_Arts

Flora (Louise, 1913 ) Description: Flora, Oil on canvas 156.2 x 167 cm Date: 1913 Source: http://www.artrenewal.org/asp/database/image.asp?id=10299 Author: Louise Abbéma (1853–1927)

Echo and Narcissus Description: Echo and Narcissus. Oil on canvas, 109.2 x 189.2cm. Date: 1903 Author: John William Waterhouse (1849–1917)

The Abduction of Psyche (1895) Artist: William-Adolphe Bouguereau Title: The abduction of Psyche Français: Le ravissement de Psyché Italiano: Il rapimento di Psiche Year: 1895 http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Psycheabduct.jpg This image (or other media file) is in the public domain because its copyright has expired. Paintings by William-Adolphe Bouguereau | Amor and Psyche | Butterflies in art | Couples in art | Female long hair in art | 1895 paintings

Psyche et L'Amour (1889) Description: Psyche et L'Amour Date: 1889 Author: William-Adolphe Bouguereau http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Psyche_et_LAmour.jpg This image (or other media file) is in the public domain because its copyright has expired. Eros | Psyche | Amor and Psyche | Paintings by William-Adolphe Bouguereau

Echo (Alexandre, 1887) Description: "Echo" by French painter Alexandre Cabanel. Metropolitan Museum of Art. Date: 1887 Author: Alexandre Cabanel (1823-1889)

Lost Pleiad (1884) Artist: William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825–1905) Title: Lost Pleiad (Français : L'Etoile Perdue) Year: 1884 Dimensions: 195.5 × 95 cm Source: http://www.artrenewal.org/ The Pleiades (pronounced /ˈplaɪ.ədiːz/, also [ˈpliːədiːz]; from the Greek Πλειάδες [pleːˈades], Modern [pliˈaðes]), companions of Artemis, were the seven daughters of the titan Atlas and the sea-nymph Pleione born on Mount Cyllene. They are the sisters of Calypso, Hyas, the Hyades, and the Hesperides. The Pleiades were nymphs in the train of Artemis, and together with the seven Hyades were called the Atlantides, Dodonides, or Nysiades, nursemaids and teachers to the infant Bacchus. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:William-Adolphe_Bouguereau_(1825-1905)_-_Lost_Pleiad_(1884).jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleiades_(Greek_mythology) This image (or other media file) is in the public domain because its copyright has expired. This applies to the United States, Australia, the European Union and tho...

Biblis (1884) Artist: William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825-1905) Title: Biblis (Byblis, Bublis, Βυβλίς) Year: 1884 In Greek mythology, Byblis or Bublis (Ancient Greek: Βυβλίς) was a daughter of Miletus. Her mother was either Tragasia, Cyanee, daughter of the river-god Meander, or Eidothea, daughter of King Eurytus of Caria. She fell in love with Caunus, Apollo’s grandson and her brother. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/William-Adolphe_Bouguereau http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:William-Adolphe_Bouguereau_(1825-1905)_-_Biblis_(1884).jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byblis This image (or other media file) is in the public domain because its copyright has expired. This applies to the United States, Australia, the European Union and those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 70 years.

William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825-1905) - The Youth of Bacchus (1884) This image (or other media file) is in the public domain because its copyright has expired. This applies to the United States, Australia, the European Union and those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 70 years.

Day (1881) William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825-1905) - Day (1881) In ancient Greek city cults, Tyche (Τύχη, meaning "luck" in Greek, Roman equivalent: Fortuna) was the presiding tutelary deity that governed the fortune and prosperity of a city, its destiny. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:William-Adolphe_Bouguereau_(1825-1905)_-_Day_(1881).jpg This work is in the public domain in the United States, and those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 100 years or fewer.

The Remorse of Orestes ( or Orestes Pursued by the Furies) Artist: William-Adolphe Bouguereau Title: The Remorse of Orestes (or Orestes Pursued by the Furies) Česky: Orestés pronásledovaný Erínyemi Deutsch: Orestes wird von Furien gehetzt Français : Les Remords d’Oreste Português: O Remorso de Orestes Español: El Remordimiento de Orestes Polski: Skrucha Orestesa Year: 1862 Technique: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 227 x 278 cm http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:William-Adolphe_Bouguereau_(1825-1905)_-_The_Remorse_of_Orestes_(1862).jpg This work is in the public domain in the United States, and those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 100 years or fewer.

Hebe (Charles, 1826) Description: Portrait of Hebe, oil on canvas Date: 1826 Source: http://www.vlaamsekunstcollectie.be/index.aspx?local=nl&p=object&query=identifier=%221826-A%22# Author: Charles Picqué (1799-1869) http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Charles_Picqu%C3%A900.jpg Charles Picqué (painter) | Hebe (mythology)

Apollo Chasing Daphne Description: Apollo Chasing Daphne, Oil on canvas, 221,2 x 224 cm Date: 1681 Source: http://www.wga.hu/cgi-bin/highlight.cgi?file=html/m/maratti/apollo_d.html Author: Carlo Maratta http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Apollo_Chasing_Daphne.jpg Carlo Maratta | Daphne (mythology) | Paintings of Apollo | 1681 paintings

Judgement of Paris (1638-1639) Artist: Peter Paul Rubens (1577–1640) Title: Judgement of Paris (Deutsch: Urteil des Paris) Year: 1638-1639 Technique: Deutsch: Öl auf Holz Dimensions: 199 × 379 cm The work of art depicted in this image and the reproduction thereof are in the public domain worldwide. The reproduction is part of a collection of reproductions compiled by The Yorck Project. The compilation copyright is held by Zenodot Verlagsgesellschaft mbH and licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License.

Judgement of Paris (1632-1633) The Judgement of Paris is a story from Greek mythology, which was one of the events that led up to the Trojan War and (in slightly later versions of the story) to the foundation of Rome. Artist: Peter Paul Rubens (1577–1640) Title: Judgement of Paris (Deutsch: Urteil des Paris) Year: 1632-1633 Technique: Deutsch: Öl auf Holz Dimensions: 144,8 × 193,7 cm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Rubens_-_Judgement_of_Paris.jpg http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Peter_Paul_Rubens_114.jpg The work of art depicted in this image and the reproduction thereof are in the public domain worldwide. The reproduction is part of a collection of reproductions compiled by The Yorck Project. The compilation copyright is held by Zenodot Verlagsgesellschaft mbH and licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License.

The Birth of Venus Artist: Sandro Botticelli Title: The Birth of Venus Bosanski: Rođenje Venere. Česky: Zrození Venuše. Dansk: Venus' fødsel. Deutsch: Geburt der Venus. Español: El nacimiento de Venus. Eesti: Veenuse sünd. Français : La Naissance de Vénus. Italiano: La nascita di Venere. 日本語: ヴィーナスの誕生 한국어: 비너스의 탄생 Polski: Narodziny Wenus. Slovenčina: Zrodenie Venuše. Suomi: Venuksen syntymä. Svenska: Venus födelse. Türkçe: Venüs'ün Doğuşu Русский: Рождение Венеры. 中文: 维纳斯的诞生 Year: 1486 Technique: Tempera on canvas Dimensions: 172.5 × 278.5 cm (67.91 × 109.65 in) Current location: Galleria degli Uffizi The Birth of Venus is a painting by Sandro Botticelli. It depicts the goddess Venus, having emerged from the sea as a full grown woman, arriving at the sea-shore (which is related to the Venus Anadyomene motif). The painting is held in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence. Origins In the past many scholars thought that this large picture may have been, lik...

Statue of Dionysus Description Statue of Dionysus. Marble, 2nd century CE (arms and legs were heavily restored in the 18th century), found in Italy. Français : Statue de Dionysos. Marbre, IIe siècle ap. J.-C. (bras et jambes largement restaurés au XVIIIe siècle). Provenance : Italie. Dimensions H. 2.08 cm (6 ft. 9 ¾ in.) Location Department of Greek, Etruscan and Roman antiquities, Denon, ground floor, room A Source/Photographer Marie-Lan Nguyen (User:Jastrow), 2009-01-23