Naked Collection (#100)

Statues of two boys in Herculaneum, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Campania, Italy, Europe

Side view of statue of kouros
Statue of a kouros. Naxian marble, found in Thera. Typical product of an island workshop 590-570 BC

Bronze statue of Perseus or Paris, ca 340-330 BC
Bronze statue of a youth from the Antikythera shipwreck. The figure has been identified with Perseus, who would have been holding the head of Medusa

Marble relief with wrestlers, ca 510 BC
Base of a statue representing sports - two wrestlers, Relief of marble; ca 510 BC. National Archaeological Museum, Athens

Marble statue of young man, 450-425 BC
Statue of a youth binding his hair. Island marble found in the building known conventionally as the House of the Diadoumenos on Delos. about 450-425 BC

Studio shot of Torso of kouros
Torso of a kouros. Island marble. Found in Sounion. The colossal statue was votive and originally stood before the Temple of Poseidon, along with the kouros. About 600 BC

Close-up of ancient bas relief
There is a pause in the procession. A horseman wearing a cape and a wide-brimmed hat on his back stands in front of a stationary horse

Marble sculpture of kouros
Head and lower right arm of a kouros. Island marble, Found in Athens in the Kerameikos, near the Dipylon Gate. The fragments belong to a colossal statue. About 600 BC

Marble torso of Apollo statue, ca 450 BC
Torso of an Apollo statue made of marble, found in Athens, near Votanikos. The over-size statue is a Roman copy in the type of the Kassel Apollo, of the bronze Apollo Parnopios

Statue of a kouros. Parian marble, found in ancient Myrrhinous, Attica. An important work of the Archaic period, with a lively rendering of the body. One of the best examples of kouros, 540-530 BC

Unfinished funerary statue of Victorian ephebe
Unfinished funerary statue of a Victorian ephebe. Pentelic marble. Found in the ancient cemetery of the Kerameikos, Athens

Base relief for funerary kouros
Base for a funerary kouros. Marble, found in Athens in the Kerameikos. Built into the Themistokeian wall. The kouros would have stood on the grave of an athlete. 510 - 500 BC

View of Greek bas relief
Greek, grave stele. Gray Boeotian marble, found in Orchomenos, Boeotia. It represents an elderly man supporting himself on his stick. In his right hand he holds a locust, offering it to his dog

Close-up of greek base relief from Parthenon
On the North West corner of the west frieze, a marshal with himation greets the first approaching horsemen of the procession and, raising his right hand, directs them towards the north side

Male portrait statue known as Pseudo-Athlete of Delos
Male portrait statue known as the Pseudo-Athlete of Delos. Island marble, found in the House of the Diadoumenos, Delos. The idealised treatment of the body contrasts with the realism of the head

Marble votive amphiglyphon, ca 410 BC
Votive amphiglyphon, Pentelic marble found in Neo Phaleron, Attica. The names of the three figures are inscribed on the epistyle, above the image: Hermes, Echelos, Basile. ca 410 BC

Statue of fighting Gaul, ca 100 BC
Statue pf a fighting Gaul. Parian marble. Found in the Agora of the Italians on Delos. The warrior, wounded in the thigh has fallen to the ground on his right knee

Table support with Dionysiac group, 170-180
Table support with a Dionysiac group. Marble from Dokimeion in Asia Minor. Unknown provenance. This piece was the single support for a table top

Close-up of greek base relief from Parthenon
Parthenon frieze; Centaur overcoming a Lapith

Marble statue of Aphrodite
Statue of Aphrodite. Parian marble. Found at Baiai in southern Italy. The nick, head and right arm were restored by the famous Italian sculptor A

Figurines from Boeotian workshops
Characteristic types of figurines from Boeotian workshops. These prevailed in Boeotia and regions bordering on it from the mid-5th to the mid-4th century BC following basic iconographic types with

Marble disk with Satyr carrying grapes
Marble disk. Pentelic marble. Unknown provenance. The disk was probably a rotating window pane. It is decorated with a relief scene of a Satyr carrying grapes

Torso of statue of Aphrodite, from Athens
Torso of a statue of Aphrodite. Parian marble, found in Athens

Statuette of Heracles, Pentelic marble, Athens
Statuette of Heracles. Pentelic marble. Found near the church of Agia Eirni, Athens

Reconstruction of west pediment of Parthenon
Reconstruction of the west pediment of the Parthenon according to a drawing by K. Schwerzek (1896) Acropolis museum, Athens

Statue of Apollo, from Theatre of Dionysus, Athens
Statue of Apollo, done in Pentelic marble. Found at the Theatre of Dionysus, Athens. Known as the " Omphalos Apollo"

Relief plaque, Parian marble from Athens
Relief plaque, Parian marble found in Athens, near Theseion. It most probably belonged to the facing of a funerary monument. It represents a naked youth with a helmet running to right

Statue of kouros, Parian marble, from Anavyssos
Statue of a kouros, Parian marble, found in Anavyssos, Attica. It had been stolen and taken to France from where it was returned in 1937

Statue of kouros, Naxian marble, from Sounion
Statue of a kouros. Naxian marble, found in Sounion. The statue was a votive offering to Poseidon and stood before his temple

Grave stele, Boeotian poros, from Tanagra in Boeotia
Greek grave stele. Boeotian poros. Found at Tanagra in Boeotia. This unusual stele, one of the earliest known funerary monuments was erected by Amphalkes on the grave of Dermys and Kitylos

Statue of Hermes, Pentelic marble, from Troezen
Statue of Hermes. Pentelic marble, found in Troezen. The god is shown naked, with a chlamys. He wears a petassos on his head

Relief of Horus, Isis and Nephthys
Triad depicting the Egyptian gods Horus, Isis and Nephthys

Eve Fountain, Peterhof gardens in summer, Petrodvorets, St. Petersburg, Russia, Europe

Golden statue of Hermes (Mercury), Grand Cascade, Peterhof (Petrodvorets), St. Petersburg, Russia, Europe

Dermatitis, Infantile seborrheic eczema, drawing
Medicine - Pathology - Dermatitis - Infantile seborrheic eczema. Drawing

Girl Jumpimg. Outdoor

Girl Cuddles Her Dog

Austria, Vienna, Madonna and Child, 1512
Albrecht DA

France, Paris, Bathers Playing with a Ball
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), Bathers Playing with a Ball, Dinard, August 20, 1928

France, The temptations of Saint Anthony
Paul Cezanne (1839-1906), The Temptations of Saint Anthony, 1869

France, Versailles, Gardens of the Versailles Castle
Jean Cotelle (1648-1708), Gardens of the Versailles Castle

Rinaldo and Armida by Richard Cosway (1742-1821), inspired by Jerusalem Delivered (La Gerusalemme liberata)
Rinaldo and Armida by Richard Cosway (1742-1821), inspired by Jerusalem Delivered (La Gerusalemme liberata, 1581) by Torquato Tasso (1544-1595) 16th century, Albertina (collection of graphic art)

Austria, Vienna, Virgin and Child
Sandro Botticelli (1445-1510), The Virgin and Child

Norway, Oslo, Crying Girl
Edvard Munch (1863-1944), Crying Girl, 1907

Austria, Vienna, Diana and Callisto
Palma Vecchio (Jacopo Palma, 1480-1528), Diana and Callisto

Italy, Venice, Eternal Father
Bonifacio da Verona (Bonifacio de Pitati, 1487-1553), The Eternal Father

Italy, The planet Mercury and the labour in the fields from De Sphaera, Latin manuscript 209 (folio 10, verso), miniature, 1470 15th century, Biblioteca Estense (Library)

Germany, Wuppertal, Female nude
Kees Van Dongen (1877-1968), Female Nude

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