Rome Collection (page 17)

Bacchic initiation rites
Bacchic rite. Women offering figs on platters to Bacchus, and seated woman in an initiation rite accompanied by a genius of Ceres (boy with wings)

Bacchic chorus of musicians and dancers
A Bacchic chorus of musicians and dancers with tibiae (woodwind), cithara (lyre) and cymbals. Copperplate engraving by Tommaso Piroli from his Antiquities of Herculaneum (Antichita di Ercolano)

A deity (Apollo?) with halo and bow leans against a pillar. A young woman with crown of leaves and laurel branch in her left hand sits on a bench

Bacchus contemplates the sleeping Ariadne on Naxos
Bacchus, an amorino, and his tutor Silenus with long thyrsus, contemplate the sleeping Ariadne on the island of Naxos. Copperplate engraving by Tommaso Piroli from his Antiquities of Herculaneum

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 satyr
Bacchus 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 nymph
Roman 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 lyre
Terpsichore, 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 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

Music teacher or poet with a woman with comic mask
Scene 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 Cabiridae
One 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 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

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 Horse
Trojans 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 trophy
Winged 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 Bacchus
Canephorae 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 Bacchus
Female 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

Wine cart on a country road near Rome, Italy. Date: circa 1905

Rome in its original splendour. circa 1788

La Breccia, Porta Pia, Rome, Italy
La Breccia, Porta Pia, a gate in the Aurelian Walls, Rome, Italy, with war memorials and wreaths, named after Pope Pius IV

Grand Hotel, Rome, Italy. Date: circa 1910

Maximilian visits Rome en route for Mexico
Maximilian and Charlotte visit Rome en route for Mexico as Emperor and Empress of Mexico. Two carriages move forward between two lines of soldiers barring the crowds of people from moving forwards

Italian Mens Catholic Action Organisation, 30th Anniversary event. circa 1935

Guards on duty at Vatican when Pope Pius XII elected
Noble Guard on duty at the Vatican in Rome when Pope Pius XII was elected, 2 March 1939. 1939

The Honours paid Raphael after his death, Rome, Italy
Deathbed scene of Raphael Sanzio (1483-1520), Italian painter and architect, in Rome. 1520

Costumes of Europe, Lady of Rome
Costumes of Europe - Lady of Rome. 19th century

Interior view of The Pantheon, Rome, Italy. Date: circa 1900s

Fountain of the Organ at Villa d Este, Tivoli, Rome, Italy
Fountain of the Organ at the Villa d Este, Tivoli, near Rome, Italy, dating back to 1568. The movement of the water causes music to play. Date: circa 1890s

Swiss Guards, St Peters Basilica, Vatican City, Rome, Italy
Two Swiss Guards standing in the open doorway of St Peters Basilica, Vatican City, Rome, Italy. Date: circa 1890s

Columns of St Peters Basilica, Vatican City, Rome, Italy. Date: circa 1890s

Distant view of Rome, Italy, with the dome of St Peters Basilica visible on the horizon. Date: circa 1890s

The Meta Sudans in Rome as a war memorial
The Meta Sudans in Rome as a War Memorial (an imaginary depiction in watercolour), by Charles Cundall. early 1920s

Italian woman in traditional costume of Albano, Rome, holding up a baby. early 19th century

Italian Porter in a Roman square. early 19th century

Italian family in traditional costume, Rome early 19th century

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