Classical Statues and Iconography

Prints of historical statues representing Roman figures and deities, emphasizing classical attire, poses, and symbolic gestures.

Image of a woman burning incense Signorum Veterum Icones I , print maker: Jan de Bisschop, (mentioned on object), anonymous, Northern Netherlands, c. 1663 - in or after 1668, paper, etching, h 222 mm × w 106 mm

Augustus, Gaius Octavius, 23. September 63 v. Chr. 19. August 14 n. war der erste römische Kaiser, aus Calcografia di Roma, Serafino Giovannini (1779)...

Thusnelda (ca. 10 v. Chr. unbekannt) war eine germanische Adlige, die von Germanicus, dem Enkel des Augustus, gefangen genommen wurde und eine Armee a...

Euterpe or Eutelpe, is one of the nine muses, usually considered representative of the art of sound and lyrical poetry, historical Rome, Italy, digital reproduction of an 18th century original, original date not known, Europe

Image of a woman burning incense Signorum Veterum Icones I , print maker: Jan de Bisschop, (mentioned on object), anonymous, Northern Netherlands, c. 1663 - in or after 1668, paper, etching, h 222 mm × w 106 mm

Die römische Göttin Diana, Marmorstatue aus dem antiken Rom, Italien, digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 18. Jahrhundert, Originaldat...

Phoenician Hercules with the Lion, Phoenician, Phoenician, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, exact date unknow...

Antikes Rom, Kaiserin Messalina mit dem kleinen Britannicus, Valeria Messalina war die dritte Frau des römischen Kaisers Claudius, Historisch, digital...

The Roman goddess Diana, marble statue from ancient Rome, Italy, digital reproduction of an original from the 18th century, original date not known, Europe

Sappho, last statue of Pradier, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1853.

Antonio Canova, 1. November 1757, 13. Oktober 1822, war ein italienischer Bildhauer, Historisch, digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 1...

Toga, volle Form, hier an einer Statue des Marcellus, Enkel des Kaisers Augustus, Rom, Geschichte der Mode, Kostümgeschichte, Historisch, digitale Rep...

Archangel Raphael, vintage engraving. Archangel Raphael, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1869. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10678896

Die griechische Göttin Kybele, Marmorstatue aus dem antiken Rom, Italien, digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 18. Jahrhundert, Origina...

Statue of John Lackland on his tomb in Worcester, vintage engraving. Statue of John Lackland on his tomb in Worcester, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1861. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10674044

Collection of Luynes, Medal of Cyzicus, vintage engraving. Collection of Luynes, Medal of Cyzicus, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1873. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10679372

Campania Salerno Nocera Inferiore Museo dell'Agro Nocerino2. Hutzel, Max 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.

John Wickliffe, from the Luther Statue in Worms, Illustration, Ridpath's History of the World, Volume III, by John Clark Ridpath, LL. D., Merrill & Baker Publishers, New York, 1897

Saint Mark the Evangelist. Engraving. "Los Héroes y las Grandezas de la Tierra". Volume I. 1854.

Carved stone discovered near Larnaca on the island of Cyprus in 1844, vintage engraving. Carved stone discovered near Larnaca on the island of Cyprus in 1844, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1847. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10673515

Bust of Commodus as Hercules, August 31, December 31, 192, Roman Emperor from 180 to 192, woodcut, Italy, Europe

Roubiliac's Statue from the Chapel of Trinity College.

Soldier of Marathon, bas-relief discovered at Velanidia, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1845.

Joseph of Arimathea, Joseph of Arimathea or Joseph of Arimathea was, according to all four canonical gospels, a rich Jew and probably a member of the Sanhedrin, by Michelangelo Buonarroti, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

Memorial of Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, Fürst von Wahlstatt, 16 December 1742 - 12 September 1819 a Prussian Generalfeldmarschall / Standbild von Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, ab 1814 Fürst Blücher von Wahlstatt, 16. Dezember 1742 - 12. September 1819, preußischer Generalfeldmarschall, der durch den Sieg über Napoleon in der Schlacht bei Waterloo berühmt wurde, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert,.

Louis XIII, ninth century, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1843.

Charlemagne (Carolus Magnus), Karolus Magnus, 2 April 747, 28 January 814, Historic, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

Each lictor, public official who attended the highest-ranking Roman officials, carried a bundle of rods, with an ax in it.

Gallic meal. D’after a relief discovered in Paris, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1842.

Mozart statue in bronze, after the model of Schwanthales has Saltsburg, vintage engraving. Mozart statue in bronze, after the model of Schwanthales has Saltsburg, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1845. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10660487

Arnolf of Carinthia, also Arnulf, Arnold, 850-899, from the noble family of the Carolingians was King of the East Frankish Empire from 887 and Roman E...

This illustration dates to 1898 and shows a statue of Thalia in the Vatican Museum. Erato was honored as the Muse of comedy. In Greek and Roman mythology, the Muses were nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne (goddess of memory). There were honored as the patrons of arts and sciences. Calliope was the head muse, and Apollo, the god of prophecy and song, was their leader.

ESTATUA SEDENTE DE GIULIANO DE MEDICIS-DUQUE DE NEMOURS - 1479/1515. Author: MIGUEL ANGEL BUONARROTI. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN. GIULIANO DE MEDICIS (1479/1516) DUQUE DE NEMOURS.

APOLO. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Salon of 1855. Minerva of the Parthenon, by Mr. Simart. Engraving

Mode, Kleidung in Griechenland, Blütezeit 5. -4. Jahrhundert v. Chr. ein mögliches Tragen des Obergewandes, der Himation, hier nach der Statue des Sop...

Michelangelo, his life and his works, the Table forty years, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1876.

Flute lessons, pupil and teacher, flute, Greek vase painting, c. 6th century

The bardocuculle, Gallic trip, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1842.

Cultural state in the 13th and 14th century, duel with sword and shield, after a woodcut in a Minnesinger manuscript, Historic, digitally restored rep...

From the "Cosmographie Universelle" of Munster, Basilea, 1552. Warfarers and Gyosies. Author: SEBASTIAN MÜNSTER.

Marcus Mettius Epaphroditus, Ancient Greek grammarian of the 1st century. Born about 22 AD in Chaeroneia, died in Rome aged 75. M. Mettius Epaphroditus Grammaticus Grecus. Copperplate engraving after an illustration by Joachim von Sandrart from his LAcademia Todesca, della Architectura, Scultura & Pittura, oder Teutsche Academie, der Edlen Bau- Bild- und Mahlerey-Kunste, German Academy of Architecture, Sculpture and Painting, Jacob von Sandrart, Nuremberg, 1675.

Cottabus was the name of a popular game played at Greek and Etruscan symposia (drinking parties) in 5th and 4th centuries B.C.

Netherlands, Breet, de, Amsterdam, Desguerrois & Co., Pieneman, Nicolaas, Allegory of the art lottery, 1831, verso - stamped, Allegory of the lottery of works of art for the benefit of the fatherland, exhibited in the Palace of Justice in Amsterdam from 28 April to 9 July 1831. King William I surrounded by the personifications of Abundance and Fortitude. In the foreground Art with a genius offering a painting for the lottery. In the air Fame blowing her trumpet with banner 'Unity makes Power'. At the bottom a four-line verse., print, picture, prints, pictures, Frederik Muller History plates, Atlas AJ Zijlstra, No. 1537, lower right - printed and handwritten, height 217 mm, width 134 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1831 - 1831, paper, lithography (technique), Work conception, Dutch, 1809-01-01 - 1860-12-30, after a design by, printer, writer

Colossal Statue of Lord Nelson, 1850. '...colossal statues of the greatest military and naval hero of our age - the Duke of Wellington and Lord Nelson - have been sculptured in stone by Mr, Milligan, of Old Cavendish-street, for Lord Frederick Fitzclarence, and are intended to be placed upon a monument eighteen feet high, to be erected upon Southsea-common, near Portsmouth. The height of each statue is seven feet'. From "Illustrated London News", 1850.

Calabrian peasant and his sick son marble group, vintage engraving. Calabrian peasant and his sick son marble group, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1870. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10679081

Die Skulpturen von Friedrich Barbarossa und Bischof Albert von Freising am Portal des Freisinger Doms und die Inschrift, Fredericus Romanorum Imperato...

ARISTOMACHUS Greek writer of Solos, who observed, loved and wrote about bees : no one seems to know exactly when he lived Date: BC

Statuette 18th century China. Statuette 41971

The Vatican, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1846.

Representations of Saturn. Illustration from supplement to 'L'antiquité expliquée et representée en figures'; (vols. 1-15, Paris, 1719-1724) by Dom Bernard de Montfaucon, (1655 1741), a French Benedictine monk. He was an astute scholar who founded the discipline of palaeography, He is regarded as one of the founders of modern archaeology.

Marble group by Germain pestle, vintage engraving. Marble group by Germain pestle, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1842. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10660039

ancient world, Greece, people, two women taking up wool, pottery, circa 5th century BC, wood engraving, 19th century,

This scene is one of several designs that the English sculptor and draughtsman John Flaxman (1755-1826) did to illustrate passages from the Greek epic poet Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, a commission he had been given by Georgiana Hare-Naylor while he was living in Rome. It represents Diomedes and Ulysses returning with spoils of Rhesus. It was done 1793.

Kleidermode der Griechen in der Frühzeit, 5. Jh. v. Chr. von links, zwei Frauen beim Grab- und Totenkult, Frau beim Anlegen des wollene Chitons, Mädch...

This 1880s illustration shows the statue of Titus in the Vatican Braccio Novo No. 26. It was found near the Church of St John Lateran in 1828. Titus was Roman emperor from 79 to 81. A member of the Flavian dynasty, Titus succeeded his father Vespasian upon his death. Before becoming emperor, Titus gained renown as a military commander, serving under his father in Judea during the First Jewish-Roman War.

Du chteau d'Ecouen. Figure et ornemens sic gravés au trait sur une boiserie.. Willemin, N. X. (Nicolas Xavier), 1763-1833. Prints. 1839. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection. Art , France , History

Freya or Frigg goddess of love in Scandinavian mythology, wife of Odin. Friday is named for her. Woodcut, London, 1834.

The Hesketh Fleetwood Testimonial, 1845. Decorative cup designed by Jones and Fryer of Cornhill, London, presented to British landowner and politician Sir Peter Hesketh-Fleetwood, acknowledging '...the high estimation in which he is held in the neighbourhood of Rossall, where Sir Hesketh and his family have long resided...It consists of a very splendid silver vase and cover, of 140 guineas value. It is of the Etruscan form, with a highly-finished medallion on the front, representing the figure of Victory awarding the wreath of laurel to the successful candidate for fame...above...are elegant w

Africa from 'The Continents' series, Delicourt, Block printed on paper, combed ground, Female personification of Africa wearing Egyptian dress standing in contrapposto stance, holding up jug in right hand. Printed in monochrome ocher on a wood grained or faux bois background simulating oak., Paris, France, ca. 1850, Wallcoverings, Decorative panel, Decorative panel

ENEAS Y LATINO. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

from Bartoli's Antichi Sepolchri, Plate 124. An Etruscan Cinerary Urn, A collection of antique vases, altars, paterae, tripods, candelabra, sarcophagi, andc. from various museums and collections, Baber, Henry Hervey, 1775-1869, Moses, Henry, 1782-1870, Engraving, 1811-1814, plate 124.

Minerva disputes with Marsyas still image. Illustrations. 1844 - 1861. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection. Athena (Greek deity), Minerva (Roman deity), Goddesses , Greek, Satyrs (Greek mythology), Quarreling, Mythology, Greek, Helmets, Marsyas (Greek deity)

This scene is one of several designs that the English sculptor and draughtsman John Flaxman (1755-1826) did to illustrate passages from the Greek epic poet Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, a commission he had been given by Georgiana Hare-Naylor while he was living in Rome. It represents Minerva repressing the fury of Achilles. It was done 1793.

This illustration dates to around 1898 and shows Anou or Dagon from a relief at Nimroud (also spelled Nimrod). Dagon is an ancient Mesopotamian deity, often associated with fertility and agriculture. The fish seen here with him was known as dag, hence the reason for his name. Nimroud (also spelled Nimrod) is the Assyrian name for the city of Kalhu on the Nineveh plains. Nimroud is located south of present-day Mosul in Iraq. Anou (also spelled Anu) was the ancient Mesopotmaian god of the sky. Anou was originally the supreme deity of the Babylonian pantheon.

Woodcut, Harpyae tertia icon, third picture of a harpy, Aldrovandi, Historia Monstrorum, 1642, Renaissance

Baal, chief god of the Canaanites, 1804. Artist: Anon

Above, red-figured Greek water jar (hydria) decorated with figures; below, detail of decoration showing a seated woman and her servant, carrying a tray with vessels. Watercolour by A. Dahlstein, 1760/1780 ().

Façade L. Bas-relief 29, created by Eugène Flandin between 1849 and 1850. The additional title is 'Eunuques portant une table ou un bassin.' The work is part of an etching series related to Assyrian antiquities and archaeological sites, specifically focusing on Nineveh, an extinct city. Published by Imprimerie nationale in Paris

Greek vase of Duris red figure, dates from around the 400s B. C. The scenes painted on a cylix (drinking cup) represent class situations. Ancient Greece, Europe. Old 19th century engraved illustration from El Mundo Ilustrado 1880

Statuette late 16th century China. Statuette. China. late 16th century. Ivory. Ming dynasty (1368-1644). Ivories

Greek vase painting representing Menelaus leading his wife Helen, the cause of the Trojan War, back to Sparta

A Bainqui, big chief, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Africa. Heart of Africa Three years travels and adventures in the unexplored regions of Central Africa by Georg August Schweinfurth, 1868-1871

The figure pictured here, according to Greek mythology, is Lips, or Livos, s the god of the southwest wind. Usually he was shown holding a ship's sternpost because when the wind blew form the southwest into Athens' port harbor of Piraeus, ships could not sail. The Greeks honored eight wind gods. The others are: Zephyrus was the god of the west wind. Zephyrus was the gentlest of the winds and considered a harbinger of springtime. He was pictured with flowers that indicated a mild light breeze. Eurus, or Euros, was the god of the east wind. The folds of his clothes suggested heavy clouds. Apelio

Above, red-figured Greek wine bowl (bell krater); below, detail showing two naked men and a man wearing a cloak. Watercolour by A. Dahlstein, 1760/1780 ().

Anglo-Saxon Calendar, March, pre-Norman Conquest of 1066, Illustration from John Cassell's Illustrated History of England, Vol. I from the earliest period to the reign of Edward the Fourth, Cassell, Petter and Galpin, 1857

Knight in armour, late 13th century, (1892). Artist: Unknown

Rubbing of a medieval engraved brass, c1490 (1901). Artist: Unknown

Woodcut, Puer unico brachio et tribus pedibus, girl with one arm and three feet, Aldrovandi, Historia Monstrorum, 1642, Renaissance

Cartoon - Good Luck Ma'am, Keep It Up! Arthur George Racey (1870-1941)

Roman state sacrifice, souvetaurilia, animal sacrifice in Roman religion, relief, formerly in the St Mark's Library in Venice, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, exact date unknown

An oration of Demosthenes. Date: circa 350 BC

Praetorian guards were responsible for the protection of the roman emperor. Ancient History for Colleges and High Schools, 1890. Engraving. Later colouration.

Ancient greek warrior Royalty Free Vector Image

Die Triumphstatue des Claudius im Vatikanischen Museum in Rom, Tiberius Cäsar Augustus Germanicus, 1. August 10 v. Chr. 13. Oktober 54 n. war der vier...

Tomb of Henry II, Henry II, originally Henri Plantagenet, 5 March 1133, 6 July 1189, in Fontevraud Abbey, Abbaye royale Notre-Dame de Fontevraud, 1869, France, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date unknown, Europe

Robert II, called Robert Kurzhose, Robert Curthose, Robert Courteheuse, 1054 - 1134, Duke of Normandy, pictorial work in the cathedral of Gloucester / Robert II., genannt Robert Kurzhose, Robert Curthose, Robert Courteheuse, 1054 - 1134, Herzog der Normandie, Bildwerk in der Kathedrale von Gloucester, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert.

Toll of the Sea Poem and allegorical drawing by Bernard Partridge dedicated to the memory of the brave men who went down in the Titanic

Bronze statue of Ambroise Pare, David d’Angers, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1841.

Cartoon - Time to Take a Look. John Collins (1917-2007)

In Greek mythology, Orpheus was a famed Thracian bard whose lyre music charmed even the wildest of animals (seen here) and even plants, trees, and rocks. The son of the Muse Calliope, he married the nymph Eurydice after taking part in the Argonaut expedition. According to Greek mythology, after a snake killed her, Orpheus went to Hades (the Underworld) to fetch her. Charmed by his music, the gods freed her, but on the condition that he not look at her until he reached the upper world. As he neared the upper world, he looked back and, as a result, she vanished from his grasp back to the Underwo

bas-relief depicting Marcus Aurelius and Faustina with the Goddess Roma

A woman holding the head of a man who is vomiting. Gouache painting.

Minerva pursues a nymph still image. Reproductive prints. 1844 - 1861. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection. Athena (Greek deity), Minerva (Roman deity), Goddesses , Greek, Nymphs (Greek deities), Chasing, Women , Clothing & dress , Greece , To 499, Spears

Osiris, Illustration, Ridpath's History of the World, Volume I, by John Clark Ridpath, LL. D., Merrill & Baker Publishers, New York, 1894

Fragment of a terracotta volute-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water) mid-4th century B.C. Attributed to the Painter of the Dublin Situlae The fragment is augmented by 19.192.81.2.. Fragment of a terracotta volute-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water) 250891 : Attributed to the Painter of the Dublin Situlae, Fragment of a terracotta volute-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water), mid-4th century B.C., Terracotta, Overall: 3 15/16 x 2 9/16in. (10 x 6.5cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Rogers Fund, 1919 (19.192.81.8)

Louvre Museum, Isis, Osiris and Horus, vintage engraving. Louvre Museum, Isis, Osiris and Horus, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1873. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10679567

From the Brass of Sir John Drayton, died a.d. 1411, Illustration from the Book, "John Cassels Illustrated History of England, Volume II", text by William Howitt, Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, London, 1858

The Gorgon Medusa, Red figure Attic vase. GREECE.

ancient world Roman Empire people slaves flogging of a slave wood engraving after relief Pompeii 1st century AD,

She is sacrificed at Aulis, as the only way whereby the Greeks can obtain a favorable wind to enable them to sail to Troy (fortunately she will be rescued by Artemis)

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