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Bertel Thorvaldsen. Adonis. (1808/32)

Neue Pinakothek, Munich (on the photo Munich Glyptothek)

#adonis #sculpture #greek mythology #bertel thorvaldsen #antonio canova #myphoto

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Apollo Anzio, a Roman copy of a Greek original of the 4th century.

(Description added thanks to @laisofhyccara)

I haven’t found any description to this piece at the place itself, all i can say is that it’s probably Dionysus. Belongs to the Musei Capitolini collection. If anyone knows more about this head, please share.

#apollo

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Sleeping Satyr, or the Barberini Faun. Marble copy of a bronze original, circa 220 BCE. Glyptothek, Munich

#sculpture #antiquity #greek mythology #satyr #munich glyptothek #myphoto

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Sleeping Satyr, or the Barberini Faun. Marble copy of a bronze original, circa 220 BCE. Glyptothek, Munich

#greek mythology #mythology #faun #satyr #antiquity #ancient rome #ancient greece #sculpture #myphoto

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Bust of Antinous. About 130 AD. Glyptothek, Munich

#antinous #antinoos #hadrian #emperor hadrian #roman history #myphoto

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“Augustus Bevilacqua”. About 10 AD. Glyptothek, Munich

#augustus #roman emperor #history #ancient rome #roman empire #roman history #sculpture #myphoto

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Bust of an ephebe (Narcissus leaning on a pillar)

Marble, Roman copy of a Greek original of the late 5th century BC.

Museo Chiaramonti, Vatican Museums, Rome

#narcissus #greek mythology #mythology #ancient rome #ephebe #ancient greece #antiquity #history #ancient art #ancient #rome #vatican museums #sculpture #roman sculpture #greek sculpture #hellenism #myphoto

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Canopo, Villa Adriana, Tivoli

#villa adriana #villa hadriana #hadrian #emperor hadrian #ancient rome #history #rome #ancient #antiquity #tivoli #roman sculpture #ancient art #roman art #roman empire #myphoto

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The surviving fragments of Villa Adriana’s floor designs

Unfortunately, the photos are not of the best quality but I hope they might be of use to those interested in the topic

#hadrian #emperor hadrian #villa adriana #tivoli #rome #ancient rome #history #ancient #roman empire #antiquity #mosaic floor #mosaic #myphoto

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Depiction of Antinous by A. Wager from fifth edition (1884) of George Taylor’s “Antinous”

#antinous #antinoo #antinoos #ancient rome #greece #ancient greece #history #roman emperor #hadrian #emperor hadrian #art #antiquity

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A bronze statue of Hadrian in the garden of Hadrian’s Mausoleum

#emperor hadrian #hadrian #hadrian’s masouleum #statue #ancient rome #rome #antiquity #ancient #history

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Reading “The Iliad” in prose translation by E. V. Rieu.

What is your favourite translation and why? 🤔

(could be any language, of course)

#iliad #translations #helpful :)

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I haven’t found any description to this piece at the place itself, all i can say is that it’s probably Dionysus. Belongs to the Musei Capitolini collection. If anyone knows more about this head, please share.

#sculpture #history #mythology #ancient rome #ancient greece #dionysus #antiquity #ancient #myphoto

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From Schloss Sanssouci, Potsdam. Does anyone know who exactly does this sculpture portray? And what is a copy of?

#schloss sanssouci #potsdam #sanssouci #history #sculpture #myphoto

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Beautiful tondos, portraying episodes from Hadrian’s life. On the left is the famous lion hunt scene, on which Hadrian took Antinous. Sadly vandalised by someone (and yes, I look at you, Constantine). Hadrian’s head was cut and changed to Constantine’s. Now can be seen on the Arch of Constantine in Rome.

#constantine make your own damn things #hadrian #emperor Hadrian #antinous #ancient #history #antinoos #roman history #rome #arch of constantine #antiquity #myphoto

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Hermes. Marble, Roman copy after a Greek original Museo Chiaramonti, Vatican Museums, Rome

#hermes #mercury #mythology #history #ancient rome #ancient greece #roman #greek #ancient #antiquity #sculpture #myphoto

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Hadrian’s Villa model

#hadrian #villa adriana #hadrian's villa #emperor Hadrian #rome #ancient history #ancient rome #Roman history #antinous #myphoto