Classical Collection (page 2)

Variety Theatre, Monte Saldo
English born Monte Saldo 1879 - 1949 (real name A. M. Woolaston). Strong-man, Gymnast and also an artists model. Here he is photographed in various statuesque classical poses as well as in the more

The Emperor Stradivarius violin
The famous Emperor Stradivarius violin, dating from 1715. It was bought by the violinist and composer Jan Kubelik in 1910 for 10, 000 -- the highest price paid for a violin to that date. "

Claverton Street Chapel, Pimlico, London (now demolished)

Hector & Andromache
Hector and Andromache with their baby son, Astyanax (Scamandrios), held by a nursemaid. Hector asks the gods to make his son braver and stronger than himself

Schubert / Erlkonig-Goethe
Schuberts Erlkonig (Goethe)

Dante / Virgil Cross Styx
Charon, the ferryman of the Styx, carries Dante and Virgil to the Underworld

Hypnos, God of Sleep
HYPNOS is the Greek god of sleep, known as SOMNUS to the Romans; he lives in a cave in the Cimmerian country where the sun never shines

Zeus / Jupiter
Zeus (Jupiter) and Hera (Juno) sit with his eagle, visited by Poseidon (Neptune) Hermes (Mercury) and his son (by Alkmene, not Hera, hence her gesture) Herakles

Achilles & Penthesilea
Achilles pities Penthesilea after slaying her

Mozart and Constanze on their honeymoon
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 -1791), Austrian composer and musician, seen here honeymooning with his bride Constanze. They married in 1782

PERSEUS & MEDUSA PERSEUS & MEDUSA
PERSEUS slays MEDUSA, not looking at her because to see her is fatal; his horse Pegasus also looks away

Mieczyslaw Pianowski, Polish ballet dancer
Mieczyslaw Pianowski (c1891-1967), Polish ballet dancer, ballet master and choreographer. circa 1920s

Head of a statue of Ares. Roman sculpture after original of
Ares, the god of war. Roman equivalent : Mars. Head of a statue of Ares. Roman sculpture after original of about 430 BC. Glytothek. Munich

Bank and shops, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA
Wyoming Valley Trust Company and Second National Bank (left) and Jonas Longs Sons department store, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA. Date: circa 1907

Stuart Knussen, bass-player in the English Chamber Orchestra, probably during the Aldeburgh Festival of 1961 Date: 1961

Gladstone in Library
WILLIAM EWART GLADSTONE in his library : he was a classical scholar of considerable ability. Date: 1809 - 1898

Eugene Ysaye - Jewish Violinist
Splendid portrait of Eugene Ysaye - Belgian Jewish Violinist (1858-1931). Date: circa 1906

Asclepius. 4th c. BC. Classical Greek art. Sculpture on marble. GREECE. Epidaurus. Archaeological Museum of Epidaurus

Tholos of the Sanctuary of Athena Pronaia. ca. 370 -360 BC. GREECE. CENTRAL GREECE. PHOCIS. Delphi. Sanctuary of Athena Pronaia. Classical Greek art. Architecture

Sir Edward Elgar
Sir Edward William Elgar, 1st Baronet, OM, GCVO (1857-1934), English composer. He composed oratorios, chamber music, symphonies, instrumental concertos, and songs

Poseidon / Neptune
Neptune and Triton, from an original statue in the Villa Montalto

Birth of Aphrodite
She is born from the foam of the sea

Telesphorus Roman Deity
Roman healing deity, associated with Asclepius : personifying the hope of successful healing, he is represented as a boy in a hooded cloak

Stowe House C18Th
Sir Richard Temples House at Stowe, designed by William Cleere & begun in 1676. This view dates from a later period when many improvements have been made. Now Stowe School

Medusa and Perseus
The only way to defeat Medusa is not to look at her : Perseus keeps his gaze averted as she seeks to destroy him

Nativity / With Lamb
Classical Nativity compostion; Joseph carries his carpenters tools

Athena (Mussard)
The Greek goddess of wisdom, with her owl and a a dragon

The Odyssey / Scylla
Scylla, the six-headed monster who lived in a cave next to the deadly whirlpool Charybdis, attacks Odysseus men

Iliad / Achilles (Geffroy)
As presented by Jean Racine in his play IPHIGENIE EN AULIDE

Poseidon / Vase Painting
Poseidon/Neptune with his chariot and winged horses

Ancient Roman athletes boxing in leather gloves
Ancient Roman athletes boxing wearing a cestus (leather glove) on each hand

Ganymede (Titian)
The beautiful youth Ganymede, son of King Tros of Troy, catches Zeus eye and he sends an eagle to abduct him, immortalising him as the cupbearer of the Gods

Station In London - Euston
Euston- Station, London serving the London and North-Western Railway. The Euston Arch, built in 1837, was the original entrance to the station, facing onto Drummond Street. It was demolished in 1961

Peter Pears and Emanuel Hurwitz Aldeburgh Festival 1963
Peter Pears talking with Emanuel Hurwitz, violinist in the English Chamber Orchestra and Melos Ensemble during rehearsals of St Nicholas at Orford Church 23 June 1963 Aldeburgh Festival. Date: 1963

Yehudi Menuhin and Benjamin Britten Rehearsing
Yehudi Menuhin and Benjamin Britten rehearsing violin and piano in the Jubilee Hall for the Piano Trios recital in Aldeburgh Parish Church on 24 June 1963. Date: 1963

GREECE. ATTICA. Athens. Acropolis. Parthenon, Propylaea and Erechtheum. Classical Greek art. Architecture

Birkenhead Park Gateway
The fine Neo Classical entrance gateway to Birkenhead Park, Merseyside, England. The park was opened in 1847. Date: mid 19th century

Pyramus & Thisbe
Babylonian maiden Thisbe has assignation with Pyramus but flees from lion; he finds her bloody veil, cries Can this be Thisbe ? stabs him- self, she arrives, does same

Leeds / Town Hall 1858
Leeds, Yorkshire: the Town Hall (architect Cuthbert Brodrick)

Muses - Thalia, Erato
Thalia muse of comic drama and Erato muse of lyric poetry

Gioachino Antonio Rossini, Italian composer
Gioachino Antonio Rossini (1792-1868), Italian composer, best known for his operas

Christ Church, Savannah, Georgia, USA. Date: circa 1905

The satyr Marsyas teaching Olympus to play the Tibia or flute.. The satyr Marsyas sitting on a stone teaching the boy Olympus to play the Tibia or flute

Samuel Coleridge Taylor - Classical Composer
Samuel Coleridge Taylor (1875-1912) - Classical Composer. Professor at the Crystal Palace School of Music and conducted the orchestra at the Croydon Conservatoire

Pavlova, Anna (1882-1931). Russian classical dancer. Poster of the Russian Ballets

Silhouette of Hurlingham Club House and polo players
Silhouette of the Hurlingham Club House and five polo players on horseback

Birkenhead Park Gateway
The fine Neo Classical entrance gateway to Birkenhead Park, Merseyside, England. The park was opened in 1847. 1950s

Orestes & Eumenides
Orestes is pursued by the Eumenides

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