THE GALLERY OF ANCIENT ART

Mythology in the Art | Greek mythology | Muse
1. PAINTING, GRAPHICS. Rome.
Thalia.
Fresco from Stabiae, Villa San Marco, room 1.
Inv. No. 62523.
Castellammare di Stabia, Antiquarium stabiano.
2. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Sarcophagus strigilato with the muses of tragedy and comedy and clipeus portrait of the deceased.
Marble.
3rd century CE.
Inv. No. 853.
Copenhagen, New Carlsberg Glyptotek.
3. CERAMICS. Greece.
François vase: side AB, with scenes from Peleus’ wedding; Procession of the Gods (Zeus and Hera).
Black-figured volute krater. Attic.
Ca. mid-6th cent. BCE.
Inv. No. 4209.
Florence, National Archaeological Museum.
4. ADORNMENTS. Greece.
The Madytos Jewelry: pediment-shaped diadem.
Gold.
Ca. 330—300 BCE.
Inv. No. 06.1217.1.
New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art.
5. ADORNMENTS. Greece.
The Madytos Jewelry: pair of earrings with disk and boat-shaped pendants.
Gold.
Ca. 330—300 BCE.
Inv. No. 06.1217.11—12.
New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art.
6. ADORNMENTS. Greece.
The Madytos Jewelry: pair of earrings with disk and boat-shaped pendants.
Gold.
Ca. 330—300 BCE.
Inv. No. 06.1217.11—12.
New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art.
7. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Sarcophagus with the contest between the Muses and the Sirens.
Marble. Roman. Third quarter of the 3rd cent. CE.
Inv. No. 10.104.
New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art.
8. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Sarcophagus with the contest between the Muses and the Sirens (close-up).
Marble. Roman. Third quarter of the 3rd cent. CE.
Inv. No. 10.104.
New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art.
9. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Sarcophagus of the Muses.
Marble.
Rome. First half of the 2nd cent. CE.
Inv. Nos. MR 880 / Ma 475.
Paris, Louvre Museum.
10. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Sarcophagus of the Muses (front panel).
Marble.
Rome. First half of the 2nd cent. CE.
Inv. Nos. MR 880 / Ma 475.
Paris, Louvre Museum.
11. PAINTING, GRAPHICS. Rome.
Calliope.
Fresco fragment of the Fourth style from Pompeii (II. 4. 10).
62—79 CE.
Inv. No. P 4.
Paris, Louvre Museum.
12. PAINTING, GRAPHICS. Rome.
Urania.
Fresco fragment of the Fourth style from Pompeii (II. 4. 10).
62—79 CE.
Inv. No. P 12.
Paris, Louvre Museum.
13. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Sarcophagus with representation of the dead married couple and the Muses in arches (front panel).
Marble.
Rome. Ca. 250 CE.
Inv. No. C 22 est.
Pisa, Camposanto Monumentale.
14. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Sarcophagus with representation of the dead married couple and the Muses in arches (close-up of the front relief).
Marble.
Rome. Ca. 250 CE.
Inv. No. C 22 est.
Pisa, Camposanto Monumentale.
15. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Sarcophagus with representation of the dead married couple and the Muses in arches (left short side panel).
Marble.
Rome. Ca. 250 CE.
Inv. No. C 22 est.
Pisa, Camposanto Monumentale.
16. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Sarcophagus with representation of the dead married couple and the Muses in arches (right short side panel).
Marble.
Rome. Ca. 250 CE.
Inv. No. C 22 est.
Pisa, Camposanto Monumentale.
17. PAINTING, GRAPHICS. Rome.
The muse of comedy Thalia with a comic mask and shepherd’s staff (pedum).
Fresco of the 4th style.
Neronian age (54—68 CE).
Pompeii, Archaeological Park, Great Gymnasium.
18. PAINTING, GRAPHICS. Rome.
Urania.
Fresco of the 4th style.
Neronian age (54—68 CE).
Pompeii, Archaeological Park, Great Gymnasium.
19. PAINTING, GRAPHICS. Rome.
Euterpe.
Fresco of the 4th style.
Neronian age (54—68 CE).
Pompeii, Archaeological Park, Great Gymnasium.
20. PAINTING, GRAPHICS. Rome.
Euterpe.
Fresco of the 4th style.
Neronian age (54—68 CE).
Pompeii, Archaeological Park, Great Gymnasium.