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Head and shoulders detail of the ancient sculpture.
Python, in Greek mythology, a huge serpent that was killed by the god Apollo at Delphi either because it would not let him found his oracle, being accustomed itself to giving oracles, or because it had persecuted Apollo's mother, Leto, during her pregnancy.\n\nThe fresco shows the Omphalos stone covered with a net and the Python wrapped around it. A priestess stands at left with a sacrificial bull.\n\nA detail from a sacrificial scene shows a bull being brought to the omphalos - Made up of a stone and a snake it represents the navel of the world - Apollo plays the zither.\n\nThe ancient Greeks also used omphalos to refer to a sacred, rounded stone in the Temple of Apollo at Delphi that was supposed to mark the center of the earth.
Salamanca, Spain - April 17, 2016: Salamanca - The St. John the Baptist painting on the altar of Convento de las Agustinas and Iglesia de la Purisima church by Jose de Ribera 1635.
Religious art in Sacro Monte di Varallo, Italy: Adam and Eve
Palermo, Italy - October 17, 2022: Detail of a fresco of the Pompeiana hall in the apartments of the Norman Palace also known as the Royal Palace
Il ratto delle Sabine statue, the Rape of the Sabine Women, also known as the Abduction of the Sabine Women or the Kidnapping of the Sabine Women from Artist Giambologna on the Loggia dei lanzi in the Piazza della Signoria in Florence, Italy, adjoining the Uffizi Gallery.
the beautiful oil painting of Judith and Holofernes - Holofernes speaks in Judith's ear
copy of an Italian bronze statue of Hercules, divine hero in Greek mythology and son of Zeus and Alcmene, from the second half of the 16th century in Grenoble; Grenoble, France
Bust of Laocoon in contrast lighting, art sculpture, 3d visualization
3d render illustration of greek male bust god on dark background with fog.
Ares and Aphrodite - Pompeii, House of the Wedding of Hercules (or House of Mars and Venus).\nMars lifts the blue mantle of Venus, to admire her nakedness characterized only by a gold chain arranged in an X on her chest. Characteristic is the representation of the two sexes which provides a dark complexion for the man and a light and delicate complexion for the woman. Two cupids play with the weapons of Mars. The shield and helmet send back reflections of light.
Laocoon and his sons on a neon background. 3d image.
Religious art and architectural details in Sacro Monte di Varallo, Italy
Rome - The painting Massacre of the Innocents in the church Chiesa id san Giuseppe alla Lungara by Mariano Rossi (1731 - 1807).
the Archaeological Park of Pompeii. Ruin and popular attraction in Italy, historic destination in Europe. Vestige of the past, volcano and tragedy, ancient monument, greek columns, tourism, wonder of the world, sunny winter day, travel
Austria. Vienna. September, 13, 2013. This colorful image depicts a woman giving food or drink to a sick person. Details. Fresco dating from 1726-1729. The frescoes of the cupolas extend over 1,250 m2 and trace the glory of St. Charles Boromée. Johann Michael Rottmayr (1654-1730). Karlskirche. St. Charles's Church. 1716.
Florence, İtaly - 08/29/2023.\nFlorence is the capital city of the region of Tuscany in Central Italy. It is also the most populated city in Tuscany, with 360,930 inhabitants in 2023, and 984,991 in its metropolitan area.\nFlorence was a centre of medieval European trade and finance and one of the wealthiest cities of that era. It is considered by many academics to have been the birthplace of the Renaissance, becoming a major artistic, cultural, commercial, political, economic and financial center. During this time, Florence rose to a position of enormous influence in Italy, Europe, and beyond. Its turbulent political history includes periods of rule by the powerful Medici family and numerous religious and republican revolutions. From 1865 to 1871 the city served as the capital of the Kingdom of Italy. The Florentine dialect forms the base of Standard Italian and it became the language of culture throughout Italy due to the prestige of the masterpieces by Dante Alighieri, Petrarch, Giovanni Boccaccio, Niccolò Machiavelli and Francesco Guicciardini.\nThe city attracts millions of tourists each year, and UNESCO declared the Historic Centre of Florence a World Heritage Site in 1982. The city is noted for its culture, Renaissance art and architecture and monuments. The city also contains numerous museums and art galleries, such as the Uffizi Gallery and the Palazzo Pitti, and still exerts an influence in the fields of art, culture and politics. Due to Florence's artistic and architectural heritage, Forbes ranked it as the most beautiful city in the world in 2010.\nFlorence plays an important role in Italian fashion, and is ranked in the top 15 fashion capitals of the world by Global Language Monitor; furthermore, it is a major national economic centre, as well as a tourist and industrial hub.
Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland - July 20, 2023 Statue of Apollo in antique style in the museum. Statue in the \
3D conceptual museum exhibit image. Hermes Fastening his Sandal.
Beautiful painting of a young man and woman of the Palatine Chapel or Cappella Palatina in the old town of Palermo, Sicily, Italy
Italy, Rome (Museo Nazionale Romano): Apollo, Roman work of the imperial period. Greek marble with texture on surface.
Naples - The detail of Archangel Michael from painting of Fall of the Rebel Angels in the church Chiesa dell' Ascensione a Chiaia by Luca Giordano (1657).
Dionysos discovers Ariadne on Naxos from the house of the colored columns in Pompeii.\nAfter Ariadne helped Theseus escape from the labyrinth, he abandoned her on the island of Naxos. His ship sails off in the upper right. Dionysus and his retinue discover her sleeping; the god falls in love with her and makes her his consort.
Laocoonte statue in marble in Rome
Ancient statuary in the city of Rome
The central portion of the ceiling of the salle des Pas-Perdus in the palais Bourbon, by Horace Vernet, entitled “Peace Enthroned Before Paris”.
East Doors (Gates of Paradise) by Lorenzo Ghiberti on Florence Baptistery (Battistero di San Giovanni) in Tuscany, Italy. These doors consist of 10 panels depicting scenes from the Old Testament and were commissioned in 1424. Once completed, they were described by Michelangelo as being fit to be the 'gates of paradise'. The doors displayed are now a copy of the original, with those being displayed in a local museum.
The House of the Faun in ancient Pompeii built during the second century BC, the House of the Faun was named for the bronze statue of the dancing faun located, Fauns are spirits of untamed woodland.
Cathedral Church of Saint Mary in Murcia, Spain
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