Classical Collection (page 6)

Theseus and Minotaur
He fights - and slays - the Minotaur in the labyrinth of king Minos at his royal palace in Crete

Ocyrrhoe - Mare
The daughter of the centaur Chiron tells Aesculapius that he will be a famous physician, but she is turned into a mare for her presumption

Achelous and Naiads
The powerful river-god Achelous, indignant when five Maiaids fail to pay him proper respect, changes them into islands

Trojan Horse
After the death of Hector the Greeks made a huge wooden horse. The Trojans dragged it into Troy, but it was full of Greek soldiers who sacked Troy

ENDYMION
Endymion, beloved by the Moon- goddess Selene, sleeps - eternally young - on Mount Laetmus, where she visits him nightly, eventually bearing him fifty daughters

Kronos and Uroboros
Kronos floats above the Earth, holding a uroborus

Odysseus Slays Suitors
Throwing off his disguise and stringing his bow, which none of the men could string, Odysseus (Ulysses) kills the Suitors of his wife Penelope, at Ithaca

Penelope Brings the Bow
At Ithaca, Odysseus despondent wife Penelope and her maids bring Odysseus bow to the Suitors. If any of them are strong enough to string it, they win her hand

Odyssey / Cyclops & Pipes
Polyphemus the Cyclops at the opening of his cave, staff in one hand and pipes in the other. Three sea nymphs and a dolphin are in the background

Male Type / Naked Beaute
A naked man in heroic classical pose

Hampton Court Stair Case
The Grand or Kings Staircase in the portion of the palace designed by Wren and built in 1689. The classically inspired walls & ceilings were painted by Antonio Verrio

Draped Balenciaga Gown
Gown in mauve jersey by Balenciaga of Paris which makes dramatic use of classical style drapery. Worn with long evening gloves

Eros & Psyche - 1
Psyche is carried to Heaven

Medea in her Chariot
The sorceress Medea flies through the Greek airspace in her serpent-powered chariot

THE ARGO
The Argo sails up the Bosphorus to the Black Sea, heading for Colchis where the Golden Fleece is kept

Circe does Magic
doing magic with spirits and serpents

Jason & Argonauts
Jason and the Argonauts sail through the Symplegades, a pair of clashing rocks, but they lose their helmsman Tiphys in the process

CYBELE
Mother-Goddess of Phrygia, goddess of fertility and the mountains : her priests were called corybantes

Cerberus & Herakles
The last Labour of Herakles is to descend to the Underworld and capture the three-headed dog Cerberus; he does this, but returns the dog to Hades who needs him as a watchdog

Temple of Janus
The Temple of Janus at Rome, with a bust of the deity looking in three different directions - past, present and future

Ghost of Patroclus
Achilles tries - in vain - to seize hold of the ghost of Patroclus

Greek Warship
A light fighting ship from classical Greece

Menelaus Fights Paris
Paris and Menelaus fight in single combat for the love of Helen, watched by soldiers and by Aphrodite, Goddess of Love, whose help Paris begs

Trojan Horse / The Iliad
Trojan Horse/The Iliad

Cherubs in Clouds 18C
A trio of cherubs cupids prepare to go hunting with their bows and arrows

A portrait of Isadora Duncan, 1931
A portrait of the famous American dancer Isadora Duncan, 1931 Date: 1931

Portrait of Roman Emperor Pupienus
Roman Emperor Pupienus, 170-238. Marcus Clodius Pupienus Maximus Augustus or Pupienus Maximus. Copperplate engraving from Abraham Bogaerts De Roomsche Monarchy, The Roman Monarchy, Francois Salma

Portrait of Roman Emperor Vespasian
Roman Emperor Vespasian, 9AD-70AD, Titus Flavius Vespasianus. Copperplate engraving from Abraham Bogaerts De Roomsche Monarchy, The Roman Monarchy, Francois Salma, Utrecht, 1697

Margaret Morris, principal classical dancer in Orpheus. 1910

Scythian armour and weapons
Scythian breastplate, shield, helmet and maces from the Column of Theodosius in Constantinople (Istanbul). Copperplate engraving by Pietro Ruga after an illustration by Lorenzo Rocceggiani from his

Unknown philosopher, believed to be Zeno of Citium, Greek stoic philosopher. Copperplate engraving by Gio. Petrini after an illustration by A

Programme cover, The Opera House, Manchester. 1937

Opening ceremony, Menin Gate, Ypres, Belgium
Opening ceremony of the Menin Gate, Ypres, Belgium, by Field Marshal Lord Plumer, 24 July 1927. 1927

Classical Musicians and Conductors
Simon Rattle, Maria Callas, Nigel Kennedy, Leslie Garrett, Bryn Terfel, Kiri Te Kanawa, Jose Carreras, Andre Previn, Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo - Classical Musicians and Conductors

Scene from Wagners opera Tannhauser. late 19th century

Town Hall, Huddersfield, Yorkshire. circa 1900

Railway Station, Huddersfield, Yorkshire. circa 1900

Apples Label

Still Life with Peaches and Pears Date: 1890

THE NINE MUSES
nine, muses, myth, classical, the, 10043678

Adolf Busch - German violinist
Adolf Busch (1891-1952), German violinist. Date: circa 1910s

Avenue L and Tremont, Galveston, Texas, USA
Avenue L and Tremont (looking south), Galveston, Texas, USA. Date: circa 1910

Socrates (470-399 BC). Bust
Socrates (470-399 BC). Athenian philosopher. Bust. Marble. Roman copy of 2nd century after a greek original of 4th century. Neues Museum. Berlin. Germany

Parthenon. Athens. Greece
Greece. Athens. Parthenon. 447-438 BC. in Doric style under leadership of Pericles. The building was designed by the architects Ictinos and Callicrates. Acropolis

Athens. Panoramic view of the Acropolis. Parthenon. Attica. Central Greece

Athens. Panoramic view of the Acropolis at night. Attica. Central Greece

Bush House / Aldwych 1926
BBC Bush House in the Aldwych Date: 1926

Colette / Fantasio 1909
SIDONIE-GABRIELLE WILLY French novelist Date: 1873 - 1954

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