Roman Mythological Reliefs

Sarcophagi reliefs representing mythological narratives with figures and scenes from ancient mythology, illustrating artistic detail and storytelling.

Frieze of the Parthenon dated 432 BC

Relief of a mythological figure and satyr, sarcophagus of Caius Bellicus Natalis Tebanianus, Monumental Cemetery of Pisa (UNESCO World Heritage Site, 1987), Tuscany, Italy, Roman civilization, beginning of the 2nd century. Detail.

Orestes kills taurians. Iphegenia and cult statue, left. On right- escaping by boat. 130 AD. relief. GREECE.

Marble sarcophagus with relief depicting life of Ariadne at Naxos, detail of dance of fauns, maenads and seleni, from Alexandria

Artemis and the killing of Niobe's children. 150 AD. Greek Classical relief GREECE.

Museum in Ephesus, Titans, Turkey, Asia

Frieze of the Parthenon dated 432 BC

Fragment of a Sarcophagus with Putti in a Grapevine. Culture: Roman. Dimensions: Overall: 14 7/8 x 22 3/4 x 4 3/4 in. (37.8 x 57.8 x 12.1 cm). Date: 3rd-4th century.Vines that supported grape-plucking putti, or figures of children, and baskets full of the fruit on late Roman sarcophagi often refer to Dionysos, god of wine, and his promise of a blessed afterlife. Christians adopted the motif to represent a biblical passage (John 15:5)-I am the vine, you are the branches. Those who abide in me and I in them bear much fruit-and as a reference to the wine of the Eucharist. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Votive stele depicting a sacrificial procession to Dionysus and Artemis for the win in a contest of theater. Votive offering, ca. 360 BC. Glyptothek. Munich. Germany.

Alabaster urn with relief depicting Myth of Eteocles and Polynices

Marble relief with Dioscuri, Castor and Pollux, from Rome

The flight into Egypt, Romanesque relief, baptismal font of the Church of San Giovanni in Fonte, Verona, Veneto, Italy, 12th century, detail.

Cult relief of the Gad (Fortune) of Palmyra, from the Temple of theGadde

A Dionysiac procession A Dionysiac procession, Roman AD 100, from the Villa Quintiliana on the Appian way, British museum, London, England, Great Britain Copyright: xZoonar.com/Tolox 21633114

The Bassae Frieze comprises a series of relief marble sculptures from the Temple of Apollo Epikourios at Bassae, Greece. It was discovered in 1811 by Carl Haller and Charles Cockerell. From the style of the frieze it belongs to the High Classical period, probably carved around 400 BC.

Mausoleum of Halicarnassus. Tomb of Mausolus. Turkey. Amazon frieze. 350 BC. British Museum. London.

Pentelic marble north cornice of the Parthenon by Phidias, relief depicting water bearers, 445-438 B.C.

Roman sarcophagus. Dionysiac ceremonial procession. Mable. 160-180 AD. Tomb on via Aurelia Antica, Rome. National Roman Museum (Baths of Diocletian). Rome. Italy.

Altar depicting the myth of the origins of Rome from the excavations at Ostia, Rome province, Italy

Parthenon. North frieze. Block N VI, 16-19. Procession: four hydria-bearers. 5th century BC. Attributed to Phidias and his wokshop. Pentelic marble. Acropolis Museum. Athens. Greece.

Close up of sarcophagus with Nereids, marine Centaurs and winged Genii, Roman civilization, late 2nd century a.d.

Fragment of sarcophagus with battle scene. National Archaeological Museum. Tarragona. Catalonia, Spain.

danza baquica,, siglo I antes de Cristo , arcilla con restos de policromia, Italia, coleccion Campana.

Bulls being driven to sacrifice, depicted in part of the Parthenon friezes at the Parthenon/Acropolis museum, Athens

Antique marble temple frieze at the archaeological site of Nysa, Caria, Aydin Province, Turkey, Asia

Marble sarcophagus with relief depicting life of Ariadne at Naxos, detail, Hercules drunk, supported by two fauns, at the wedding of Dionysus. from Alexandria.

Sarcophagus from Astorga. Detail: Miracle of the spring (saint Peter in prision causes water to well up so that be can baptise 2 soldiers). Marble. Circa 310. Early Christianity. Spain. National Archaeological Museum, Madrid. Spain.

Funerary Stele from Thasos. Symposium scene. Dead man lying on a bed and holding a kylix while a boy draws wine from a large vessel. A young woman is seating on a chair. 470-460 BC. Marble. Severe Style. Archaeological Museum. Istanbul. Turkey.

ARTE ROMANICO. ESPAÑA. SIGLO XII CLAUSTRO DE LA CATEDRAL DE GIRONA. Detalle de un CAPITEL. El claustro data del siglo XII y es de forma trapezoidal. Sus capiteles presentan una decoración con escenas del Génesis, bíblicas y también de la vida cotidiana. Girona. Cataluña.

ARA PACIS DET RELIEVE 'LA TIERRA ENTRE EL AGUA Y EL AIRE' - 9 AC. Location: MUSEO ARA PACIS. Rome. ITALIA. TIERRA. TELLUM. Gea.

Facade stone of sandstone, Adam and Eve next to tree with snake, facing sculpture sculpture material building component sandstone stone, sculpted Facing stone with image of Adam and Eve in Paradise standing next to each other next to the tree in which the snake wound around branch paradise Rotterdam City Triangle Peperstraat Halvemaanstraat monastery temptation bible genesis religion Adam Eva From the house Het Paradijs in Peperstraat nr 21 Rotterdam.

Marble relief of Hermes, three nymphs, and the river god Acheloos, who is represented in the form of a bull. Greek, Attic, ca. 320-300 B.C. Metropolitan Museum of Art. Ny. USA.

Bacchus childhood. 1st-2nd centuries AD. Relief depicting Silenus (center) lying on rocks at the foot of a tree and with a flute or syringa in the right hand. Next to him, Bacchus boy taking a bunch of grapes offered by a nymph. Next to them, another nymph taking something from a container. At background, the Grotto of Nisa. Above left, a Satyr appears between rocks and vines. Marble. From Rome (Italy). National Archaeological Museum. Madrid. Spain.

BARCELONA. MUSEO MARES. ADAN Y EVA. SEPULCRO PALEOCRISTIANO HALLADO EN LAYOS.TOLEDO. SIGLO IV.

Roman civilization, marble relief depicting work in fields

Iduna with Apples of Immortality; Ernst Alpers (German, active Hannover, Germany about 1867); Hanover, Germany; 1867; Albumen silver print

Frieze of Roman soldiers with Barbarian captives. Artist: Unknown

Lazio Roma Rome S. Paolo72. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Medieval: Architecture, architectural sculpture fragments, tomb sculpture fragments, sculptural fragments, inscribed tomb markers, sculpture, fresco painting, mosaics Specific Location: Basilica Antiquities: Architectural sculpture fragments, tomb sculpture fragments, sculpture fragments General Notes: the "tomb markers" need to be sorted and catalogued 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.

Stele depicting fight between dog and cat, Relief from Kerameikos necropolis in Athens, Greece, detail, man with cat on leash

Marble cinerary urn. Roman, Julio-Claudian period, 1st C.AD. Highly unusual in having the spoils of war as its principal theme. Trophies and piles of weapons and armor. From tomb near Anagni, Rome.

Frieze, Parthenon, British Museum, London's, Marble. 447 - 438 BCE Fragment of the Panathenaic Procession from the east frieze of the Parthenon, . The Parthenon frieze is the high-relief pentelic marble sculpture created to adorn the upper part of the Parthenons naos. It was sculpted between c. 443 and 438 BC,

Roman sarcophagus with the contest between The Muses and the Sirens. Severan period. 3rd C. AD. Athenas, Zeus and Hera, preside the musical. Detaill.

marble sarcophagus with the myth of Selene and endymion, early 3rd century A.D. Roman. An inscription at the centre of the lid informs us that this trough-shaped sarcophagus was dedicated to a woman named Arria, who lived fifty years and ten months, by her daughter Aninia Hilara. Endymion was been granted eternal youth and eternal sleep.

Roman sarcophagus with a myth of Dionysus and Ariadne. Ca. 235 A.C. Marble. Front panel. Detail. Cortege of Dionysus with satyr, panther and maenad. It comes from a tomb in Saint-Medard d'Eyrans, La Gironda. Louvre Museum. Paris. France.

Roman sarcophagus with boar hunting scenes, from Santa Maria Capua Vetere, Campania, Italy. Roman civilization. Detail of the left part.

Marble slab depicting priest and priestess in ritual attitude

Sarcophagus with Dionysiac ceremonial procession on the front and on the sides, and banquet scene with the couple Dionysus and Arianna on the lid. 1º60-180 AD. Rome. National Roman Museum. Baths of Diocletian. Rome. Italy.

Sarcophagus with pastorial scenes. 270 Ad. Marble. Detail of sheeps. National Roman Museum (Baths of Diocletian). Rome. Italy.

Greece, Central Macedonia, Thessaloniki, Archeological Museum, relief slab from grave monument, circa 30 BC

Frieze from the Harpy Tomb, from the city of Xanthos, capital of ancient Lycia. Dated 470 BC.

Early Christian art. Roman period. Fragments of sarcophagus lids and fronts. 4th c. AD. Daniel in the lions' den. From Rome, Cementery of St. Agnes. Italy. Vaticans Museum. City of the Vatican.

Box of the Warriors Box of the Warriors, archaeological piece from the Iberian period, 1st century BC. C., Piquía necropolis, Arjona, Iberian Museum of Jaén, Andalusia, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/BartomeuxBalaguerxRotgerx 21714823

Roman sarcophagus with Endymion and Selene (150-170 AD). Marble relief from Ostia. NY Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen, Denmark.

capital, carved stone, 12th century, from the cathedral of San Pedro de Jaca, Diocesan Museum of Jaca, Huesca, Spain.

Detail from the Parthenon Frieze. Greek marble sculpture, made between 443-438 BC. The full frieze shows a narrative procession of men, women & horses.

Italy, Lazio, Rome, the Colosseum, Triumphs of Rome Exhibition, Bas Relief.

Capitel de la Seu Vella de Lleida, siglo XIII.

Lintel with Sts Catherine or Barbara, Olaf and Anthony, anonymous, c. 1500 - c. 1525 Guelders oak (wood) Guelders oak (wood)

Stories of Moses, 1150 ca., reliefs on the baptismal font, San Frediano Basilica, Lucca, Tuscany, Italy, 12th century.

Sarcophagus of the Quinta Flavia Severina. Relief with Nereid and Triton. 3rd century AD. From Rome. Capitoline Museums. Rome. Italy.

Wounded Valkyries on the Battlefield. Ernst Alpers (German, active Hannover, Germany about 1867)

Early Christian. Roman sarcophagus. Episode of Resurrection of Lazarus. Relief. 4th C. Vatican Museums.

The marriage of Zeus and Hera, 5th century BC. Artist: Unknown

Votive relief, limestone, found at Livadia, Boeotia. The relief is a dedication to the god=seer Trophonios, whose oracle was near Livadia. Cybele is depicted at the left, seated on a throne, with a priestess in front of her, holding a key. The figure next to her is the initiate. He is followed by Dionysus, Pan and Hekate holding two torches. In the centre is Trophonios flanked by snakes. To his left are three Kouretes holding shields. The Dioskouroi are at the right edge with four worshippers. 350-325 BC

Votive stele depicting a sacrificial procession to Dionysus and Artemis for the win in a contest of theater. Votive offering, ca. 360 BC. Glyptothek. Munich. Germany.

Fragment of sarcophagus with battle scene. National Archaeological Museum. Tarragona. Catalonia, Spain.

Bronze door with the image of the life of St. Peter: The Crucifixion of St Peter, basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls, Rome, Italy

Phaedra and Hyppolite on a Roman Sarkiphag, Istanbul, Turkey, Asia

Pergamon Altar. Built by order of Eumenes II Soter. 164-156 BC by artists of the school of Pergamon. Marble and limestone. Gigantomachy. West frieze. Detail. Left to right: Nereus, Doris, giant, Oceanus and Thetis. Pergamon Museum. Berlin. Germany.

Jonah and the Whale, early Christian Sarcophagus, Roman Marble, 4th century Artist: Unknown.

Engel erscheint Josef im Traum und rät ihm, nach Ägypten zu fliehen, mittelalterliches Relief an der Fassade der Basilika San Zeno in Verona, Italien Angel appeared to Joseph in a dream to tell him to flee to Egypt, medieval relief on the facade of Basilica of San Zeno in Verona, Italy Copyright: xZoonar.com/ZvonimirxAtletix 21441602

Detail from the Nereid Monument, a sculptured tomb from Xanthos in classical period Lycia. Dated 4th Century BC

Urn of classical inspiration with scenes from the myth of Iphigenia miniature altar with double echinus. 5th century BC. National Roman Museum. Palazzo Altemps. Rome. Italy.

*RELIEVE DEL PARTENON-FRISO ORIENTAL -POSEIDON APOLO Y ARTEMISA. Author: PHIDIAS. Location: MUSEO DE LA ACROPOLIS. ATHENS.

Nike (Victory) libartion to apollo. Fragmentary relief. Archaistic work from Hellenistic era. Detail. Pentelic marble. Purchased in Rome. Barracco Museum. Rome. Italy.

Relief of a Roman tomb dated between the 1st and 3rd centuries. Detail. Used to build foundations. Found in Cologne, Germany on the banks of the River Rhine. Roman-Germanic Museum. Cologne. Germany.

Relief depicting Hebrew prophet Moses. On the Right of Moses is seen the figure of Austerity. King Solomon of Biblical Israel is seen hand supporting head in contemplation. US Supreme Court, Washington DC. USA.

SARCOFAGO DE HELLIN, PRECEDENTE DE ALBACETE. DEPOSITO: ACADEMIA DE LA HISTORIA.

Orpheus, wearing a Phrygian cap and surrounded by the beasts charmed by the music of his lyre. Relief from Thessaloniki. Greece.

Parthenon frieze- Elgin Marbles. West side. GREECE.

Central Leaf of a Diptych. Culture: French () or North Italian. Dimensions: Overall: 5 9/16 x 4 1/2 x 3/8 in. (14.1 x 11.4 x 0.9 cm). Date: 14th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Roman Sculptor / 'Dionysiac Party'. 50 a.C. - 25 a.C.. Marble. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España. Author: TALLER ROMANO.

Sarcophagus with Dionysiac ceremonial procession on the front and on the sides, and banquet scene with the couple Dionysus and Arianna on the lid. 160-180 AD. Rome. National Roman Museum. Baths of Diocletian. Rome. Italy.

Elgin Marbles horsemen from marble frieze on north side of Parthenon Athens 4th fourth century C BC British Museum London England UK United Kingdom GB Great Britain British Isles Europe EU

Greek art. Relief from a carved funerary lekythos. Marble. 4th century BC. From Athens. National Archaeological Museum of Athens. Greece.

Relief depicting the goddess Tellus on front side of the Ara Pacis Augustae altar, Rome, Italy, Europe

Close-up of a Roman relief, Perge, Turkey

Reliefs in the cathedral cloister of Saint Mary, Girona, Spain, 12th century.

Relief portraying grape-picking

The Dormition of the Virgin. Culture: French, Troyes. Dimensions: Overall (wt. confirmed): 20 1/8 × 43 1/2 × 5 in., 191 lb. (51.1 × 110.5 × 12.7 cm, 86.6 kg). Maker: Jacques Juliot (French, active 1540-52) , and workshop. Date: ca. 1540-50.In keeping with apocryphal accounts of the Dormition, the Apostles have gathered around the Virgin's deathbed. Closest to her stands Saint John the Evangelist, holding a palm branch; beside him, Saint Peter conducts the service, cradling a book in his arms. Another apostle leans over the foot of the bed to sprinkle holy water; the figure behind him, swinging an incense burner, may be Saint Andrew. While the classically inspired setting is characteristic of the new Renaissance style, the figures' voluminous draperies with deep folds reflect an older, Flemish tradition. The panel was likely made for a church altarpiece, possibly one executed for the monastery at Larrivour (near Troyes) and subsequently dismantled. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, N

Campania Salerno Cava dei Tirreni Abbey of La Trinta di Cava2. 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.

Greek Art. Metope on the south side of the Parthenon. 5th century B.C. Lapith fighting with a centaur and rolling on a jar. Metope IX. It comes from the Acropolis in Athens. British Museum. London. England. UK.

Hearing stone with representation of Suzanna, who is fed by the two elders, anonymous, c. 1400 - c. 1950 Highstone with representation of Suzanna, who is taken to court by the two elders. Southern Netherlands earthenware Highstone with representation of Suzanna, who is taken to court by the two elders. Southern Netherlands earthenware

Mausoleum of Halicarnassus. Tomb of Mausolus. Turkey. Amazon frieze. 350 BC. British Museum. London.

Leda and the Swan from Ahnassia, Beni-Souef, Egypt, 3rd century. Artist: Unknown.

Adoration of the Magi, scene from the Life of Christ, detail from panel on the pulpit in Pisa Cathedral, 1302-1310, by Giovanni Pisano (ca 1240-before 1320), marble, Cathedral of St Mary of the Assumption, Cathedral Square or Square of Miracles (UNESCO World Heritage List, 1987), Pisa, Tuscany. Italy, 14th century.

Abruzzo L'Aquila L'Aquila Museo Nazionale d'Abruzzo7. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Tabernacle from S. Maria delle Grotte in Fossa with scenes of the Presentation at the Temple, the Flagellation, the Annunciation, and the Betrayal by Judas. Museo Nazionale housed in Castle: several exterior views (The Archeological Museum is one gallery (Sala IV) of the Museo). Remaining views of museum collection, including paintings, processional crosses, reliquaries, chalices, ceramics, textiles, manuscripts, and a number of eighth century Abruzzan Madonna sculptures. Works from the church Madonna del Soccorso also stored in Museo. Museo Nazionale d'Abruzzo Roman inscriptions, sculpture and relief 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

Votive relief depicting Hermes with whip before a Quadriga with the hero Echelos the nymph Basile. Ca.410 BC. Detail. From Neon Phaleron, Attica. National Archaeological Museum. Athens. Greece.

Pompeii. Relief depicting Cupid. Temple of Isis. Purgatory. 2nd century BC. Italy.

Relief of a masculine figure holding a garland, sarcophagus of Caius Bellicus Natalis Tebanianus, Monumental Cemetery of Pisa (UNESCO World Heritage Site, 1987), Tuscany, Italy, Roman civilization, beginning of the 2nd century. Detail.

Frieze of the Mausoleum. Dated 350 BC

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