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Classical Images – Greek Perseus Classical images – Greek (birth of Pegasus from Medusa’s blood) Perseus Perseus and the birth of Perseus Running Gorgon, headless Medusa and small Perseus/ 2 Perseuses and Atehna with shield Attic bilingual white ground lekythos Black-figure pouring bowl with 3 handles th attr. Diosphos Painter, c. 500-450 BC Boiotia (Thebes), late 5 C BC New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art Boston MFA (Ac 01.8070) (1070) 1 Classical images – Greek (birth of Pegasus and Chrysaor from Medusa’s blood) Perseus The birth of Perseus and Chrysaor The birth of Perseus and Chrysaor Etruscan Athenian black-figure pyxis, 6ht C BC Munich Paris, Musée du Louvre (Ca 2588) The birth of Perseus and Chrysaor Sarcophagus from Golgoi (Cyprus) 2 Classical images – Greek (with Cetus) Perseus Corinthian black-figure amphora from Cerveteri, c. 575-550 BC Berlin, Antikensammlungen (inv F 1652) Athens, S Niarchos Collection Herakles and the Trojan Ketos Caeretan black-figure hydria; c. 530-520BC credit: www.theoi.com 3 Classical images – Greek (killing Medusa) Perseus Perseus receiving gifts of winged Perseus with hat, winged boots and kibisi over shoulder, straight sword, sandals, hat and kibisi looking away from Medusa (centaur) Eleusis, Museum Relief amphora, c. 660 BC Poaris, Musée du Louvre Perseus with Medusa’s head under his arm, with hat and winged boots Metope from Thermios, c. 630 BC 4 Athens, National Archeological Museum (13401) Classical images – Greek (killing Medusa) Perseus Perseus and the Graiai, winged Persues holding head of Medusa above Tunny fish boots, kibisis over shoulder, Stater of Mysia, Kyzikos, c. 400-330 BC stealing away with the head Boston, Museum of Fine Arts (04.1339) Attic, red-figure krater fragment Delos Museum (B7263) 5 Classical images – Greek (killing Medusa) Perseus Perseus and Polydektes with Athena at left Perseus decapitating Medusa with Athens to right Perseus averting gaze as he kills Medusa Attic red-figure bell-krater, c. 430 BC Red-figure Etruscan bronze mirror, c 4th C BC Bologna. Museo civico, no. 325 London, The British Museum (E 181) Boston Museum of Fine Arts (Ac 61.1257) Perseus with Athena holding head of Medusa (note reflection on shield) and Hermes Apulian red-figure bell krater, c. 400-385 BC Boston, Museum of Fine Arts (Ac 1970.237) 6 Classical images - Greek (with Andromeda) Perseus Boston, MFA, red-figure Pelike, Attic, c 450-440 BC, wkshp Niobid pntr, ac 62 2662 Attic calyx crater 5th C BC Agrigento, Sicily 7 Classical images- Greek (multi-scene) (for additional images, see Phillips, Am J of Arch, 1968) Perseus Formerly Malibu, Getty Museum from Flickr – MHarrsch/439808028 Apulianred-figure volute krater, c 430-20 BC cf. www.Theoi.com 8 Classical images – Greek (multi-scene) Perseus Attic red-figure calyx krater from Capua, c. 400 BC Berlin, Antikensammlungen (inv VI 3237) 9 Classical images – Greek (multi-scene) (for additional images, see Phillips, Am J of Arch, 1968) Perseus Berlin Antikensammlungen, Campanian red-figure Hydria, inv. 3238, 375-25 BC © SMB, Antikensammlungen: Johannes 10 Laurentius Classical images – Greek (multi-scene) (for additional images, see Phillips, Am J of Arch, 1968) Perseus Perseus battling Ketos Apulian red-figure barrel-bodied amphora, attr. Metope Group, c. 325 BC Malibu, J Paul Getty Museum inv. 84 AE 996 11 Classical images – Greek Perseus Head of Perseus with winged hat Silver roundel with gold leaf (7.2 cm) from a bridle ornament Greek, 3rd C BC Boston, Museum of Fine Arts (Ac. 60.1154) 12 Classical images – Etruscan Perseus Perseus killing Medusa with Apollo Perseus being armed 3 feet of an Etruscan cista Etruscan mirror 7th-2nd C BC 6th-3rd C BC location unknown (cf Warburg Iconographic location unknown (cf Warburg Iconographic database) database) 13 Classical images – Roman Perseus Perseus holding head of Medusa Oval glass gem (and cast) Roman, 1st C AD Boston, Museum of Fine Art (Ac. 02.278) 14 Classical images – Roman (with Andromeda) Perseus Pompeii, House of Amandius. in Naples, Mus Naz the triclinium, 3rd style from Pompeii, inv. No 9477 www.agefotostock.com = (c) dea/a dagli orti 15 Classical images - Roman (for additional images, see Phillips, Am J of Arch, 1968) Perseus Perseus and Andromeda from Boscotrecase, Villa Agrippa Posthumous, last decade 1st C BC NY, Met Mus 16 Classical images - Roman (for additional images, see Phillips, Am J of Arch, 1968) Perseus Perseus and Andromeda from Pompeii Naples, Museo nazionale 17 Classical images- Roman (for additional images, see Phillips, Am J of Arch, 1968) Perseus Naples, Mus. Arch Deultum. Coin for Macrinius (217-18) with Perseus and Andromeda on reverse; see discussion on from Pompeii, House of the Dioscuri, http://teegeeoperanobilia.blogspot.co.uk/2010_07_01_archive.html 1st C AD Naples, Mus naz, from Herculaneum, 18 inv. 8993 Classical images - Roman Perseus Gaziantep (Turkey), Gaziantep Museum Antakya (Antioch, Turkey) Antakya Museum Tunis, Bardo Museum credit: www. theoi.com credit: www.theoi.com credit: www.theoi.com Tarragona (Spain), Archaeological Mosaic – 2nd - 3rd CC Location? 2nd-3rd C AD Museum credit: http://archaicwonder.tumblr.com/ credit: Flickr:samiblog 19 from Tarraco, 2nd-3rd C AD post/125374272667 Classical images – Roman (with Perseus and Andromeda) Perseus Floor mosaic in peristyle coin of Gordion III from Deultum Roman bronze, 4th C BC Coimbra (Coninbriga), House of Fountains credit: www.forumancientcoins.com Credit: flickr (Ana Pavlovic) n.b. – Cetus curled at feet of Andromeda 20 Classical images – Roman (with Medusa) Perseus Perseus with Medusa’s head Perseus killing Medusa with Mercury and Ostia antica Minerva © E. Dekker Silver plate, late 2nd C AD Museu nacional de Arcqueologia n.b. – reflection in shield 21 Classical images – Roman (Medusa) Perseus Medusa Rondanini Architectural relief Roman copy of 5th C Greek model Campania, 1st C AD Munich, Glyptothek (252) Paris, Musée du Louvre Male Medusa Romano-British, from Chester 22 Chester, Grosvenor Classical globes Perseus Naples, Farnese Atlas Bentley’s Manilius © Petr Hadrava n.b. – back to viewer, nude with cape, bent knees, straight sword raised in right hand, Medusa’s head lowered in left, wings on sandals Paris, Kugel Globe Mainz globe (drawing © Kunzl) n.b. – standing, faces viewer, nude, n.b. – faces away, nude, helmet, curved stick in lowered right hand, Medusa in lowered left winged helmet, harpe in raised left hand, 23 Medusa in lowered right Germanicus mss Perseus I. = z stemma Leiden, Univbibl Boulogne-sur-Mer, Bibl. Mun. Bern, Burgerbibl, Voss lat 4° 79 Ms 188 Ms 88 n.b. – faces away from viewer, to left, same same, but sword now crook nude with mantle, hat, wings on feet, straight sword in raised left hand, Medusa in lowered right hand vs. planisphere – similar, but not flying vs. planisphere – same 24 Germanicus mss Perseus II and III. = O stemma (O1 or ν ) II. III. missing from manuscript Basle, OBU Aberystwyth, NLW vs. planisphere Ms AN.IV . 18 Ms 735 C n.b. – orientation? Medusa and harpe n.b. – faces away from viewer to left, nude with hat and cape, Medusa in left hand, harpe raised in right, wings on feet vs. planisphere n.b. – orientation? one hand up, one down vs. schema vs. summer hemisphere leaping to left no wings, legs extended, wavy cut-off 25 Germanicus mss Perseus IV. = O stemma (O2 or μ ) Va. = O stemma (O2 or μ = Siciliensis) Cologny, Bib Bodmer NY, Pierpont Morgan Libr Cod lat 7 Ms M 389 n.b. – walks to left, rear to viewer, same nude with robe, straight spear and Medusa’s head Vb. Madrid, Bib nac Ms 19 (16) Vatican, BAV Barb lat 76 n.b. – faces away to left, nude with hat and mantle, winged 26 feet, harpe raised in right hand, Medusa lowered in left same Germanicus mss = ‘Siciliensis’ Perseus VI. London BL Egerton 1050 similar, but nude VII. London BL Naples, Bib naz Add 15819 XIV D 37 27 n.b. – same with hooded cloak same Germanicus mss ( = ‘Siciliensis’) Perseus VIIIa. Madrid Bib Nac Vatican, BAV Vienna, Schottenstift Ms 8282 Barb lat 77 Ms 51 n.b. – stands facing away from viewer, same as norm same, but bearded spear in right hand, Medusa in left 28 Germanicus mss ( = ‘Siciliensis’) Perseus VIIIb. VIIIc. IX. Vatican,BAV Florence, Bibl Laurenziana Montpellier Urb lat 1358 Plut 89 sup 43 Ms H 452 same n.b. – faces viewer, nude with cloak n.b. – youth with arms out and ring on right and with shiled on back, winged shoulder ankles, scimitar raised in right, Medusa in left 29 Ps-Eratosthenes Perseus Planisphere summer hemisphere rear view, nude, Medusa in left, From rear, dressed with tall hat, Medusa in harpe lowered in right hand lowered left hand, sword in raised left hand Vatican BAV, Vat grec 1087 n.b. – faces viewer, nude with cape and Phrygian cap, Medusa head in lowered left hand, straight sword in raised right hand 30 Cicero Perseus London, BL London, BL London, BL Harley 647 Harley 647 – planisphere Harley 2506 n.b. – faces viewer, nude with cape, winged head n.b. – from rear, nude, harpe n.b. – from rear, nude with wings on head and and ankles, raises elongated harpe in right hand, in left and Medusa in lowered ankles, harpe in extended left hand and Medusa holds Medusa head in lowered left hand right hand head in extended right hand 31 Cicero Perseus London, BL London, BL Gottweig, Cotton ms Tib B.V., pars 1 Cotton Ms Tib C. 1 Stiftsbibl Ms 7 n.b. – facing viewer, clothed, with wings on similar, but possibly not dressed and similar, but attributes reversed head and ankles, raises long harpe with Medusa’s head possibly male right hand and holds Medusa at waist height with left 38 Revised Aratus Latinus Perseus I.
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