Figures in Classic Artworks

A series of historical artworks featuring mythical and biblical figures, captured in intricate details with various mediums, highlighting dynamic poses and dramatic scenes.

Charon (Caronte) Fresco Pedro Roviale (Spanish/1511-1582) Castel Capuano, Napoli

The Dream of Human Life, circa 1535 - After Michelangelo

Rubens, Peter Paul, Ghent, Spruyt, Philippe Lambert Joseph, Romulus and Remus, recto middle bottom - handwritten, Romulus and Remus are suckled by the she-wolf. A woodpecker watches over them and brings them food. On the right the urn with the stream of the Tiber. On the left the shepherd Faustulus discovers the twins. He and his wife would raise the twins., print, engraving, prints, engravings, verso - stamped, N 208, height 258 mm, width 345 mm, Zuid-Nederlands, 1727-04-03 - 1801-05-05, print maker, printmaker, 1747 - 1801, paper, papier, etching, etchings, stippelwerk, 1577-06-28 - 1640-05-30

Satan Arousing the Rebel Angels 1808 William Blake (1757-1827 British) Watercolor Victoria & Albert Museum, London, England

Antaeus is a mighty wrestler, but he draws his strength from the Earth, and when he opposes Herakles's entry into Africa, he is defeated by being lifted off the ground

Hector und Andromache by De Chirico, Giorgio (1888-1978) Private Collection 1923 Italy Oil on canvas Painting Mythology, Allegory and Literature

Gustave Moreau (1826-1898). French painter. Oidepus and the Sphinx, 1864. Oil on canvas. Metropolitan Museum of Art. NY. USA. Author: Gustave Moureau.

Vision of St John the Evangelist on Patmos, the Ascension of Christ among the Apostles, or Christ in Glory, 1520-1523 by Antonio Allegri, known as Correggio (1489-ca 1534), fresco, 966x888 cm diameter at the base. Detail. Church of St John the Evangelist, dome, Parma.

Aurora Reni, Guido, 1575-1642. 1907 - 1918. still image. Postcards, Art reproductions. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection. Chariots, Cupid (Roman deity), Clouds, Morning, Apollo (Greek deity), Eros (Greek deity), Aurora (Roman deity), Eos (Greek deity)

L.Cranach the Elder/The Golden Age/c1530

The Birth Of Shame Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld (1794-1872 German) Engraving

Adam and Eve Driven out of Paradise.

BODEGON DEL CENTOLLO - 1928 - OLEO/LIENZO - 58 x 63 cm. Author: JOSE GUTIERREZ SOLANA (1886/1945). Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. Santander. Cantabria. SPAIN.

Siyah Kalem or 'Black Pen' is the name given to the 15th century school of painting attributed to Mehmed Siyah Kalem. Nothing is known of his life, but his work indicates that he was of Central Asian Turkic origin, and thoroughly familiar with camp and military life. The paintings appear in the 'Conqueror's Albums', so named because two portraits of Sultan Mehmed II the Conqueror are present in one of them. The albums are made up of miniatures taken from manuscripts of the 14th, 15th, and early 16th centuries, and one series of paintings is inscribed 'work of Master Muhammad Siyah Kalem'. Something of the style and techniques of Chinese paintings is apparent in these, and an acquaintance with Buddhist art, particularly in the depictions of grotesque demonic figures.

Venus Anadyomene or Venus Rising From the Sea. Is depicted her birth emerging nude from the sea with an scallop shell. Engraving by Knesing, 19th century. Colored.

Gustave Doré; Black and White Engraving; The Deluge; Genesis Bible Study

Allegorical female figure assisting victims of the 1720 plague in Marseille. Lithograph by H. Aubry-Lecomte, 1835, after F. Gérard, 1834.

Austria, Vienna, Illustration of Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy (Hell, Song XIV) by Franz von Bayros, detail

Russian baths. Engraving by Lemaitre, Vernier and Chaillot. History of Russia by Jean Marie Chopin (1796-1870). Panorama Universal, Spanish edition, 1839.

SAN JUAN BAUTISTA - SIGLO XVI/XVII - MANIERISMO ESPAÑOL. Author: EL GRECO. Location: MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS. SAN FRANCISCO-CALIFORNIA.

Drawing, Frieze with Psyche and Love; Designed by Felice Giani (Italian, 1758-1823); Italy; pen and ink, brush and brown wash on paper; 21.8 x 15.4 cm (8 9/16 x 6 1/16 in.)

San Sebastian, by Fiorenzo di Lorenzo (1445-1522), painting on wood, 47x74 cm.

Italy, Lombardy, Soncino, Santa Maria Delle Grazie, fresco

PINTURA. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. MADRID. SPANIEN.

Allegory of April: Astrological Symbols of Taurus (Mese di Aprile: Simboli astrologici del Toro), by Francesco del Cossa, 1469-1470, 15th Century, fresco

Figure Study', 1560-1609, by Italian artist: Annibale Carracci.

Roman mosaic of Ganymede and Zeus, 3rd century. Artist: Unknown

Still Life with Fish, Willem Ormea, 1638 painting Fish still life. There are different types of fish, shells and a crab on a wooden leaf. On the right a basket with plaice; Clouds in the background. panel. oil paint (paint) fish; still life of fishes. fishes

erotic Satyr and Nymph, wall painting from The House of the Faun, built during the 2nd century BC, in the Roman city of Pompeii. The house partially survived the volcanic eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD. The house is named for its owners, two successful freedmen: Aulus Vettius Conviva, an Augustalis, and Aulus Vettius. The wall frescos, completed following the earthquake of 62 AD, are in the manner art historians term the 'Pompeiian Fourth Style. '

Mosaic work depicting Ganymede kidnapped by Zeus

Tree of Knowledge with Adam and Eve reredos painting by Norman Shaw 1870s, Kelsale church, Suffolk, England, UK - Arts and Crafts Movement,.

Dutch school. Detail of The Garden of Earthly Delights (right panel): Hell. Oil on canvas. Madrid, Prado museum. Author: JHERONIMUS VAN AKEN-EL BOSCO-J. BOSCH. Location: MUSEO DEL PRADO-PINTURA. MADRID. SPAIN.

Austria, Vienna, The Last Judgment triptych, detail, 1482, oil on panel

Blowing blowing on a trumpet ..

Hieronymus Bosch (c. 1450-1516). Hieronymus Bosch (1450-1516). The Garden of Earthly Delights. Central panel. Detail. Prado Museum. Madrid. Spain. Credit: Album / Prisma

Reproduction of Juan Bautista Martinez del Mazo (ca. 1612-1667). Spanish School. Hercules Killing the Dragon of the garden of the Hesperides. Hercules matando al dragón del jardín de las Hesperides. Canvas (0.65 x 1.55). Madrid, Prado museum. Author: JUAN BAUTISTA MARTINEZ DEL MAZO (1611-1667). Location: MUSEO DEL PRADO-PINTURA. MADRID. SPAIN.

deatail from the 'The Garden of Earthly Delights' triptych painted by the Early Netherlandish master Hieronymus Bosch. Created: 1503ñ1504

Horses and Riders on the Seashore; Cavalli e Cavalieri Sulla Spiaggia. Giorgio de Chirico (1888-1978). Oil on canvas. Painted in Florence in 1932-33. 80.5 x 99.5cm

Bacchus by Peter Paul Rubens, 1640, 1577-1640

The Circle of the Lustful: Paolo and Francesca. William Blake (England, London, 1757-1827). England, 1827. Prints; engravings. Engraving on chine colle

The punishment of Prometheus for stealing fire from the Olympian gods and giving it to humans. He was bound to a rock and an eagle - the symbol of Zeus - would eat his liver each day and each day it

Lazio Viterbo Bagnaia Villa Lante096. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.

'Dionysus and the Maenads', 1901. Artist: Unknown

Garden of Eden by Giovanni di Paolo, tempera on panel, 1445, circa 1403-1482, USA, New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 46, 4x52, 1

The Roman mythographer Julius Pollux, writing in the 2nd century BCE, asserts (Onomasticon I, 45-49) that Purple Tyrian dye was first discovered by Heracles, or rather, by his dog, whose mouth was stained purple from chewing on snails along the coast of the Levant. However, the recent archaeological discovery of substantial numbers of Murex shells on Crete suggests that the Minoans may have pioneered the extraction of Imperial purple centuries before the Tyrians. Dating from collocated pottery suggests the dye may have been produced during the Middle Minoan period in the 20th-18th century BCE. Accumulations of crushed murex shells from a hut at the site of Coppa Nevigata in southern Italy may indicate production of purple dye there from at least the 18th century BCE.

allegories incarnated nature lead by God monkey as symbol of human errors detail of a world scheme coloured copper engraving ""Utriusque cosmi historia"" by R. Fludd Oppenheim 1619 private collection,

Lazio Viterbo Bolsena Palazzo del Drago7. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Post-medieval: frescoes, tapestries, paintings on canvas. Extensive coverage of exterior, including views of portals and portal details, terrace, and collection of antiquities displayed on terrace. Detailed coverage of palazzo interior, including views of frescoes, statuary, paintings, and architectural details. Antiquities: cippi, inscriptions, portraits (Trajan), architectural fragments German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.

Adam and Eve by Lucas Cranach the Elder 1526 Courtauld Institute Gallery interior Somerset House London England

Tapestry of the Honors Series. By flemish Pieter van Aelst, 16th century. Detail of the tapestry The Fortuna, dedicated to the Goddess of fortune. Tapestries Museum. Royal Palace of La Granja de San Ildefonso. Province of Segovia. Castile and Leon. Spain. National Heritage.

Mosaic, lions eating boar, 2nd century, Museum of El-Jem, El-Jem (Thydrus), Tunisia

This illustration shows the painting titled The Soul between Faith and Doubt by Elihu Vedder. Elihu Vedder (1836-1923) was an American symbolist painter, book illustrator, and poet, born in New York City. He is best known for his fifty-five illustrations for Edward FitzGerald's translation of The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. .

Oceanides (Naïads of the Sea) - Gustave Dore, circa 1865

ITALY. Pompeii. House of the Vettii. Daedalus presents the artificial cow to Pasipha. 1st C. A.D. Roman art. Early Empire. Painting.

Emilia-Romagna Ferrara Ferrara Museo Civico di Schifanoia26. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 General Notes: INCOMPLETE RECORD--NEGATIVES PROCESSED, PRINTS FILED German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.

Moses Staying the Plague () [recto. Dated: c. 1780/1785. Dimensions: overall: 34.3 x 42.8 cm (13 1/2 x 16 7/8 in.). Medium: pen and ink with wash on two joined sheets. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: William Blake.

Sirens of the Mediterranean. Frescoes of the Hall of the Sirens, by Ramon Casas Carbo (1866-1932). Restaurant La Fonda Espana, restored by Lluis Domenech Montaner. 1899. Barcelona. Spain.

Soul in Bondage. Date/Period: 1886/1896. Painting. Oil on paperboard. Width: 23.5 cm. Height: 27.6 cm (overall). Author: Elihu Vedder.

Heraldic of Melchior Schedel, showing a woman with girdle of chastity and key and a knight with fly of trousers, 16th century woodcut, digitally improved reproduction from a publication of the year 1880, heraldic of Melchior Schedel, showing a woman with girdle of chastity and key and a knight with fly of trousers, digitally improved reproduction from a publication of the year 1880

Angel playing the flute, detail from the dome fresco by Isidoro (1581-1662), 1623-1634, after its restoration, Church of Santa Maria dei Ghirli, Campione d'Italia, Lombardy. Italy, 17th century.

Sandro Botticelli La Primavera (Spring). (Detail). 1481-1482

Naked old man, mosaic at the concert hall Duesseldorf, NRW, Germany, Europe

Garden of Earthly Delights by Bosch, 16c, Holland.

Frescoes in the Camera della Badessa at the Convent of St Paolo in Parma, by Allegri Antonio known as Correggio, 1519, 16th Century, fresco. Italy, Emilia Romagna, Parma, Monastery of San Paolo, Camera della Badessa. Detail. Putto child greyhound.

EL DILUVIO - SIGLO XIX. Author: JOSE CASADO DEL ALISAL (1831-1886). Location: AYUNTAMIENTO-ANTIGUO. MADRID. SPAIN.

San Jorge y el dragon.(1468-1470) Pere Niçard. Óleo y temple sobre tabla.Museo diocesano (Museu diocesà).Centro historico.Palma.Mallorca.Baleares.España.

Master of Soriguerola. 13th-14th cent. Panel. St. Michael weighing soul. Church of st. Cristofol de Toses, Girona, Spain. National Art Museum of Catalonia. Barcelona. Catalonia. Spain.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616). English writer. Hamlet. Death of Ophelia. Engraving, 19th century. Colored.

The Haywain, left wing of the triptych depicting the Garden of Eden - 16th century - oil on panel. Author: JHERONIMUS VAN AKEN-EL BOSCO-J. BOSCH. Location: MUSEO DEL PRADO-PINTURA. MADRID. SPAIN. EVE. Adam. DIOS PADRE.

Jupiter, supreme deity of the Roman religion and Juno, Roman goddess, On The Ida, mural, fresco from historic Pompeii, digitally restored

Native American (Timucuan) men till the earth and women plant seeds in this 1591 engraving published by Theodore de Bry, based on a 1564 drawings Jacques le Moyne de Morgues, a French explorer and artist. The engraving represents the field tilled in European rows rather than typical Indian hills of multiple vegetables. The hoes appear to be of European design (BSLOC_2020_1_116)

Tityus. Nicolas Beatrizet (France, active Italy, 1507- 1565)Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564). Italy, circa 1540. Prints; engravings. Engraving

Saint Jerome in the Desert - Giovanni Bellini, circa 1450

Painting objects related to Dionysic rites. Roman. Late Republica. 1st C.BC. Villa of P. Fannius Synistor at Boscoreale, Italy. Detail mask of a bearded Silenos. Metropolitan Museum. NY. USA.

Boreas and Oreithyia (1896), by Evelyn De Morgan (30 August 1855 ñ 2 May 1919); English Pre-Raphaelite painter. Oreithyia was the daughter of King Erechtheus of Athens and his wife, Praxithea, in Greek mythology. Boreas, the north wind, fell in love with her. At first he attempted to woo her, but after failing at that he decided to take her by force, as violence felt more natural to him. While she was playing by the Ilissos River she was carried off to Sarpedonís Rock, near the Erginos River in

Nymphs Dancing. Edward Middleton Manigault (1887-1922). Oil on canvas. Signed and dated 1918. 30.5 x 40.6cm.

Human cast of a victim of the volcanic catastrophe in 79 AD, Pompeii 1873, Italy, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a photograph by Giorgio Sommer, coloured, Europe

'The Virgin Appears to Saint Bernard' 8detail), 1540-1545, Spanish School, Oil on panel, P02832. Author: JUAN CORREA DE VIVAR. Location: MUSEO DEL PRADO-PINTURA. MADRID. SPAIN.

A Monumental Portrait of a Monkey 1700-1715 India. Except for depictions of the monkey-god Hanuman, monkeys are rarely the subject of portraits in India. In this monumental portrait, therefore, we are looking not only at an unusual subject matter but also at a study of an extraordinary simian one with human features complete with a beard, pale eyes, and long, slender hands. The inscription on the back of this work, written in Devanagari, states that the monkey is named Husaini and ìcomes fromî Nawab Davad (or Daud) Khan. This name most likely refers to Daud Khan Panni, a powerful nobleman and a faujdar (a military commander and territorial administrator) who served the Mughal emperors from Aurangzeb (r. 1658ñ1707) through Farrukhsiyar (r. 1713ñ19), in various parts of India. The painting has been dated to 1705/10 and is attributed to the anonymous artist now called the Stipple Master. Working in tandem with his patron Maharana Amar Singh II of Mewar (r. 1698ñ1710), this artist was the

Monster and devil. 1569 - 1591. Drawings. Spencer Collection. Devil

Josep Maria Subirachs / 'Paolina Borghese Bonaparte', 1991, Litografía, 52 x 61 cm. Museum: Palauet Casades, Col·legi d'Advocats, Barcelona.

De Sphaera Mundi of Saturn, by Unknown artist, 1470 - 1480, 15th Century, parchment manuscript. Italy: Emilia Romagna: Modena: Estense Library. Whole artwork. Personification of the planet Saturn as half-naked bearded man holding stick and sickle. Circles with zodiac signs (Capricorn and Aquarius). At the bottom human figures, square, shops, buildings and the game of checkers

Disparate Nº13: Modo de volar. Museum: CALCOGRAFIA NACIONAL MADRID ESPAÑA. Author: FRANCISCO DE GOYA.

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Fairies in a Bird's Nest. John Anster Fitzgerald (1832-1906). Oil on canvas. Painted circa 1860. 25 x 30.5cm.

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