Visuals(3) Flashcards
Who is pictured?
Dionysus and Ariadne
Who is pictured?
Pan chasing after Syrinx
Who appears to be washing himself at the river?
Midas
Who is the baby pictured?
Hercules
Who is pictured?
Atlas
Who is pictured?
Hercules second wife Deianira and her abductor Nessus
Who’s pictured?
Omphale (Queen that he had to serve for 3 years) and Hercules
Who are the figures pictured?
Pyramus and Thisbe
Who is pictured?
Medea
Who is pictured?
Theseus
What is happening in this scene?
Medea was trying to poison Theseus but at the last minute his father recognizes him and stops him from drinking
What is happening in this scene?
Theseus is abandoning Ariadne
Who is this?
Theseus
Who is this?
Theseus and the Minotaur
What scene is depicted?
Theseus killing the Minotaur
Who is the woman pictured?
Helen
What is this sculpture depicting?
The death of Hippolytus
What is this scene?
Phaedra is accusing Hippolytus of taking advantage of her in front of Theseus, even though she truly loves him
Who is this?
Perseus
What is this scene depicting?
Perseus beheading Medusa while she sleeps
Who are the woman and man pictured?
Perseus and Athena arming him
What is happening in this painting?
Perseus is freeing Andromeda
Who is this?
Andromeda
Who is this?
Bellerophon
Who is this?
Jason, the argonauts and the Golden Fleece
What is happening in this scene?
Achilles was shot in the heel by Paris who was instructed by Apollo to kill him
Who is this?
Achilles
Who is this?
Achilles
What is this scene depicting?
Thetis dipping Achilles into the river styx to give him immortal strength, but she doesn’t dip his heel in so that is the only vulnerable part of him
Who is putting his hand in the fire?
Scaevola
What is this scene depicting?
Sextus Tarquinius taking advantage of Lucretia
Who is this?
Lucretia
Who is this?
Aeneas
What is this scene depicting?
The death of Dido
Who is this?
Dido
Who is this?
Cincinnatus
