Dickinson College Commentaries

Leda and the Swan

Leda stands on the left holding a swan by the neck with her left hand. The swan's beak hovers near Leda's mouth. Its wings stretch out behind it to the right of the fresco.

Io carried by the river Nile

The river Nile, in human form, appears in the lower left corner. Isis sits on his left shoulder with horns sprouting from her forehead. Isis sits in the lower right corner, clasping Io's right hand in her right. A snake, possibly a cobra, twines around Isis's left arm. Two attendants stand behind Isis. The both attendants carry a sistrum in their right hands. The attendant on the left holds a caduceus in the left hand while a small metal pot dangles from the attendant's left wrist.

Greek Myrtle

Greek Myrtle bush. In the background are multiple pink-red buds; in the foreground one bud has opened into a white flower

Cupid Stringing his Bow

Marble statue of Cupid stringing his bow. Cupid faces front with the bow held to his right side and head turned to face it. He holds the grip with his left hand and grasps the top limb with his right.

Apollo Citharoedus Palatine

Fresco of Apollo seated facing right. In his left hand he holds a multi-stringed musical instrument called a cithara

Aureus of Apollo Augustus

Intaglio of Apollo and Artemis

Pink-red chalcedony stone engraved with an image of Apollo leaning on a tripod, approached by Artemis, wearing a short tunic and carrying a bow in her right hand while pulling an arrow from her quiver with her left. A dog runs alongside Artemis

Bronze statuette of Ceres

Bronze statuette of Ceres holding a large torch in her left hand and extending a sheaf of wheat toward the viewer with her right

Minerva with helmet and spear

Marble statue of Minerva with helmet and spear

Carbonized wooden shutters from Herculaneum

Carbonized wooden shutters from Herculaneum set in building