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Pelike with (A) Woman, Youth and Eros at a Laver and (B) Woman and Youth LACMA M.82.77.11 (1 of 2)

Pelike with (A) Woman, Youth and Eros at a Laver and (B) Woman and You...

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Pelike with (A) Woman, Youth and Eros at a Laver and (B) Woman and Youth LACMA M.82.77.11 (1 of 2)

Pelike with (A) Woman, Youth and Eros at a Laver and (B) Woman and You...

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Ascoli Satriano Painter - Red-Figure Plate with Eros - Walters 482765

Ascoli Satriano Painter - Red-Figure Plate with Eros - Walters 482765

Female heads and Eros figures are common features on the vases attributed to the Ascoli Satriano Painter. His real name is unknown, and he has been named after a northern Apulian town, where many of his vases h... More

Cassel Painter - Kalpis with Toilette Scene with Two Women and Eros - Walters 4878 - Side A Detail

Cassel Painter - Kalpis with Toilette Scene with Two Women and Eros - ...

This red-figure kalpis depicts a mistress, a maid, and Eros. In the center a woman (mistress) sits on a klismos in profile to the right, extending her arms toward Eros who flies in from the right. In each hand ... More

Cassel Painter - Kalpis with Toilette Scene with Two Women and Eros - Walters 4878 - Side A

Cassel Painter - Kalpis with Toilette Scene with Two Women and Eros - ...

This red-figure kalpis depicts a mistress, a maid, and Eros. In the center a woman (mistress) sits on a klismos in profile to the right, extending her arms toward Eros who flies in from the right. In each hand ... More

Greek - Red-Figure Chous with Eros - Walters 48206

Greek - Red-Figure Chous with Eros - Walters 48206

This small "chous," a vessel for wine, would have been given as a gift to a young boy during the Athenian festival known as the Anthesteria, celebrating the new wine. Such vessels depict children at play, often... More

Greek - Red-figure Pyxis and Cover with Women and Erotes - Walters 48264

Greek - Red-figure Pyxis and Cover with Women and Erotes - Walters 482...

The light-hearted scene on the lid of this "pyxis," or cosmetic box, is typical of the 4th century BC. One Eros figure holds out a mirror to a seated woman, while another gives patterned shawls to two other wom... More

Herakles Painter - Red-Figure "Kerch-Style" Hydria - Walters 48263 - Side A Detail B

Herakles Painter - Red-Figure "Kerch-Style" Hydria - Walters 48263 - S...

The amorous interactions of humans and immortals achieve a light-hearted, almost dance-like quality on this "hydria," or water-jug. Hermes, in the center, pursues a youth towards the right, with Eros floating a... More

Herakles Painter - Red-Figure "Kerch-Style" Hydria - Walters 48263 - Side A

Herakles Painter - Red-Figure "Kerch-Style" Hydria - Walters 48263 - S...

The amorous interactions of humans and immortals achieve a light-hearted, almost dance-like quality on this "hydria," or water-jug. Hermes, in the center, pursues a youth towards the right, with Eros floating a... More

Painter of Vienna 1089 - Red-Figure Bell Krater - Walters 4873 - Side A

Painter of Vienna 1089 - Red-Figure Bell Krater - Walters 4873 - Side ...

The light subject matter, languid, conventional poses and gestures, and decorative detail are characteristic of the transitional period in vase painting. A seated Eros in the center is flanked by two goddesses;... More

Oinochoe Eros woman Cdm Paris

Oinochoe Eros woman Cdm Paris

Eros with a woman. Red-figure oinochoe (?). Français : Éros avec un femme. Œnochoé (?) à figures rouges.

Lebes gamikos with a woman with a box and Eros with a mirror National Museum in Warsaw 200551a-b MNW

Lebes gamikos with a woman with a box and Eros with a mirror National ...

Lebes gamikos with a woman with a box and Eros with a mirror, National Museum in Warsaw, 200551a-b MNW Polski: Lebes gamikos z przedstawieniem kobiety ze szkatułką i Erosa z lustrem, Attyka, ok. 335 p.n.e., 2... More

Red-figure lekythos Eros playing flutes (Boston MFA 00.341)

Red-figure lekythos Eros playing flutes (Boston MFA 00.341)

Attic red-figure lekythos with Eros playing the double-flutes.

British Museum Room 20a Campanian hydria Detail Two erotes Danaid Painter 19022019 6698

British Museum Room 20a Campanian hydria Detail Two erotes Danaid Pain...

Campania hydria by Danaid Painter, 340-320 BC, from Avella. Detail : two erotes, on the shoulder. British Museum, room 20a. GR 1867.5-8.1338 ( F 219 ) Blacas collection.

Red-figure lekythos by the Brygos Painter, Kimbell Art Museum

Red-figure lekythos by the Brygos Painter, Kimbell Art Museum

Red-figure lekythos showing Eros in the role of an archer by the Brygos Painter, c. 490-470 BCE, Athens, terracotta, Kimbell Art Museum

A terracotta lekanis dish depicting dawn eos on chariot with four horses eros a woman and a swan late 4th century metropolitan museum of art cropped detail eos

A terracotta lekanis dish depicting dawn eos on chariot with four hors...

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/255283 Cropped detail of terracota lekanis of a late 4th century B.C, attributed to the Stuttgart group. The detail focuses on Eos, the goddess of the dawn, drivi... More

Eros - Apulian red-figured kantharos, Puglia

Eros - Apulian red-figured kantharos, Puglia

Pottery: red-figured kantharos. Designs red on black ground, with accessories of white and yellow. At the upper junctures of the handles are female heads in relief. Eros flying to left, with hair floating behi... More

Greek Eros vase

Greek Eros vase

Photo of the decoration on an attic red figure vase depicting Eurynome, Pothos (his name is written above his head), Hippodamia, Eros, Iaso, and Asteria. Hippodamia may be the future wife of Pirithous or the f... More

Drinking bowl with Artemis and Eros, Faliscan, 375-50 BC, L 818 - Martin von Wagner Museum - Würzburg, Germany - DSC05720

Drinking bowl with Artemis and Eros, Faliscan, 375-50 BC, L 818 - Mart...

Exhibit in the Martin von Wagner Museum - Würzburg, Germany.

Flagon (Schnabelkanne) with Eros riding a dolphin, attributed to Polion, 440-430 BC, H 5726 - Martin von Wagner Museum - Würzburg, Germany - DSC05807

Flagon (Schnabelkanne) with Eros riding a dolphin, attributed to Polio...

Exhibit in the Martin von Wagner Museum - Würzburg, Germany.

Oinochoe relief decoration Louvre H366

Oinochoe relief decoration Louvre H366

Eros, satyrs and maenads. Attic hydria with plastic relief decoration. From Capua. Français : Éros, satyres et ménades. Hydrie attique à décor plastique en relief. Provenance : Capoue.

Roscher 1 2 1870 - Hebe und Herakles

Roscher 1 2 1870 - Hebe und Herakles

Marriage of Hebe and Heracles, from an Apulian vase.

Winged Eros kylix Nationalmuseet 120

Winged Eros kylix Nationalmuseet 120

Winged Eros with a lyre and an aulos, tondo of an Attic red-figured cup. Français : Éros ailé portant une lyre et un aulos, médaillon d'un kylix attique à figures rouges.

Photo of Athens Squat lekythos - Public domain dedication

Photo of Athens Squat lekythos - Public domain dedication

Public domain photograph of 3d object, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl Description.

Apulia Lekythos in Gnathia style

Apulia Lekythos in Gnathia style

Public domain photograph of 3d object, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl Description.

Trefoil Oinochoe with a Woman, Youth, and Eros LACMA 36.11.3

Trefoil Oinochoe with a Woman, Youth, and Eros LACMA 36.11.3

Greece, Attica, circa 475–450 B.C. Furnishings; Serviceware Red-figure ceramic; previously with gilding Gift of Mary M. Edmunds (36.11.3) Greek, Roman and Etruscan Art

Bell-Krater with Two Female Acrobats, and Cupids Attending a Woman LACMA 50.9.45 (2 of 2)

Bell-Krater with Two Female Acrobats, and Cupids Attending a Woman LAC...

South Italy, Campania, circa 330-310 B.C. Furnishings; Serviceware Red-figure ceramic with added white and yellow William Randolph Hearst Collection (50.9.45) Greek, Roman and Etruscan Art Currently on public... More

Eros playing the tympanon Nationalmuseet 6440

Eros playing the tympanon Nationalmuseet 6440

Eros playing the tympanon between two women, body of an Attic red-figured hydria. From Rhodes. Français : Éros jouant du tympanon entre deux femmes, corps d'une hydrie attique à figures rouges. Provenance : Rhodes.

Lekanís - MASP 330-320 BC

Lekanís - MASP 330-320 BC

Lekanís with a lid (vase), decorated with red painting and black varnish, representing a woman and Eros. Pottery, Apulia, Magna Graecia (330-320 BC). Português: Lekanís com tampa (vaso), decorado com pintura ... More

Aryballos-shaped lekythos Louvre CA1727

Aryballos-shaped lekythos Louvre CA1727

Women and Eros. Attic red-figure squat lekythos, ca. 410–400 BC. Français : Femmes et Éros. Lécythe aryballisque attique à figures rouges, vers 410-400 av. J.-C.

Calyx-krater Kerch Louvre CA1262

Calyx-krater Kerch Louvre CA1262

Woman bathing, surrounded by a Silen and Eros. Side A from an Attic red-figure calyx-krater in the Kerch style, ca. 375–350 BC. From Boeotia. Français : Femme au bain entourée par un Silène et Éros. Face A d'... More

Kantharos Eros Louvre CA1587

Kantharos Eros Louvre CA1587

Eros and lyre player. Side B from an Attic red-figure kantharos, 420–410 BC. From Athens. Français : Éros et joueur de lyre. Face B d'un canthare attique à figures rouges, 420-410 av. J.-C. Provenance : Athènes.

Eros bobbin Louvre CA1798

Eros bobbin Louvre CA1798

Eros. Attic red-figure bobbin, ca. 470 BC–450 BC. Français : Éros. Bobine attique à figures rouges du Peintre de Londres D 12, v. 470–450 av. J.-C.

Akhilleus Athena Louvre CA6529

Akhilleus Athena Louvre CA6529

Achilles and Athena (Troilus is on the right). Top: Eros and Nike on chariots. Detail of an Etruscan red-figure stamnos (from a pair known as “Fould stamnoi”), ca. 300 BC. From Vulci. Français : Achille et At... More

Aphrodite Eros Louvre CA928

Aphrodite Eros Louvre CA928

Aphrodite riding a horse, escorted by Eros. Attic red-figure hydria in the Kerch style, ca. 375–350 BC. From Eretria. Français : Aphrodite à cheval et Éros. Hydrie à figures rouges attique du style de Kertch,... More

Flying Eros Louvre G211

Flying Eros Louvre G211

Eros flying and holding a lyre. Detail from an Attic red-figure amphora by the Charmides Painter, ca. 470 BC. Found in Nola, Campania, Italy. Français : Éros en vol, tenant une cithare. Détail d'une amphore a... More

Helen Menelaus Louvre G424 full

Helen Menelaus Louvre G424 full

Menelaus intends to strike Helen; struck by her beauty, he drops his swords. A flying Eros and Aphrodite (on the left) watch the scene. Detail of an Attic red-figure crater, ca. 450–440 BC, found in Gnathia (n... More

Maenads Eros Louvre M70

Maenads Eros Louvre M70

Dionysos (here unseen), maenads and Eros. Attic red-figure hydria in the Kerch style, ca. 375–350 BC. From Cyrenaica.

Eros woman Louvre M73 - A vase with a man on a horse on it

Eros woman Louvre M73 - A vase with a man on a horse on it

Eros riding a horse and a woman. Attic red-figure hydria in the Kerch style, ca. 375–350 BC. From Cyrenaica. Français : Éros à cheval et une femme. Hydrie à figures rouges attique du style de Kertch, vers 375... More

Pelike with (A) Woman, Youth and Eros at a Laver and (B) Woman and Youth LACMA M.82.77.11 (1 of 2)

Pelike with (A) Woman, Youth and Eros at a Laver and (B) Woman and You...

South Italy, Apulia, circa 340-325 B.C. Furnishings; Serviceware Terracotta Height: 15 1/4 in. (38.74 cm) Gift of Robert Blaugrund (M.82.77.11) Greek, Roman and Etruscan Art

Pelike with (A) Woman, Youth and Eros at a Laver and (B) Woman and Youth LACMA M.82.77.11 (2 of 2)

Pelike with (A) Woman, Youth and Eros at a Laver and (B) Woman and You...

South Italy, Apulia, circa 340-325 B.C. Furnishings; Serviceware Terracotta Height: 15 1/4 in. (38.74 cm) Gift of Robert Blaugrund (M.82.77.11) Greek, Roman and Etruscan Art

Acorn-lekythos Louvre MNB1320

Acorn-lekythos Louvre MNB1320

Women with Eros and Aphrodite. Attic red-figure acorn-lekythos, ca. 410–400 BC. Français : Femmes avec Éros et Aphrodite. Lécythe-gland attique à figures rouges, vers. 410-400 av. J.-C.

Aphrodite Adonis Louvre MNB2109

Aphrodite Adonis Louvre MNB2109

Aphrodite and Adonis. Attic red-figure squat lekythos, ca. 410 BC. Français : Aphrodite et Adonis. Lécythe aryballistique attique à figures rouges, v. 410 av. J.-C.

Dionysos Ploutos BM F68

Dionysos Ploutos BM F68

Dionysos (sitting left, at the end of the couch) and Ploutos (sitting right, holding a cornucopia) surrounded by satyrs and maenads. A satyr is helping and supporting a drunken Hephaistos with his hammer (righ... More

Epichysis Eros BM F396 - Egypt

Epichysis Eros BM F396 - Egypt

Eros. Apulian red-figured epichysis, ca. 340–320 BC. From the Basilicata. Français : Éros. Épichysis apulienne à figures rouges, vers 340-320 av. J.-C. Provenance : Basilicate.

Pelike women BM F310 - A black and gold vase sitting on top of a table

Pelike women BM F310 - A black and gold vase sitting on top of a table

Women, a youth and Eros. Apulian red-figured pelike, ca. 330–320 BC. From the Basilicata. Français : Femmes, jeune homme et Éros. Pélikè apulien à figures rouges, vers 330-320 av. J.-C. Provenance : Basilicate.

Pelike fawn BM F315 - A black and red vase sitting on top of a table

Pelike fawn BM F315 - A black and red vase sitting on top of a table

A woman holding a harp, Eros and a youth with a fawn. Apulian red-figured pelike, ca. 320–310 BC. From Anzi. Français : Femme tenant une harpe, Éros et un jeune homme au faon. Pélikè apulien à figures rouges,... More

Psalterion 001 - A vase with an image of a woman playing a harp

Psalterion 001 - A vase with an image of a woman playing a harp

A woman holding a harp. Apulian red-figured pelike, ca. 320–310 BC. From Anzi. Français : Femme tenant une harpe. Pélikè apulien à figures rouges, vers 320-310 av. J.-C. Provenance : Anzi.

Cratère en cloche avec décor d'Éros poursuivant une femme - peintre d'Amykos - Musée du Louvre AGER ED 129 ; N 2595 ; G 495
Hydria Peleus Thetis 370 BC Staatliche Antikensammlungen n1

Hydria Peleus Thetis 370 BC Staatliche Antikensammlungen n1

Deutsch: Peleus verfolgt Thetis, die sich in Seedrache und Hund verwandelt. Links, Chiron (Freund des Peleus) und Aphrodite, die Eros mit einer Siegerbinde sendet. Rotfigurig apulische Hydria, um 370 v. Chr. E... More

Herakleia Museo Nazionale Della Siritide Pottery2

Herakleia Museo Nazionale Della Siritide Pottery2

Pottery from the excavations of Siris and Herakleia in Magna Graecia. On view in the Museo Nazionale Della Siritide in Policoro in Italy. Deutsch: Keramiken aus den Ausgrabungen von Siris und Herakleia in der... More