Lyre Collection (#2)

Musical concert with poetess, lyre and tibia players
A musical concert. A poetess or singer sings from a small volume accompanied by a Tibicine on a tibia (double reed flute) and a Fidicine on a lyre tied to her arm with a ribbon

Jupiter on clouds
Jupiter in the clouds with his symbols of a crown of oak leaves, thunderbolt, rainbow, eagle and sceptre, and Bacchus and Ariadne serenaded by Apollo on his lyre at their wedding

Six satyrs or fauns performing on a tightrope. Two carry a thyrsus, one plays a tibia, one plays a lyre, one pours wine from one vase to another, and one balances with his hands together

Music cover, Our Diva Galop by Edouard Reyner

Royal Lyre, Ur, Mesopotamia
Royal Lyre, Ur, an ancient Sumerian city in Mesopotamia (Iraq)

Comic Christmas card, Apollo and Daphne, designed by Robert Dudley. Date: circa 1880s

Cupid taught by the Three Graces

Mythological scene on a greetings card, with cherubs, water nymphs and sea creatures. With an ornate white and gold border and embossed paper flaps. Date: circa 1890s

Albanian Soldier and Rhapsodos (Rhapsode or Bard, performer of epic poetry). 1832

MASSENET / THAIS SCENE
JULES MASSENET French composer with a scene from his opera Thais Date: 1842 - 1912

CECILIA AT THE ORGAN
One angel helps Saint Cecilia play the organ, while another holds a lyre : thanks to this heavenly instruction, she will become the patron saint of musicians Date: 2nd - 3rd century

APOLLO AND HIS LYRE
with his lyre

ORPHEUS AND ANIMALS
He charms the animals with his melodious singing and sensitive lyre-playing

ROMAN VICTORY BANQUET
A Roman victory is celebrated with a splendid banquet Date: ancient

Alcaeus and Sappho
ALCAEUS Greek poet, with Sappho Date: 620? - 580? BC

Erato. Statue of Muse of lyric poetry playing the zither
Classical mythology. Erato. Muse of lyric poetry. Roman statue. 2nd century AD. The muse is depicted playing the zither or lyre. From Monte Calvo, Italy. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen, Denmark

A nymph with a lyre in a woodland clearing. Date: circa 1913

Minoan Art. The Hagia Triada Sarcophagus. Painted with scene
Minoan Art. Crete. The Hagia Triada Sarcophagus. Painted with scenes from Cretan life. Ritual. Bull sacrifice. Woman wearing a crown is carrying two vessels. A man playing a seven string lyre

Frederick II Hohenstaufen (1194-1250). Holy Roman Emperor. Colored engraving

Mycenaean art. Llyre of ivory with decorative carvings at the base that was the sound box. National Archaeological Museum. Athens. Greece

King David (c. 1040 BC - 970 BC). Second king of the Hebrews (1008-970 BC). Window of the Church of the Juncal. Irun. Province of Guipuzcoa. Basque Country

Ancient Roman musical instruments.. Testudo or lyre of Amphion (1, 2), lyre held by Terpsichore (3), psaltery (4), triangular harp or Trigonium (5), Abyssinian testudo (6)

Two ancient Greek women embroidering
An illustration of two ancient Greek women embroidering. This image was commissioned for Marcus Ward, Shakspeare Calendar design for 1923. Date: 1923

Design for Woven Textile with musical instruments. Charcoal with Crayon and Pencil on copy paper. Silver Studio. 1958

Eros & Psyche - 7
Eros/Cupid wakes Psyche

Ancient Greek Bed
An ancient Grecian couple recline on an ancient Grecian bed

Musical instruments on a greetings card
Musical instruments including a lyre on a greetings card -- Faith, Hope. Date: circa 1890s

Pink roses in a garden on a greetings card with ornate gold and white border. Date: circa 1890s

Copy of Etruscan wall painting. Tomb of the Shields. c. 350
Etruscan Art. Copy of Etruscan wall painting. Tempera on canvas 1900. Tomb of the Shields. Tarquinia, Italy c. 350 BC. Velhur Velcha and his wife, Ravnthu Aprthnei. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Denmark

Apollo. Greek Mythology. Athens. Greece
Apollo. (Greek Mythology). Is the god of music, archery and healing. Statue of Apollo at the Athens Academy. Athens. Central Greece. Attica. Europe

Portrait of Marie Roze, French operatic soprano
Portrait of Marie Roze (Maria Hippolyte Ponsin, 1846-1926), French operatic soprano. Beauty and Song. 1882

CYPRUS. Paphos. House of Aion. The Apollo and Marsyas mosaic, detail of Pliny and Apollo, House of Aion. (3rd century AD). Roman art. Early Empire. Mosaic

Egypt - Bisharin warrior, Aswan
A Bisharin Tribesman of Aswan, Egypt with his shield, spear and small Egyptain lyre. Date: circa 1910s

Homer with Young Boy
Homer, the blind Greek poet, is guided on his travels by a young boy

Iliad / Paris & Helen
Paris and Helen

Angel with Cherubs
An angel sits holding a book and a lyre, accompanied by cherubim

Three women in Georgian style costume. 1815

Angel with lyre on a Christmas scrap
Angel with a lyre on a Christmas scrap. Date: circa 1900s

Albert Memorial (View 1 ) poets - one side of Albert Memorial (Poets figures one with lyre). Part of Box 34 Boswell Collection - London Streets. Date: circa 1890s

Cherub playing a harp on a greetings postcard
Cherub playing a harp with butterflies circling round on a greetings postcard. Date: circa 1890s

Solomon. King of Israel. Engraving. Colored
Solomon. King of Israel. Reign C. 970-931 BC. House of David. Engraving. Colored

Richard Wagner - German composer
Richard Wagner (1813-1883) - German composer. Date: 1907

Apollo with lire. Roman sculpture after an original of the classical period. The inset eyes are of marble and the eyelashes of bronze. Was found in a Roman villa in Tusculum. Glyptothek. Munich

John Milton (1608-1674). British poet. Paradise lost. Colore
John Milton (1608-1674). British poet. Paradise Lost. Epic poem in blank verse. It was originally published in 1667 in ten books

House Masferrer. Sgraffit. Vic. Spain
Spain. Catalonia. Vic. House Masferrer. 19th - 20th centuries. Sgraffiti depicting musicians. Facade. Detail

Horace (65-8 B. C. ). Roman lyric poet. Opera
Horace (65-8 B.C.). Roman lyric poet during the time of Augustus. Opera. 18th century

19 th century art. Masferrer house. Sgrafitto. Vic. Cataloni
19 th century art. Casa Masferrer. Sgrafitto. Vic. Catalonia. Spain

Apollo with his lyre. 600-550 B. C. Cyprus
GREEK ART. CYPRUS. Apollo with his lyre. Found in Poros. Dated between 600-550 b.C. Museum of Cycladic and Ancient Greek Art. Athens. Greece

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