Danae, painting by
Titian, 1554
Madrid, Prado Museum. Credits: Susan Bonvallet, 2001.
Keywords: mythology, Zeus, Jupiter; Ovid, Metamorphoses
Forge of Vulcan,
painting by Velazquez, 1630
Madrid, Prado Museum. Credits: Susan Bonvallet, 2001.
Keywords: mythology, Hephaestus
Arachne, painting by
Velazquez, 1644-48
Madrid, Prado Museum. Credits: Susan Bonvallet, 2001.
Keywords: mythology, Athena, Athene, Minerva; Ovid, Metamorphoses
Mars, painting by
Velazquez, 1640
Madrid, Prado Museum. Credits: Susan Bonvallet, 2001.
Keywords: mythology, Ares
Mercury and Argus,
painting by Velazquez, 1659
Madrid, Prado Museum. Credits: Susan Bonvallet, 2001.
Keywords: mythology, Hermes, Juno, Hera, Io; Ovid, Metamorphoses
relief of dancing
maenad, fifth century BCE
Madrid, Prado Museum. Credits: Susan Bonvallet, 2001.
Keywords: Dionysus, Bacchus, bacchant
relief of satyr and
maenad, first century CE
Madrid, Prado Museum. Credits: Susan Bonvallet, 2001.
Keywords: Dionysus, Bacchus, bacchant
mosaic of victorious
charioteer and team, Roman, third century CE
detail of charioteer with red
tunic and palm branch
Madrid, Archaeological Museum. Credits: Susan Bonvallet, 2001.
Keywords: sport, chariot racing, circus, racing factions
mosaic of victorious
charioteer and team, Roman, third century CE
detail of charioteer with
green (?) tunic and palm branch
Madrid, Archaeological Museum. Credits: Susan Bonvallet, 2001.
Keywords: sport, chariot racing, circus, racing factions
mosaic, triumph of
Bacchus, Roman, second century CE
Madrid, Archaeological Museum. Credits: Susan Bonvallet, 2001.
Keywords: Dionysus
mosaic detail, head of
Medusa, Roman, second century CE
Madrid, Archaeological Museum. Credits: Susan Bonvallet, 2001.
Keywords: Gorgon, monster
mosaic detail, head of one
of the four seasons (probably summer), Roman, second century CE
Madrid, Archaeological Museum. Credits: Susan Bonvallet, 2001.
mosaic detail, head of one
of the four seasons (winter), Roman, second century CE
Madrid, Archaeological Museum. Credits: Susan Bonvallet, 2001.
mosaic detail, head of one
of the four seasons (probably spring), Roman, second century CE
Madrid, Archaeological Museum. Credits: Susan Bonvallet, 2001.
mosaic detail, head of one
of the four seasons, (fall), Roman, second century CE
Madrid, Archaeological Museum. Credits: Susan Bonvallet, 2001.
large mosaic depicting the
labors of Hercules, Roman, third century CE
Madrid, Archaeological Museum. Credits: Susan Bonvallet, 2001.
Keywords: mythology, Herakles
detail of Hercules
mosaic, Roman, third century CE
further details: Mares of
Diomedes; Cattle of
Geryon
Madrid, Archaeological Museum. Credits: Susan Bonvallet, 2001.
Keywords: mythology, Herakles
detail of Hercules
mosaic, Roman, third century CE
further details: Erymanthian
Boar; Belt of Amazon
Hippolyta
Madrid, Archaeological Museum. Credits: Susan Bonvallet, 2001.
Keywords: mythology, Herakles
detail of Hercules
mosaic, Roman, third century CE
further details: Nemean
Lion; Lernaean
Hydra
Madrid, Archaeological Museum. Credits: Susan Bonvallet, 2001.
Keywords: mythology, Herakles
detail of Hercules
mosaic, Roman, third century CE
further details: Cretan
Bull; Golden Apples of
Herperides
Madrid, Archaeological Museum. Credits: Susan Bonvallet, 2001.
Keywords: mythology, Herakles
detail of Hercules
mosaic, Roman, third century CE
further details: Stymphalian
Birds; Cerynean Hind
Madrid, Archaeological Museum. Credits: Susan Bonvallet, 2001.
Keywords: mythology, Herakles
detail of Hercules
mosaic, Roman, third century CE
further details: Cleaning of
Augean Stables; Capture
of Cerberus; Cattle of
Geryon
Madrid, Archaeological Museum. Credits: Susan Bonvallet, 2001.
Keywords: mythology, Herakles
marble statue of
Silvanus, Roman, second century CE
Madrid, Archaeological Museum. Credits: Susan Bonvallet, 2001.
Keywords: Italian mythology, Italian religion; agriculture
bronze griffin, Greek,
650 BCE
Los Angeles, J. Paul Getty Museum. Credits: Susan Bonvallet, 2001.
Keywords: monster
bronze mirror with head of
Medusa, Italy, 500-480 BCE
Los Angeles, J. Paul Getty Museum. Credits: Susan Bonvallet, 2001.
Keywords: Gorgon, monster
marble sculptural group,
griffins attacking doe, table support, Italy, 325-300 BCE
Los Angeles, J. Paul Getty Museum. Credits: Susan Bonvallet, 2001.
Keywords: monster
marble statue of
siren, Greek, Tarentum, c. 310 BCE
another view of siren
Los Angeles, J. Paul Getty Museum. Credits: Susan Bonvallet, 2001.
Keywords: monster
marble sculptural group,
Leda and the swan, Roman, first century CE
Los Angeles, J. Paul Getty Museum. Credits: Susan Bonvallet, 2001.
Keywords: mythology, Zeus, Jupiter, Helen
marble statue of
Hercules, Roman copy of Greek original, 125 CE
Los Angeles, J. Paul Getty Museum. Credits: Susan Bonvallet, 2001.
Keywords: mythology, Herakles
bronze oil container in
shape of siren, Southern Italy, 480-50 BCE
Los Angeles, J. Paul Getty Museum. Credits: Susan Bonvallet, 2001.
Keywords: monster
bronze statue of Dionysus
as infant, Roman, first century CE
Los Angeles, J. Paul Getty Museum. Credits: Susan Bonvallet, 2001.
Keywords: Bacchus
marble statue of
Jupiter, Roman, first century CE
Los Angeles, J. Paul Getty Museum. Credits: Susan Bonvallet, 2001.
Keywords: Zeus
bronze statuette of comic
actor, Roman, 1-50 CE
incense burner in shape of slave seated on altar
Los Angeles, J. Paul Getty Museum. Credits: Susan Bonvallet, 2001.
Keywords: comedy, theater
marble statue of emperor
as general, Roman, body 69-98 CE; head 144-45 CE
head of a youthful Marcus Aurelius has been added to earlier body
Los Angeles, J. Paul Getty Museum. Credits: Susan Bonvallet, 2001.
Keywords: military
marble sarcophagus
depicting story of Selene and Endymion, Roman, c. 210 CE
Los Angeles, J. Paul Getty Museum. Credits: Susan Bonvallet, 2001.
Keywords: mythology; Ovid, Metamorphoses
bronze statue of Theseus
and Minotaur by Antoine-Louis Barye, 1846
Madison (University of Wisconsin), Elvehjem Museum. Credits: Susan Bonvallet,
2001.
Keywords: mythology; monster
Apollo pursuing
Daphne, painting Paolodi Matteis, c. 1700
Madison (University of Wisconsin), Elvehjem Museum. Credits: Susan Bonvallet,
2001.
Keywords: mythology; Ovid, Metamorphoses
hypocaust, Roman,
second century CE
England, Fishbourne Roman Palace. Credits: Susan Bonvallet, 2000.
Keywords: baths, bathing; heating, engineering
hypocaust with
channels, Roman, second century CE
England, Fishbourne Roman Palace. Credits: Susan Bonvallet, 2000.
Keywords: baths, bathing; heating, engineering
mosaic depicting Cupid on
a dolphin, Roman, first century CE
England, Fishbourne Roman Palace. Credits: Susan Bonvallet, 2000.
mosaic depicting
seahorse, Roman, first century CE
England, Fishbourne Roman Palace. Credits: Susan Bonvallet, 2000.
Hadrian's wall, Roman,
second century CE
large views: one,
two,
three,
four
details: one,
two
Housesteads, England. Credits: Susan Bonvallet, 2000.
Keywords: military, fortifications, limes
Roman soldier in legionary
costume, modern re-enactor
Chester, England. Credits: Susan Bonvallet, 2000.
Keywords: military, armor
marble sculptural group,
Leda and the swan
Roman copy of fourth century BCE Greek statue by circle of Timotheus
Rome, Capitoline Museum. Credits: Susan Bonvallet, 2002.
Keywords: Zeus, Jupiter, Helen, mythology
panel from mosaic floor
depicting doves;
detail
Roman (Hadrianic) copy of original by Sosos
Rome, Capitoline Museum. Credits: Susan Bonvallet, 2002.
marble bust of male with
Phrygian cap (Attis?)
Rome, Capitoline Museum. Credits: Susan Bonvallet, 2002.
Keywords: Cybele
marble statue of dying
Gaul
detail of head showing torque
on neck and chalked hair, moustache
first-century Roman copy of third-century BCE bronze original from Pergamon
Rome, Capitoline Museum. Credits: Susan Bonvallet, 2002.
marble bust of Cicero,
Roman, first century BCE
detail of head
Rome, Capitoline Museum. Credits: Susan Bonvallet, 2002.
marble relief of Perseus
and Andromeda, Roman
Rome, Capitoline Museum. Credits: Susan Bonvallet, 2002.
Keywords: mythology
marble sarcophagus
depicting battle with Amazons, Roman
detail showing hair
pulling, typical artistic convention in battles with Amazons
Rome, Capitoline Museum. Credits: Susan Bonvallet, 2002.
marble sarcophagus
depicting battle with Amazons, Roman
detail showing hair
pulling, typical artistic convention in this type of scene
Rome, Capitoline Museum. Credits: Susan Bonvallet, 2002.
marble relief of Marcus
Aurelius sacrificing in front of temple of Capitoline Jupiter
detail of central group;
Roman, second century CE
Rome, Capitoline Museum. Credits: Susan Bonvallet, 2002.
Keywords: city of Rome, religion, sacrifice
marble relief of triumph
of Marcus Aurelius, Roman, second century CE
Rome, Capitoline Museum. Credits: Susan Bonvallet, 2002.
Keywords: military, parade; standards
Battle of Horatii and
Curiatii, sixteenth-century fresco by Cavalier d'Arpino
detail of central scene;
detail of African
servant
Rome, Capitoline Museum. Credits: Susan Bonvallet, 2002.
Keywords: Livy, Roman legends
Romulus and Remus
discovered by Faustulus with wolf
sixteenth-century fresco by Cavalier d'Arpino
Rome, Capitoline Museum. Credits: Susan Bonvallet, 2002.
Keywords: Livy, Roman legends
Rape of the Sabine
Women
sixteenth-century fresco by Cavalier d'Arpino
Rome, Capitoline Museum. Credits: Susan Bonvallet, 2002.
Keywords: Livy, Roman legends
Mucius Scaevola Plunges
his Hand into the Fire
sixteenth-century fresco by Tommaso Laureti
Rome, Capitoline Museum. Credits: Susan Bonvallet, 2002.
Keywords: Livy, Roman legends
Horatius at the
Bridge; detail of
fighting
sixteenth-century fresco by Tommaso Laureti
Rome, Capitoline Museum. Credits: Susan Bonvallet, 2002.
Keywords: Livy, Roman legends
bronze statue of wolf;
detail of head
Etruscan, fifth century BCE (twins added in Renaissance)
Rome, Capitoline Museum. Credits: Susan Bonvallet, 2002.
Keywords: Livy, Roman legends, Romulus, Remus
marble bust of Medusa
by Bernini, 1630
Rome, Capitoline Museum. Credits: Susan Bonvallet, 2002.
Keywords: Gorgon, monster
marble bust of emperor
Commodus as Hercules, Roman, second century CE
Rome, Capitoline Museum. Credits: Susan Bonvallet, 2002.
Romulus and Remus and
wolf
tapestry by factory of San Michele
Rome, Capitoline Museum. Credits: Susan Bonvallet, 2002.
Keywords: Livy, Roman legends
statue of Artemis of
Ephesus; detail of head
and upper torso
Rome, Capitoline Museum. Credits: Susan Bonvallet, 2002.
Keywords: Diana, religion
Roman black-and-white
mosaic of Oedipus and the sphinx;
detail of sphinx
Italy, Ostia. Credits: Susan Bonvallet, 2002.
Keywords: mythology; Sophocles
Roman black-and-white
mosaic, man leading two mules
Italy, Ostia, Baths of the Cisiarii. Credits: Susan Bonvallet, 2002.
Roman black-and-white
mosaic, man swimming
Italy, Ostia, Baths of the Cisiarii. Credits: Susan Bonvallet, 2002.
Roman black-and-white
mosaic, two mules drawing four-wheeled cart
detail of cart
Italy, Ostia, Baths of the Cisiarii. Credits: Susan Bonvallet, 2002.
Keywords: wagon, transportation
black-and-white
mosaic, four-wheeled cart drawn by one mule
Italy, Ostia, Baths of the Cisiarii. Credits: Susan Bonvallet, 2002.
Keywords: wagon, transportation
Roman black-and-white
mosaic, giant (Telamon) holding up city
Italy, Ostia, Baths of the Cisiarii. Credits: Susan Bonvallet, 2002.
Keywords: wagon, transportation
Roman black-and-white
mosaic, mules eating
Italy, Ostia, Baths of the Cisiarii. Credits: Susan Bonvallet, 2002.
lead water pipe,
Roman
Italy, Ostia. Credits: Susan Bonvallet, 2002.
Keywords: hydralics, engineering
Roman black-and-white
mosaic, tritons and sea creatures
Italy, Ostia, Baths of Neptune. Credits: Susan Bonvallet, 2002.
Keywords: ocean, mythology
Roman black-and-white
mosaic, Neptune in chariot with sea creatures
detail of Neptune
Italy, Ostia, Baths of Neptune. Credits: Susan Bonvallet, 2002.
Keywords: ocean, mythology, Poseidon
Roman theater, view
from road
Italy, Ostia. Credits: Susan Bonvallet, 2002.
Keywords: drama, theatre
Roman theater, view
from road
Italy, Ostia. Credits: Susan Bonvallet, 2002.
Keywords: drama, theatre
Roman theater, showing
seats, orchestra, stage
Italy, Ostia. Credits: Susan Bonvallet, 2002.
Keywords: drama, theatre, cavea
large marble mask outside
Roman theater
second large mask;
third large mask
Italy, Ostia. Credits: Susan Bonvallet, 2002.
Keywords: drama, theatre
Roman street (Via di
Diana);
large apartment house (insula) is on right (so-called “House of
Diana”)
Italy, Ostia. Credits: Susan Bonvallet, 2002.
Keywords: housing, road
large Roman apartment
house (insula), so-called “House of Diana”
detail, interior
corridor
Italy, Ostia. Credits: Susan Bonvallet, 2002.
Keywords: housing
interior of Roman
restaurant/inn (thermopolium), third century CE
detail, display shelves
adjoining street;
detail, display shelves and
painting of food
Italy, Ostia. Credits: Susan Bonvallet, 2002.
Keywords: tavern, dining
Roman temple
(Capitolium), dedicated to Jupiter, Juno, Minerva, c. 120 CE
another view
Italy, Ostia. Credits: Susan Bonvallet, 2002.
Keywords: religion
Mithraeum, underground
place for worship of Persian god Mithras
Italy, Ostia. Credits: Susan Bonvallet, 2002.
Keywords: religion
Roman black-and-white
mosaic, ship
Italy, Ostia, Square of the Guilds. Credits: Susan Bonvallet, 2002.
Keywords: transportation, commerce
Roman black-and-white
mosaic, lighthouse and two ships
detail, ship and
lighthouse; detail,
other ship
Italy, Ostia, Square of the Guilds. Credits: Susan Bonvallet, 2002.
Keywords: transportation, commerce
Roman black-and-white
mosaic with surrounded by bases of four columns
detail, mosaic depicting
an urn, palm trees, fish
Italy, Ostia, Square of the Guilds. Credits: Susan Bonvallet, 2002.
Roman black-and-white
mosaic, man and bull
Italy, Ostia, Square of the Guilds. Credits: Susan Bonvallet, 2002.
Roman black-and-white
mosaic, hippocamp and male figure
Italy, Ostia, Square of the Guilds. Credits: Susan Bonvallet, 2002.
Keywords: ocean, sea creatures
Roman black-and-white
mosaic, ship and lighthouse
Italy, Ostia, Square of the Guilds. Credits: Susan Bonvallet, 2002.
Keywords: transportation, commerce
Roman black-and-white
mosaic, elephant
Italy, Ostia, Square of the Guilds. Credits: Susan Bonvallet, 2002.
Roman black-and-white
mosaic, porter unloading amphora onto riverboat
Italy, Ostia, Square of the Guilds. Credits: Susan Bonvallet, 2002.
Keywords: transportation, commerce, wine
Roman black-and-white
mosaic, ship and grain measure
inscription: navicul[arii] et negontiantes Karalitani (“ship owners
and merchants from Karales,” modern Cagliari in Sardinia)
Italy, Ostia, Square of the Guilds. Credits: Susan Bonvallet, 2002.
Keywords: transportation, commerce
Roman black-and-white
mosaic, ship
inscription: navic[ularii] Turritani (“ship owners from
Turris,” possibly Porto Torres in Sardinia)
Italy, Ostia, Square of the Guilds. Credits: Susan Bonvallet, 2002.
Keywords: transportation, commerce
Roman black-and-white
mosaic, ship
inscription: navicul[arii Karthag[inienses] de suo (“ship owners
from Carthage at their own expense”)
Italy, Ostia, Square of the Guilds. Credits: Susan Bonvallet, 2002.
Keywords: transportation, commerce
Roman black-and-white
mosaic, elephant
inscription: stat[io] Sabratensium (“office of the Sabratans,”
modern Sabrata in Libya)
Italy, Ostia, Square of the Guilds. Credits: Susan Bonvallet, 2002.
Keywords: transportation, commerce
Roman black-and-white
mosaic, Cupid riding dolphin and medallions with female heads
detail, Cupid on
dolphin
Italy, Ostia, Square of the Guilds. Credits: Susan Bonvallet, 2002.
Roman black-and-white
mosaic, ship, fish on either side of grain measure
detail, Cupid on
dolphin
inscription: naviculari[i] Misuenses hic (“here are ship owners
from Misua,” a city near Carthage)
Italy, Ostia, Square of the Guilds. Credits: Susan Bonvallet, 2002.
Keywords: transportation, commerce
Pantheon,
interior;
another view;
another view
Rome. Credits: Susan Bonvallet, 2002.
Pyrrha and Deucalion,
painted basin, Oraza Fontana or his workshop, 1565-71
detail, Pyrrha and Deucalion
pray to goddess in shrine; detail,
Pyrrha and Deucalion throw stones over their shoulders;
detail, people emerge from
the stones
Los Angeles, J. Paul Getty Museum. Credits: Susan Bonvallet, 2002.
Keywords: mythology, Zeus, Jupiter; Ovid, Metamorphoses
Achates asks Dido for help
as Aeneas looks on, painting by Nicolas Verkolye, early eighteenth
century
detail, Dido;
detail, Aeneas
Los Angeles, J. Paul Getty Museum. Credits: Susan Bonvallet, 2002.
Keywords: Vergil, Aeneid
Abduction of Europa,
painting by Rembrandt, 1632
Los Angeles, J. Paul Getty Museum. Credits: Susan Bonvallet, 2002.
Keywords: mythology, Zeus, Jupiter; Ovid, Metamorphoses
Abduction of Helen,
Italian plate painted by Francesco Xanto Avelli, 1534
Los Angeles, J. Paul Getty Museum. Credits: Susan Bonvallet, 2002.
Keywords: mythology. Troy, Trojan War
Farewell of Telemachus and
Eucharis, painting by David, 1818
Los Angeles, J. Paul Getty Museum. Credits: Susan Bonvallet, 2002.
Keywords: mythology, Troy
Amata and Turnus,
Italian painted plate, 1515-20
Los Angeles, J. Paul Getty Museum. Credits: Susan Bonvallet, 2002.
Keywords: Vergil, Aeneid
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