THE GALLERY OF ANCIENT ART

Mythology in the Art | Greek mythology | Hypnos
1. PAINTING, GRAPHICS. Rome.
Wall fresco of the triclinium.
4th style.
54—68 CE.
Castellammare di Stabia, Villa of Ariadne, Room 3.
2. PAINTING, GRAPHICS. Rome.
Dionysus meets Ariadne on Naxos.
Fresco of the 4th style.
54—68 CE.
Castellammare di Stabia, Villa of Ariadne, Room 3.
3. CERAMICS. Greece.
Hypnos and Thanatos carry the corpse of Sarpedon at the presence of Hermes.
Red-figure calyx-krater (side A). Attic.
Signed by Euxitheos as potter and by Euphronios as painter.
Terracotta.
Ca. 515—510 BCE.
Inv. Nos. ex 1972.11.10 / ex L.2006.10.
Cerveteri, Cerite National Museum “Claudia Ruspoli”.
4. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Sarcophagus with a myth of Selene and Endymion.
Marble.
Ca. 235 CE.
Inv. No. Ma 1335.
Paris, Louvre Museum.
5. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Sarcophagus with a myth of Selene and Endymion (front panel).
Marble. Ca. 235 CE.
Inv. No. Ma 1335.
Paris, Louvre Museum.
6. SCULPTURE. Asia.
Sarcophagus with a myth of Selene and Endymion (front panel).
Marble.
Mid-2nd cent. CE.
Asia Minor production (region of Smyrna).
Inv. No. Ma 1384.
Paris, Louvre Museum.
7. PAINTING, GRAPHICS. Rome.
Dionysus finds sleeping Ariadne on the island of Naxos.
Fresco of the Fourth style. 60—79 CE.
Pompeii, Archaeological Park, House of the Vettii (VI. 15. 1. p).
8. PAINTING, GRAPHICS. Rome.
Dionysus finds sleeping Ariadne on the island of Naxos: Hypnos sprinkles Ariadne.
Fresco of the Fourth style. 60—79 CE.
Pompeii, Archaeological Park, House of the Vettii (VI. 15. 1. p).
9. 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.
10. 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.
11. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Sarcophagus with a myth of Selene and Endymion.
Marble.
Early 3rd cent. CE.
Rome, Roman National Museum, Baths of Diocletian.
12. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Sarcophagus with a myth of Selene and Endymion (the front relief).
Marble.
Early 3rd cent. CE.
Rome, Roman National Museum, Baths of Diocletian.