Thanatos, God of Death, carved fabulously in a huge round marble column drum from the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus. Now in the BM. 340BC.
The temple burnt down by the birth of Alexander the Great.
(c) Archaeologista
Herakles / Hercules fighting the Nemean Lion.
Unknown Florentine sculptor, mid-16th century.
Czartoryski Museum, Kraków, Poland.
TV viewers in Italy watching the Winter Olympics opening credits noticed that the Vitruvian Man's genitals were missing, sparking accusations of censorship.
Zeus the Aegis Bearer.
Archaeological Museum of Athens
Photographs are by me.
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Zeus the Aegis Bearer.
Archaeological Museum of Athens
Photographs are by me.
Marcus Claudius Marcellus. 42-23BC
Supposedly he was going to proceed Augustus as Emperor but died young aged only 19. Teatro Marcello in Rome was built by Augustus in his honour.
This replica is in mausoleum of Augustus in Rome.
That’s understandable. Unfortunately I've seen first hand cultural centres having no option but keep their doors open by investing in rooftop restaurants as consumerism and social media has eliminated interest in culture. In Milan tourists skipped Duomo when rooftop was shut for maintenance!!
Bronze cow
Laconian, about 530 BC. Said to be from Sparta.
An inscription on the cow's back records its dedication to Hera.
You can clearly see the goddess’s name on the back of the votive offering.
British Museum
This lovely cat was in the ancient agora of Athens in the heat of the September sun. She had just visited the temple of Hephaestus (in the background) and told me she particularly appreciated the friezes of centaurs battling Poseidon’s favourite Caeneus and the deeds of Theseus on the facade.
The unearthing of the giant cult statue in Largo Argentina, Roma.
The old photograph is part of the exhibition inside the archaeological site, where you’ll be able to see the remnants of ancient temples.
Photograph is mine.
A wonderfully intricate #mosaic artwork of Saint Peter by an unknown Italian artist of 18th century. To give you an idea, this is rather a small work, and each mosaic is very small and delicate.
Located at The Prince Czartoryski Museum in Kraków, Poland.
#art #culture #mosaicmonday
Italy celebrates 229 years of the tricolour flag
Thetis on a dolphin, bringing new armour to her son Achilles Made in Corinth about 350-300 BC British Museum GR 1907.5-17.1
Thetis on a dolphin, bringing new armour to her son Achilles Made in Corinth about 350-300 BC British Museum GR 1907.5-17.1
A wonderful depiction of Thetis carrying the shield of Achilles on a “dolphin”, from Hephaestus’ workshop to Troy.
Thetis was espouse of Peleus (the prophetic shapeshifter) & mother of Achilles the greatest Greek hero.
Her cult & her priestesses were treated with utmost respect.
#ancientbluesky
View over Rome from the Ludovisi district
French cinema icon Brigitte Bardot, who has died aged 91, pictured here walking in Rome in April 1969.
only a handful such as this one survive: bsky.app/profile/arch...
I will post a few more in the new year.
That’s just a pure divine experience. Not sure about that specific one, but you see a lot of museums say marble Roman copy of a bronze or god Greek original. Unfortunately Constantine and Constantine II sacked a lot of temples, melted these statues of Gods and heroes, to fund their Christian army.
Could it be possible that women come in all forms of facial and bodily forms, and this lady is just sitting to be adored by the painter and the posterity?
Wow. This blew me away. I rarely wow at quotes. This is something you'd read in a Camus novel, and even then this passage would be the highlight of his book.
🧘 Insight from Epictetus:
“I have to die. If it is now, well then I die now; if later, then now I will take my lunch, since the hour for lunch has arrived - and dying I will tend to later.”
I wish more original Greek statues still existed. For the longest time I didn't understand how much Roman art was/is a copy of original Greek work/art
Were it not because of some great Popes as well as a group of Italian humanists, even these wouldn't have survived.
🏛️ Philosophy from Seneca:
“It is better to conquer our grief than to deceive it.”
Stoic quote image
“To accuse others for one’s own misfortunes is a sign of want of education.”
– Epictetus
#stoic #philosophy #wisdom
Statue of Demeter. This 2nd century crystalline marble statue is thought to be a copy of a Greek original from 5th century BC.
Goddess Demeter with outstretched arms is displaying the product of the earth.
Boncampagni Ludovisi Collection. Pallazo Altemps. Roma
#ancientbluesky #acientrome #greece
And how many human jobs since the pandemic are lost to AI and automation in each of these countries?
🕊️ Calm wisdom from Marcus Tullius Cicero:
“If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.”
Miss Italio, from the Actresses series (N203) issued by Wm. S. Kimball & Co., Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Miss Italio, from the Actresses series (N203) issued by Wm. S. Kimball & Co., 1889, by William S. Kimball & Company
Class: Photographs
Medium: Commercial color lithograph
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/715316
The Protocorinthian 'Macmillan aryballos' (perfume bottle)was made in Corinth c 650 BC; attributed to the Chigi Painter; said to be from Thebes. It’s only 7cm in height!!
#archaeology #ancientbluesky #greece
Photograph by me. British Museum
