Classical art

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Paintings, amphoras, temples

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Anchises on IdaPrometheus rivetedThe axe in the frameThe younger GracesThe ivory girlThe boar on the ridge
Botticelli, The Birth of Venus
Botticelli, The Birth of Venus
Foam-born
Return of Hephaestus, Munich pelike
Return of Hephaestus, Munich pelike
The gift chair
Birth of Athena, Louvre CA 616
Birth of Athena, Louvre CA 616
The axe
Velázquez, The Forge of Vulcan
Velázquez, The Forge of Vulcan
The bronze house
Rubens, The Three Graces
Rubens, The Three Graces
Aglaia
Wtewael, Mars and Venus Surprised by Vulcan
Wtewael, Mars and Venus Surprised by Vulcan
The web
Gérôme, Pygmalion and Galatea
Gérôme, Pygmalion and Galatea
Ivory girl
Birth of Erichthonius, Munich stamnos
Birth of Erichthonius, Munich stamnos
Not the necklace
Rubens, Prometheus Bound
Rubens, Prometheus Bound
The rivets
Richmond, Venus and Anchises
Richmond, Venus and Anchises
Ida
Titian, Venus and Adonis
Titian, Venus and Adonis
The boar
Temple of Hephaestus, Athens
Temple of Hephaestus, Athens
His house
Sanctuary of Aphrodite, Paphos
Sanctuary of Aphrodite, Paphos
Her house
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