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Leighton Frederic -Idyll-c.1880-81
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Genova Pegli, Villa Durazzo Pallavicini
Tivoli, Hadrian’s Villa
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Kees Scherer. Loggia dei Lanzi, Florence, 1955-1960.
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Leda and the swan.
The most famous myth about Leda tells us that Zeus saw her on the river Eurotas and felt for her irresistible craving. So he went to Aphrodite and asked her for advice and protection. Venus transformed Zeus into a bright swan and herself into an eagle and began to chase the swan in the river valley. Zeus-swan chased sought refuge in the arms of Lida, which she accepted him tenderly and warmed within her. But after nine months of this event, she gave birth to two eggs. From each there not came swans, but two pairs of twins. From the one Polydefkis and Helen and from the other Castor and Clytemnestra.
Η Λήδα και ο κύκνος.
Ο πιο γνωστός μύθος για τη Λήδα μας διηγείται ότι ο Δίας την είδε στις όχθες του ποταμού Ευρώτα και αισθάνθηκε γι’ αυτήν ακατανίκητο πόθο. Γι’ αυτό πήγε στην Αφροδίτη και της ζήτησε τη συμβουλή και την προστασία της. Η Αφροδίτη μεταμόρφωσε το Δία σε λαμπρό κύκνο και τον εαυτό της σε αετό και άρχισε να καταδιώκει τον κύκνο στην κοιλάδα του ποταμού. Ο Ζεύς-κύκνος καταδιωκόμενος ζήτησε καταφύγιο στην αγκαλιά της Λήδας, η οποία τον δέχτηκε τρυφερά και τον ζέστανε στους κόλπους της. Όμως, μετά την πάροδο 9 μηνών από αυτό το συμβάν, γέννησε δύο αυγά. Από το κάθε ένα δεν βγήκαν κύκνοι, αλλά δύο ζεύγη διδύμων. Από το ένα ο Πολυδεύκης και η ωραία Ελένη και από το άλλο ο Κάστωρ και η Κλυταιμνήστρα.
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Ancient Egypt - Middle Kingdom - ca. 1840 BC.
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Rudolph Valentino and Natacha Rambova photographed by James Abbe (1923)
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 James Pradier (1790-1852)  Satyre et Bacchante,detail.
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Apollo and the Muses
This Roman mosaic has circular composition with a serpentine stripe and a central medallion showing Apollo, god of arts and music, and Calliope, the muse of epic poetry. The busts of rest of the Muses and birds are also shown with kraters carrying seasonal plants in the corners.
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Mosaic of Monnus -  imperial palace, Trier
A rare mosaic since artist’s “signature” (=Monnus) is visible. In this pic muse Evterpe teaches musician Hyagnis.
https://rlp.museum-digital.de/index.php?t=objekt&oges=5749&cachesLoaded=true
Source: © Rheinisches Landesmuseum Trier & Thomas Zühmer ; Licence: CC BY-NC-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
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Don Quixote, Gustave Dore
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duomo di firenze, florence
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Sunny Spain, 1882, William Merritt Chase
Medium: oil,canvas
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Court of Ramesses II
A man seated next to a statue of pharaoh Ramesses II at the Luxor Temple. Undated hand-colored photograph.
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The Sphinx
The Great Sphinx of Giza, Egypt. Photographed by Félix Bonfils, late 19th century.
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Trattoria in Florence, Italy
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