Search engine for discovering works of Art, research articles, and books related to Art and Culture
Javascript must be enabled to continue!
In an abyss Gyges, King of Lydia, finds a ring that makes him invisible; Gyges consulting the Oracle of Delphi; background: Aglaus of Psophis, the poorest man of Arcadia, pronounced by the oracle more happy than Gyges
View through Europeana Collections
National Library of the Netherlands
Title: In an abyss Gyges, King of Lydia, finds a ring that makes him invisible; Gyges consulting the Oracle of Delphi; background: Aglaus of Psophis, the poorest man of Arcadia, pronounced by the oracle more happy than Gyges
Description not available.
Related Results
Hercules at the Court of Omphale
Hercules at the Court of Omphale
In this horizontal composition Hans Cranach depicted an episode from the story of Hercules which is not particularly heroic in comparison to most of the hero’s labours and exploits...
Gold fede ring with a pyramidal bezel divisible into two, cusped and enamelled with moresques on the sides and shoulders and set with a table-cut diamond, a ruby and a green and blue paste, Germany, late 16th to early 17th century. Gold fede ring with a p
Gold fede ring with a pyramidal bezel divisible into two, cusped and enamelled with moresques on the sides and shoulders and set with a table-cut diamond, a ruby and a green and blue paste, Germany, late 16th to early 17th century. Gold fede ring with a p
Gold fede ring with a pyramidal bezel divisible into two, cusped and enamelled with moresques on the sides and shoulders and set with a table-cut diamond, a ruby and a green and bl...
Ring, carnelian (chalcedony) intaglio of Omphale, in a gold setting, made in Europe, early 19th century. Ring with a carnelian chalcedony intaglio of Omphale, in a gold setting. Carnelian set in gold.
Ring, carnelian (chalcedony) intaglio of Omphale, in a gold setting, made in Europe, early 19th century. Ring with a carnelian chalcedony intaglio of Omphale, in a gold setting. Carnelian set in gold.
Ring, carnelian (chalcedony) intaglio of Omphale, in a gold setting, made in Europe, early 19th century. Ring with a carnelian chalcedony intaglio of Omphale, in a gold setting. C...
Gold ring, carnelian chalcedony intaglio of a quadriga and lettered 'INVICT / AUR', made in Europe, 1800-1869. Ring with a carnelian chalcedony intaglio of a quadriga, lettered 'INVICT / AUR'. Set in a gold mount. Carnelian in a gold mount.
Gold ring, carnelian chalcedony intaglio of a quadriga and lettered 'INVICT / AUR', made in Europe, 1800-1869. Ring with a carnelian chalcedony intaglio of a quadriga, lettered 'INVICT / AUR'. Set in a gold mount. Carnelian in a gold mount.
Gold ring, carnelian chalcedony intaglio of a quadriga and lettered 'INVICT / AUR', made in Europe, 1800-1869. Ring with a carnelian chalcedony intaglio of a quadriga, lettered 'IN...
Gold ring, the swelling hoop set with a carnelian intaglio possibly of the head of the Emperor Augustus, Roman Empire, 50 BC- AD 50. Gold ring, the swelling hoop set with a carnelian intaglio of the head of the Emperor Augustus cut to the shape of his hea
Gold ring, the swelling hoop set with a carnelian intaglio possibly of the head of the Emperor Augustus, Roman Empire, 50 BC- AD 50. Gold ring, the swelling hoop set with a carnelian intaglio of the head of the Emperor Augustus cut to the shape of his hea
Gold ring, the swelling hoop set with a carnelian intaglio possibly of the head of the Emperor Augustus, Roman Empire, 50 BC- AD 50. Gold ring, the swelling hoop set with a carneli...
Carnelian intaglio of Hercules set in a gold ring, made in Europe, 1800-1869. Ring with a carnelian intaglio of Hercules, set in gold. Carnelian intaglio set in gold.
Carnelian intaglio of Hercules set in a gold ring, made in Europe, 1800-1869. Ring with a carnelian intaglio of Hercules, set in gold. Carnelian intaglio set in gold.
Carnelian intaglio of Hercules set in a gold ring, made in Europe, 1800-1869. Ring with a carnelian intaglio of Hercules, set in gold. Carnelian intaglio set in gold....
Cross in the Wilderness
Cross in the Wilderness
In the United States the dissemination of the writings of the German naturalist Alexander von Humboldt in the mid-nineteenth century aroused a growing interest in South America, to...