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Image collection MEIDIAS HYDRIA, MEIDIAS HYDRIA DETAIL, THE MEIDIAS HYDRIA, WEDGWOOD APHRODITE

These images are of the upper zone of the Meidias vase in the British Museum. The mythical event illustrated is the abduction of the daughters of...

Meidias, Attic Red Figure, vases, Sir William Hamilton, Wedgwood, Collectors, Leukippidai, Kastor and Polydeukes, 18th century, Greek art view
Image collection Wedgwood and his Greek influences, AEGR's dedication plate

Baron d'Hancarville's AEGR, published between 1767 and 1776, is rightly acclaimed for containing some of the most beautifil ilustrations...

Sir William Hamilton, Wedgwood, vases, Collectors, 18th century, Enlightenment, George III, Baron d'Hancarville view
Image collection Bronze sphinx

An archaic Greek sphinx. Roman collectors loved sphinxes.

 sphinx, Verres, Cicero, hortensius, Collectors view
Image collection The jasperware vase with applied reliefs (1786), impressed WEDGWOOD, known as the 'Pegasus Vase', takes its name from the winged horse which is depicted on its lid. The main scene was designed by J. Flaxman junior, and shows the 'Apotheosis of Homer', copied from a Greek vase bought by the British Museum in 1763 from the Hamilton collection (GR 1772.3-20.26 (Vase E 460))., The jasperware vase with applied reliefs (1786), impressed WEDGWOOD, known as the 'Pegasus Vase', takes its name from the winged horse which is depicted on its lid. The main scene was designed by J. Flaxman junior, and shows the 'Apotheosis of Homer', copied from a Greek vase bought by the British Museum in 1763 from the Hamilton collection (GR 1772.3-20.26 (Vase E 460))., The Apotheosis of Homer scene, as depicted on a jasperware plaque (1786) in the British Museum. Marks: WEDGWOOD impressed twice.

The jasperware vase with applied reliefs (1786), impressed WEDGWOOD, known as the 'Pegasus Vase', takes its name from the winged horse which is...

Apotheosis of Homer, Pegasus, vases, Sir William Hamilton, Wedgwood, Collectors, Jasperware, Attic Red Figure, 18th century, Enlightenment view
Image collection The Portland Vase, The Portland Vase, The Portland Vase, Blue jasperware copy of the Portland Vase. Wedgwood c. 1791., Black jasperware copy of the Portland Vase. Josiah Wedgwood & Sons, c. 1790., Black jasperware copy of the Portland Vase. Josiah Wedgwood & Sons, c. 1790.

The Portland Vase is a cameo glass vessel which was probably made in Rome circa 15 BCE - 25 CE. It is unquestionably one of the finest surviving...

Portland Vase, Cameo, Roman art, Octavian, Cleopatra, Mark Antony, Theseus, Sir William Hamilton, Wedgwood, 18th century, Collectors, vases, Ancient rome, Roman empire, Jasperware view
Link HOW TO MAKE A GREEK VASE

This link takes you to a brief video from the J. Paul Getty  Museum about how Greek vases were made.

 vase painting, vases, ceramics, Attic Black Figure, Attic Red Figure, Collections, Collectors view
Link THE PARTHENON SHOT BY SHOT

This link takes you to a website, The Parthenon, that uses a variety of recently developed computer graphics techniques to visualize elements of...

rthenon, Greek architecture, Collectors, Collecting, Elg view
Link SIR WILLIAM HAMILTON & JOSIAH WEDGWOOD

This link takes to some good information and further links on the website of the Wedgwood Museum. Here you can explore the relationship between...

Wedgwood, Sir William Hamilton, vases, 18th century, Collectors view
Link THE PARTHENON SCULPTURES: THE BRITISH MUSEUM

The question of where the surviving sculptures from the Parthenon should now be displayed has long been a subject of public discussion. This...

rthenon, Greek architecture, Collectors, Collecting, Elg view
Link THE ACROPOLIS MUSEUM, ATHENS

This link takes you to the website of the Acropolis Museum in Athens. Here you can explore the history of the museum and its collections.

 rthenon, Greek architecture, Collectors, Collecting, Elg view
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