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Connections: Olympians

Associate publisher Gwen Roginsky and her teenage daughter Ana Sofia Meneses relish the drama of the dysfunctional family that is the Olympians.
Gwen Roginsky
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"The parenting skills of the gods sound like they were pretty nonexistent."

Associate publisher Gwen Roginsky and her teenage daughter Ana Sofia Meneses relish the drama of the dysfunctional family that is the Olympians.

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Gwen Roginsky
Associate Publisher and General Manager, Editorial Department

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The Return of Neptune, John Singleton Copley American, Oil on canvas, American
The Return of Neptune
John Singleton Copley
ca. 1754
Education of the Infant Bacchus, Niccolò Amastini, Onyx, gold frame, Italian, Rome
Education of the Infant Bacchus
Niccolò Amastini
first half 19th century
Minerva, Clodion (Claude Michel) French, Terracotta, French, modeled Italy, Rome
Minerva
Clodion (Claude Michel)
1766
Rape of Proserpina, Doccia Porcelain Manufactory Italian, Hard-paste porcelain, Italian, Florence
Rape of Proserpina
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1750
Marble sarcophagus with the contest between the Muses and the Sirens, Marble, Pentelic, Roman
Marble sarcophagus with the contest between the Muses and the Sirens
Roman
3rd quarter of 3rd century CE
Terracotta lekythos (oil flask), Phiale Painter, Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Terracotta lekythos (oil flask)
Phiale Painter
ca. 440 BCE
Marble relief fragment with the head of Mars, Marble, Roman
Marble relief fragment with the head of Mars
Roman
early 3rd century CE
Marble votive relief fragment of goddesses, mother, nurse, and infant, Marble, Island, Greek
Marble votive relief fragment of goddesses, mother, nurse, and infant
Greek
late 5th century BCE
Marble head of a deity, Marble, Roman
Marble head of a deity
Roman
1st half of 2nd century CE
Terracotta bell-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water), Persephone Painter, Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Terracotta bell-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Persephone Painter
ca. 440 BCE
Sardonyx cameo fragment with Jupiter astride an eagle, Sardonyx, Greek or Roman
Sardonyx cameo fragment with Jupiter astride an eagle
Greek or Roman
1st century BCE–1st century CE
Marble sarcophagus with the Triumph of Dionysos and the Seasons, Marble, Roman
Marble sarcophagus with the Triumph of Dionysos and the Seasons
Roman
ca. 260–270 CE
Bacchanal with a Wine Vat, Andrea Mantegna Italian, Engraving and drypoint
Bacchanal with a Wine Vat
Andrea Mantegna
Before 1475
Juno, Anonymous, Italian, 18th century Italian, Pen and gray ink, brush and brown wash, over traces of black chalk on cream laid paper. Framing outline in pen and brown ink
Juno
Anonymous, Italian, 18th century
18th century
Venus and Mars Embracing as Vulcan Works at His Forge, Enea Vico Italian, Engraving
Venus and Mars Embracing as Vulcan Works at His Forge
Enea Vico
Parmigianino (Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola)
1543
Minerva and the Muses, Andrea Schiavone (Andrea Meldola) Italian, Etching and drypoint
Minerva and the Muses
Andrea Schiavone (Andrea Meldola)
n.d.
Satyrs and Nymphs; verso: partial counterproof of Heintz's "Studies for the Flight into Egypt" in The Courtauld Gallery, London, Joseph Heintz the Elder Swiss, Brush and black ink, red chalk, gray and sanguine washes, heightened with white gouache, over black chalk and graphite underdrawing, incised, on off-white paper prepared with yellow wash, laid down to another sheet of laid paper; verso of secondary support: partial offset of a drawing in black and red chalk
Satyrs and Nymphs; verso: partial counterproof of Heintz's "Studies for the Flight into Egypt" in The Courtauld Gallery, London
Joseph Heintz the Elder
ca. 1599
The Birth of Venus, Alexandre Cabanel French, Oil on canvas
The Birth of Venus
Alexandre Cabanel
1875
Diana the Huntress, Giampietrino (Giovanni Pietro Rizzoli) Italian, Oil on wood
Diana the Huntress
Giampietrino (Giovanni Pietro Rizzoli)
Venus and Cupid, Lorenzo Lotto Italian, Oil on canvas
Venus and Cupid
Lorenzo Lotto
1520s
The Marriage of Cupid and Psyche, Andrea Schiavone (Andrea Meldola) Italian, Oil on wood, transferred to Masonite
The Marriage of Cupid and Psyche
Andrea Schiavone (Andrea Meldola)
ca. 1540
Venus and the Lute Player, Titian and Workshop Italian, Oil on canvas
Venus and the Lute Player
Titian
ca. 1565–70
Mars and Venus United by Love, Paolo Veronese (Paolo Caliari) Italian, Oil on canvas
Mars and Venus United by Love
Paolo Veronese (Paolo Caliari)
1570s