Architecture; Temples; Religious facilities; Buildings; Paintings; Murals; Storytelling; Myths; Legends; Fictitious characters; Supernatural beings; Goddesses; Women; People associated with religion; Men; Nudes; Clothing & dress; Wreaths; Horns...
"The fresco depicts Io, left on the rocks at Canopus by the river god; here she takes the hand of Isis, who waits for her with a cobra in her left hand and a crocodile under her feet." (Caption, p. 96)
Paintings; Tempera paintings; Storytelling; Vignettes; History; Discrimination; Racism; Segregation; Political issues; Social aspects; Interpersonal relations; Social classes; Economic & social conditions; Social life; Cost & standard of...
"No. 49 of this series bears the caption 'They also found discrimination in the North although it was much different from that which they had known in the South.'" (Excerpt, Kleiner, p.1067)
Sculpture; Women; People associated with religion; Clothing & dress
"Statue of the priestess Eumachia in white marble with traces of the original polychrome. This is from the time of Tiberius (first century A.D.) and emulates, though less effectively, several aspects of Greek art in the late-classical age...
Sculpture; Portraits; Emperors; Men; Rulers; People associated with politics & government; Clothing & dress; Hairstyles; Sitting
Discovered in Rome on the Aventine Hill.
"In this portrait, Caligula is shown seated. The body does not correspond to the head, which was subjected to numerous repairs over the course of the nineteenth century, when it was part of the Campana...
Architecture; Buildings; Stores & shops; Cafes; Restaurants; Fast food restaurants; Eating & drinking facilities; Commercial facilities; Mercantile facilities; Business enterprises; Business & finance; Commerce; Selling; Interiors;...
"A fine example of a thermopolium in Pompeii (I, 8, 8), with a stone counter and the jars ready to hold foods and beverages." (Caption, p. 135); "Among commercial enterprises of these types [shops, taverns and cafes], the most common...
Fresco: "A young employee carding a tunic, and a second worker with a cage made of reeds on which fabric was stretched to be bleached with sulfur steam." (Caption, p. 137); "One of the liveliest shop fronts excavated in the early...
"Games of chance were popular among the Romans, even though there were strict laws intended to limit their dangerous consequences. For example, gambling debts were denied legal recognition." (Caption, p. 146)
"Over 3,000 of them still stand in a two-mile stretch near Menec. Each of these squared-off stones weighs several tons. [...] There are thirteen rows of alignments, their stones graduated in height from about 3 feet on the eastern end to...
Sculpture; Myths; Legends; Fictitious characters; Men; Heroes; Military personnel; People associated with military activities; Fathers; Grandparents; Families; Children; Boys; Youth; Clothing & dress; Military uniforms; Uniforms; Hairstyles;...
"Figures in clay with Aeneas fleeing Troy holding his son Ascanius by the hand and in his arms his father Anchises, who clutches a reliquary of the Penates to his bosom; from Pompeii." (Caption, p. 153)
Architecture; Buildings; Houses; Dwellings; Residential facilities; Paintings; Portrait paintings; Murals; Portraits; Men; Dramatists; Authors; Comedians; People associated with entertainment & sports; Sitting; Clothing & dress; Wreaths;...
"In a niche at the back of the peristyle in the refined Pompeii domus that takes its name from this fresco, this portrait of the Athenian comedian Menander (end of the fourth century B.C.) was painted during the late Julio-Claudian era. The...
Architecture; Buildings; Public baths; Bathhouses; Health & hygiene facilities; Social & civic facilities; Rooms & spaces; Paintings; Murals; Friezes (Ornamental bands); Sex; Erotica; Relations between the sexes; Men; Women; Couples;...
"Detail of a famous erotic frieze, probably painted during the time of Nero, in the apodyterium of the Suburban Baths of Pompeii: a true illustrated manual of various sexual positions, it appears to have been inspired by literary works on...
"In this view, the palace of Nebuchadnezzar II, with its famous Hanging Gardens, can be seen just behind and to the right of the Ishtar Gate, to the west of the Processional Way. The Marduk Ziggurat looms up in the far distance on the east...
Architecture; Buildings; Brothels; Prostitution; Interiors; Rooms & spaces; Architectural elements; Walls; Doors & doorways; Beds; Murals; Paintings; Erotica; Sex; Relations between the sexes; Men; Women; City & town life
"One of the rooms in the Lupanare. Through the door we see a stone pallet, which was usually covered with cushions and fabric to make it more comfortable. Above the door jamb is one of the various frescoes that adorned the brothel walls."...
School yearbooks; Schools; Students; University of Louisville--Students; Alumni & alumnae; University of Louisville--Alumni and alumnae; Student organizations; Universities & colleges; Medical students; Law students; Dental students; Music...
School yearbooks; Schools; Students; Alumni & alumnae; University of Louisville--Students; University of Louisville--Alumni and alumnae; Student organizations; Universities & colleges; College students; University of Louisville--Sports
