EditorialScylla and Minos, Round, lead plaque. In the middle Minos, the besieger, seated on his horse that jumped to the left, in front of the gate of Niseia, the city that fell into his hands through betrayal of the king's daughter Scylla. She stands on the to...
EditorialScylla and Minos, Round, lead plaque. In the middle Minos, the besieger, seated on his horse that jumped to the left, in front of the gate of Niseia, the city that fell into his hands through betrayal of the king's daughter Scylla. She stands on the to...
EditorialDrinking bowl with Scylla and Minos, Round, gold-plated silver drinking bowl surrounded by a leaf wreath (see above). In the middle Minos, the besieger, seated on his horse that jumps to the left, in front of the gate of Niseia, the city that fell into...
EditorialWhite-ground cup, Greek, c460-c450 BC. Illustrated is the story of Glaukos and Polyeidos, an old Cretan myth. Glaukos was the son of Minos, king of Crete. One day he disappeared while playing ball or chasing a mouse, and a long search failed to find hi...
EditorialInferno: Minos judging three souls. Dante Alighieri, Divina Commedia ( The Divine Comedy ), with a commentary in Latin. 1st half of the 14th century. Source: Egerton 943, f.10. Language: Italian, Latin.
EditorialCl?mence de Minos. Dated: 1843. Dimensions: image: 23.7 x 20.2 cm (9 5/16 x 7 15/16 in.) sheet: 35.9 x 27.3 cm (14 1/8 x 10 3/4 in.). Medium: lithograph on wove paper.
EditorialInferno: Minos judging three souls. Dante Alighieri, Divina Commedia ( The Divine Comedy ), with a commentary in Latin. 1st half of the 14th century. Source: Egerton 943, f.10. Language: Italian, Latin.
EditorialMinos judging; carnal sinners. Divine Comedy. Italy [Naples]; circa 1370. [Lower part of folio] Inferno. Canto V. Minos judging; the condemnation of the carnal sinners; Dante in a faint Image taken from Divine Comedy. Originally published/produced in...
EditorialScylla and Minos. Metamorphoses. Antoine Vérard: Paris, 1494. (Whole page) Scylla and Minos. Scylla cuts off the head of her father King Nisus of Alcathous, and offers it to King Minos of Crete to make peace between them. Source: IC.41148, LXXXv. Lang...
EditorialCl?mence de Minos. Dated: 1843. Dimensions: image: 23.7 x 20.2 cm (9 5/16 x 7 15/16 in.) sheet: 35.9 x 27.3 cm (14 1/8 x 10 3/4 in.). Medium: lithograph on wove paper.
EditorialWhite-ground cup, Greek, c460-c450 BC. Illustrated is the story of Glaukos and Polyeidos, an old Cretan myth. Glaukos was the son of Minos, king of Crete. One day he disappeared while playing ball or chasing a mouse, and a long search failed to find hi...
EditorialTerracotta fragment from the rim of a vase, Late Imperial, 2nd half of the 3rd century A.D., Roman, Terracotta; black-glaze, W. 4 15/16 in. (12.5 cm.), Vases, According to myth, Zeus fell in love with Europa, the daughter of a Phoenician king, and disg...
EditorialPALACIO DE KNOSSOS (1700-1450 a. C.). Vista del TRONO DE ALABASTRO DE MINOS, el rey sacerdote supremo. A ambos lados del trono y en posici?n her?ldica GRIFONES. SALA DEL TRONO (ala occidental). CRETA. Grecia.
EditorialARTE MICENICO. GRECIA. PALACIO DE KNOSSOS (1700-1450 a. C.). Vista del TRONO DE ALABASTRO DE MINOS, el rey-sacerdote supremo. A ambos lados del trono y en posici?n her?ldica GRIFONES. SALA DEL TRONO (ala occidental). Grecia.
EditorialWhite-ground cup, Greek, c460-c450 BC. Illustrated is the story of Glaukos and Polyeidos, an old Cretan myth. Glaukos was the son of Minos, king of Crete. One day he disappeared while playing ball or chasing a mouse, and a long search failed to find hi...
EditorialARCHITECTURE ~ MINOAN PERIOD ~ 2ND-1ST MILL. BCE ~ Throne room of the palace of Knossos, Heraklion, Crete. The "Throne of Minos" is of stone and embedded in the wall of a dark chamber. The griffin frescoes on the wall are restored from surviving fragments.