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The abandonment of Ariadne on Naxos island by Theseus on a galley. Copperplate engraving by Tommaso Piroli from his Antiquities of Herculaneum (Antichita di Ercolano), Rome, 1789
Bacchus watching a fight between Cupid and a satyrBacchus in crown of vine leaves watching a fight between Cupid and a satyr. Silenus has his right hand on the head of a satyr
The education of Bacchus. Three nymphs offer a bunch of grapes to the little god Bacchus who is raised up by his tutor Silenus. Mercury sits at right with a cithara (lyre)
Juno and Pallas visiting Venus to persuade her to induce Medea to fall in love with Jason. Copperplate engraving by Tommaso Piroli from his Antiquities of Herculaneum (Antichita di Ercolano), Rome
Roman painting depicting two gods and a nymphRoman painting depicting two gods with halos, a nymph in wreath, and an old man watching from the rocks. Perhaps, the Sun, the Moon, Aurora, children of the old man Hyperion
Calliope, muse of epic poetry, holding a scroll and wearing a wreath of ivy. Copperplate engraving by Tommaso Piroli from his Antiquities of Herculaneum (Antichita di Ercolano), Rome, 1789
Urania, muse of astronomy, with celestial globe and staff. Copperplate engraving by Tommaso Piroli from his Antiquities of Herculaneum (Antichita di Ercolano), Rome, 1789
Erato, muse of lyric poetry, holding a lyre (cithara). Copperplate engraving by Tommaso Piroli from his Antiquities of Herculaneum (Antichita di Ercolano), Rome, 1789
Terpsichore, muse of dance, holding a lyreTerpsichore, muse of dance, holding a cithara or lyre. Copperplate engraving by Tommaso Piroli from his Antiquities of Herculaneum (Antichita di Ercolano), Rome, 1789
Thalia, Roman muse of comedy, holding a comic mask and shepherds staff. Copperplate engraving by Tommaso Piroli from his Antiquities of Herculaneum (Antichita di Ercolano), Rome, 1789
Clio, Roman muse of history, reading a scroll. She wears a laurel wreath, sits on a chair above a Cassettino Cilindrico (cylindrical barrel)
Musical concert with poetess, lyre and tibia playersA 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
Music teacher or poet with a woman with comic maskScene from a play. A woman with comic mask hands a small volume to another woman in front of a seated music teacher or poet. Vignette of four Bacchic masks with closed mouths of buffoons and dancers
A Cabiri with shield and spear and a CabiridaeOne of the Cabiri, son of Vulcan and the nymph Cabira, with shield (scudo) and spear (hasta). The woman may be a Cabiridae, or Cybele or Hecate, but not a Bacchante
Naked youth sleeping in the shade of a tree. Perhaps Endymion, hunter or shepherd, as evidenced by the lance and dog. Copperplate engraving by Tommaso Piroli from his Antiquities of Herculaneum
Perseus rescuing Andromeda from the sea monster Cetus. On his shoulders is the helmet that made him invisible, his sword Harpe and under his cloak is the severed head of Gorgon Medusa
Hylas kidnapped by the Mysian Naiads (Euneica, Malis and Nycheia), who dwelled in the spring of Pegae near lake Askanios. Copperplate engraving by Tommaso Piroli from his Antiquities of Herculaneum
Jupiter on cloudsJupiter 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
Depiction of Hercules fourth labour. Hercules in lion skin brings the Erymanthian boar and shows it to a terrified Eurystheus, who cowers in a storage jar or pithos
Depiction of the Trojan HorseTrojans pulling the wooden horse into the city. Two rows of bizarrely dressed people and others wearing dog masks pull the horse with ropes
A winged Victory, soldier and trophyWinged Victory making a trophy with a horned helmet above a tree trunk with young soldier crowned with leaves and wearing military garb that could be Greek or Roman
Bacchus with thyrsus, tripod horn and crown of leaves standing in a forest. He stands on a drunken satyr in front of a statue of Priapus
Four putti with symbols of Bacchus: cupbearer (pocillator) with urn and saucer, putto with patera (bowl) and basin (crater), one with deer over its shoulders, and one holding a dice cup
Canephorae virgin in a rite of BacchusCanephorae virgin with thyrsus, crown of vine leaves, and basket of fruit leading a rite of Bacchus. Copperplate engraving by Tommaso Piroli from his Antiquities of Herculaneum (Antichita di Ercolano)
Female dancer with box performing rites of BacchusFemale dancer in voluminous transparent robes with a box perhaps alluding to the mysteries of Bacchus. Copperplate engraving by Tommaso Piroli from his Antiquities of Herculaneum
Tourism - HerculaneumVisiting the remains of the Theatre at Herculaneum : the guide uses a burning torch to illuminate the building for the sightseers Date: circa 1830s
ITALY. Herculaneum. Lararium (household shrine). Roman art. Early Empire
Room in Archaeological Museum, Naples, ItalyRoom in the National Archaeological Museum, Naples, Italy. Many of the items on display come from excavations at Pompeii, Herculaneum and other nearby sites. Date: late 19th century
Italy. Herculaneum. Lararium. House of the SkeletonItaly. Herculaneum. Ancient Roman town. Lararium. House of the Skeleton
Herculaneum. Roman baths. CaldariumRoman baths. Caldarium with a hot plunge bath. Marble. Herculaneum. Italy
Dressing scene of a priestess. Roman art. Early Empire. Fresco. ITALY. Naples. National Museum of Archaeology. Proc: ITALY. Herculaneum
Antique painting found in ruins of HerculaneumReproduction of an antique painting of a young man found in the ruins of Herculaneum, the ancient Roman town buried under solidified mud after the great eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. 1779
Italy. Herculaneum. House next to the Forum. Ruins
Italy. Herculaneum. The House of the Stags. 1st AD. Entrance
Italy. Herculaneum. The House of the Stags. 1st AD. Rooms
Italy. Herculaneum. The House of the Stags. 1st AD. Small table in the garden
Italy. Herculaneum. Thermopolium. Commercial establishment (restaurant). Both hot and cold food and drink were stored in the jars in the counter
Italy. Herculaneum. Cardo V
Italy. Herculaneum. The House of the Stags. 1st AD. RoomItaly. Herculaneum. The House of the Stags. 1st AD. Inside. Room
Italy. Herculaneum. House of the wooden partition wall
Roman art. Italy. Herculaneum. House. FacadeRoman art. Italy. Herculaneum. House with the wooden partition wall. Facade. Exterior
Italy. Herculaneum. House of the Great PortalItaly. Herculaneum. Ancient Roman town. House of the Great Portal. Lower decumanus
Italy. Herculaneum. Cardo IVItaly. Herculaneum. Ancient Roman town destroyed by volcanic pyroclastic flows in 80 AD. Cardo IV
Italy. Herculaneum. Urban Thermae. Apodyterium. DetailItaly. Herculaneum. Urban Thermae. 1st century BC. Shelf for clothes in the male locker room (Apodyterium). Detail
Statue of a deer chased by a pack of dogs HerculaneumItaly. Herculaneum. House of the Deer. 1st century AD. Statue of a deer chased by a pack of dogs
Public fountain. HerculaneumPublic fountain at the roman Forum. Herculaneum. Italy
Italy. Herculaneum. Ruins of the ancient Roman city that was covered by lava after the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 a.D. Campania