adaptation of the Iliad and Odyssey (Simon & Schuster, 1956). (Photos by me).
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"Orpheus and Cerberus" (1843) by Thomas Crawford (1813-1857). Marble. AN: 1975.800. Photo: MFA Boston.
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For #FairytaleTuesday's theme on "water," a pendant featuring Aphrodite standing in a blue shell that evokes the sea and her birth. Gold, lapis lazuli. Early Byzantine, 7th century. 17 x 8 x 3/4 in. Photo Credit: © Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, Washington, D.C.
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"Time, Death and Judgement" (1864-1886) by George Frederic Watts (1817-1904). Oil on canvas. Photo: National Gallery of Canada.
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"Praxilla" (1922) by John William Godward (1861-1922). Oil on canvas. Private Collection. Photo: Perez Reviriego Perez Herrera.
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Illustrations of pottery titled, "Edad antigua. Objetos de ceramica Griegos" (1894). Illustrated by Friedrich Hottenroth. 📷NYPL Digital Collection
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RT @ClassicalMyths: A recreated Middle Kingdom temple in the Ancient Egyptian Garden located at Hamilton Gardens in New Zealand. 🤩. 📷Pseudo….
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RT @VenetiaJane: In Greek myth, Phyllis dies of grief when Demophon fails to return & she is transformed into an almond tree. At his belate….
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RT @ClassicalMyths: The Appennine Colossus or "Appennino" (1579-1580) by Giambologna at the Villa di Pratolino in Italy. 📷Stephen H, Tutt'….
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RT @ClassicalMyths: "The Giant" by Arrigo Minerbi (1881-1960), meant to represent Neptune. Fegina Beach, Monterosso al Mare, Italy. 1910. P….
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"The Vintage Festival" (1871) by Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1836–1912). Oil on panel. Photo: National Gallery of Victoria.
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RT @ClassicalMyths: Stunning illustration of Sobek in crocodile form from "The Book of the Faiyum." Sobek was known as "Lord of the Nile" a….
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"The God of the Vine was born of fire and nursed by rain, the hard burning heat that ripens the grapes and the water that keeps the plant alive." 🍇#MythologyMonday. Painting by Eugène Delacroix. Photo: © Musée du Louvre/Hervé Lewandowski
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Print titled, "Women and Men in Greco-Roman clothing." 1876-1888. Photo: NYPL Digital Collections.
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Gold pendant set with a silver Roman denarius featuring Salus, the goddess of health & safety. The setting dates to ca. 1870 & was created with laurel leaves and berries in the "archaeological revival" style popular at the time. Photo: British Museum.
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RT @ClassicalMyths: Illustrations from "A Technical History of Costume: Ancient Greek, Roman and Byzantine Costume & Decoration" by Mary G.….
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