THE GALLERY OF ANCIENT ART

Mythology in the Art | Greek mythology | Hymen
1. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Sarcophagus with a scene of the rape of Persephone (the front side).
Fine-grained marble (possibly Italic).
160—180 CE.
Inv. No. 86.
Florence, Uffizi Gallery.
2. PAINTING, GRAPHICS. Rome.
The god Hymenaeus with a nuptial crown.
Fresco from Pompeii (VI. 9. 2).
Inv. No. 9320.
Naples, National Archaeological Museum, Hall LXXII.
3. PAINTING, GRAPHICS. Rome.
Hymen.
Fresco from Pompeii (VI. 9. 2).
62—79 CE.
Inv. No. 9320.
Naples, National Archaeological Museum, Hall LXXII.
4. 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.
5. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Sarcophagus of the spouses (so-called wedding or marriage sarcophagus) — the front panel.
Marble. Antonine age, ca. 180 CE.
Inv. No. 1089.
Rome, Vatican Museums, Pius-Clementine Museum, Octagonal Court, West Portico, 18.
6. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Sarcophagus with a scenes of marriage and sacrifice on table-stands (trapezophora).
Sarcophagus: marble, ca. 180 CE. Stands is modern.
Inv. No. 1089 (sarcophagus).
Rome, Vatican Museums, Pius-Clementine Museum, Octagonal Court, West Portico, 18, 19, 20.
7. GLYPTICS. Rome.
Allegory of the might of love.
Miniature amphora. Sardonyx. Roman, early 1st century.
Height of body (original part) 5.5 cm.
Saint Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum.
8. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Sarcophagus with a matrimonial ceremony (so-called wedding or marriage sarcophagus, or a sarcophagus of the spouses).
Marble.
3rd cent. CE.
Inv. Nos. ГР-4222 / A 433.
Saint Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum.
9. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Sarcophagus with a matrimonial ceremony (so-called wedding or marriage sarcophagus).
Marble.
3rd cent. CE.
Inv. Nos. ГР-4222 / A 433.
Saint Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum.
10. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Sarcophagus with a matrimonial ceremony (so-called wedding or marriage sarcophagus) — front relief.
Marble.
3rd cent. CE.
Inv. Nos. ГР-4222 / A 433.
Saint Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum.
11. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Sarcophagus with a matrimonial ceremony (so-called wedding or marriage sarcophagus) — the central scene of the front relief.
Marble.
3rd cent. CE.
Inv. Nos. ГР-4222 / A 433.
Saint Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum.
12. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Sarcophagus with a matrimonial ceremony (so-called wedding or marriage sarcophagus) — the friese of the lid.
Marble.
3rd cent. CE.
Inv. Nos. ГР-4222 / A 433.
Saint Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum.
13. GLYPTICS. Rome.
Allegory of the might of love.
Aphrodite, Apollo, Artemis and Hymen surrounded by eroses.
Amphoriskos made of sardonyx. Early 1st century. Height: 5.5 cm.
Inv. No. Ж 361.
Saint Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum.