Statues (169 Subjects)
Head of the sculpture of Nike from the western pediment of the Parthenon. The head was taken off the temple at the orders of Francesco Morosini, and carried off to Venice in 1687.
Head of the sculpture of Nike from the western pediment of the Parthenon. The head was taken off the temple at the orders of Francesco Morosini, and carried off to Venice in 1687.
Cecrops and his daughter Pandrosos: Sculpture complex from the western pediment of the Parthenon.
Reconstruction of the eastern pediment of the Parthenon: Birth of goddess Athena.
Reconstruction of the western pediment of the Parthenon: Strife of Athena and Poseidon.
Roman statue of goddess Athena, discovered at Kissamos, Chania.
Statue of Roman Emperor discovered at the remaining of the ancient theater at Kissamos, Chania.
“Found at Naxos”. A peasant of Naxos island shows the monks an ancient Greek statue he has discovered. Painting by Henry Wallis.
The fountain of Hercules and the Lernaean Hydra at the Isle Garden (Jardín de la Isla) of Aranjuez, Spain.
Statuette from Egypt.
Enigmatic inscription from a bust of Isis. In the late 18th century the inscription became the cause of controversy among British scholars. Several academics believed that it was an Egyptian bust with Chinese ideograms, produced in the context of Chinese-Egyptian commercial relations, while others considered the item a forgery.
View of sculpture gallery in Rome (imaginary depiction).
Hall of public building of the Roman period, Rome (imaginary depiction).
Imaginary depiction of Capitoline Hill in Rome. On the left, the temple of Jupiter. At the centre, mounted statue of Marcus Aurelius. In the background, on the right, modern buildings situated on the hill.
Map of the Appian Way, Rome, with sections of monumental tombs.
Frontispiece: Composition of Roman antiquities.
Triton statue from the Odeon of Agrippas at the Roman Agora of Athens.
The colossal statues of Amenophis III (Colossi of Memno) at Thebes, Egypt.
Temple of Ramesses II, Luxor.