THE GALLERY OF ANCIENT ART

Mythology in the Art | Greek mythology | Eros
161. PAINTING, GRAPHICS. Rome.
Venus Pompeiana with statue of Eros, surrounded by flying Cupids.
Fresco on the facade of the House of Venus and the Four Gods (IX. 7. 1).
1st cent. CE.
Pompeii, Archaeological Park, House of Venus and the Four Gods (IX. 7. 1).
162. PAINTING, GRAPHICS. Rome.
Venus Pompeiana with statue of Eros, surrounded by flying Cupids.
Fresco on the facade of the House of Venus and the Four Gods (IX. 7. 1).
1st cent. CE.
Pompeii, Archaeological Park, House of Venus and the Four Gods (IX. 7. 1).
163. PAINTING, GRAPHICS. Rome.
Venus Pompeiana with statue of Eros, surrounded by flying Cupids.
Fresco on the facade of the House of Venus and the Four Gods (IX. 7. 1).
1st cent. CE.
Pompeii, Archaeological Park, House of Venus and the Four Gods (IX. 7. 1).
164. PAINTING, GRAPHICS. Rome.
Venus Pompeiana with statue of Eros, surrounded by flying Cupids.
Fresco on the facade of the House of Venus and the Four Gods (IX. 7. 1).
1st cent. CE.
Pompeii, Archaeological Park, House of Venus and the Four Gods (IX. 7. 1).
165. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Sarcophagus of a boy depicting of a scene from his life. Left short-side panel.
White marble.
2nd half of the 2nd cent. CE.
Inv. No. 411.
Ravenna, National Museum.
166. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Double herm of yoing Eros and matured barbed Dionysos.
Marble.
2nd cent. CE.
Rimini, Civic Museum Luigi Tonini.
167. SCULPTURE. Rome.
double herm of young Eros and matured barbed Dionysos: Eros.
Marble.
2nd cent. CE.
Rimini, Civic Museum Luigi Tonini.
168. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Double herm of young Eros and matured barbed Dionysos: Dionysos.
Marble.
2nd cent. CE.
Rimini, Civic Museum Luigi Tonini.
169. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Marriage sarcophagus (known as sarcophagus of cardinal Guglielmo Fieschi.
Front panel with wedding scenes.
Marble. Ca. 210-220 CE.
Rome, Basilica of Saint Lawrence outside the Walls.
170. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Sarcophagus with vintage scenes (vindemialia).
Front relief. Marble.
5th century CE.
Rome, Basilica of Saint Lawrence outside the Walls, portic.
171. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Sarcophagus with vintage scenes (vindemialia).
Marble. Right short side.
5th century CE.
Rome, Basilica of Saint Lawrence outside the Walls, portic.
172. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Sarcophagus with vintage scenes (vindemialia).
Marble. Left short side.
5th century CE.
Rome, Basilica of Saint Lawrence outside the Walls, portic.
173. MOSAIC. Rome.
A fragment of mosaic floor.
212—216 CE.
Rome, Baths of Caracalla.
174. MOSAIC. Rome.
A fragment of mosaic floor.
212—216 CE.
Rome, Baths of Caracalla.
175. MOSAIC. Rome.
A fragment of mosaic floor.
212—216 CE.
Rome, Baths of Caracalla.
176. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Sarcophagus with Hercules and Cerberus at the gates if Hades.
Proconnesian marble. 2nd half of the 2nd century CE.
Inv. No. S 1394.
Rome, Capitoline Museums, Centrale Montemartini Museum, III. 118.
177. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Sarcophagus with a myth of Selene and Endymion.
Marble. Sarcophagus: beginning of 3rd cent. CE. Lid: mid-2nd cent. CE.
Inv. No. S 725.
Rome, Capitoline Museums, Palazzo dei Conservatori.
178. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Sarcophagus with a myth of Selene and Endymion. Front panel.
Marble. Beginning of the 3rd cent. CE.
Inv. No. S 725.
Rome, Capitoline Museums, Palazzo dei Conservatori.
179. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Sarcophagus with a myth of Selene and Endymion. Frieze of the lid.
Luna marble. Mid-2nd cent. CE.
Inv. No. S 725.
Rome, Capitoline Museums, Palazzo dei Conservatori.
180. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Eros with a mask.
Detail of the sarcophagus lid.
Proconnesian marble.
First half of the 3rd cent. CE.
Inv. No. S 917.
Rome, Capitoline Museums, Palazzo dei Conservatori.