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

June 27, 2011

5 min. watch

"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)
Attributed to the 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)
Attributed to the 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
After Parmigianino (Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola)
1543

Minerva and the Muses, Andrea Schiavone (Andrea Meldola) Italian, Etching and drypoint — Minerva and the Muses
Former Attribution Formerly attributed to 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