The Partial Historians🏺さんのイラストまとめ

The Age of Augustus, the Birth of Christ ~ Jean-Léon Gérôme c. 1852-4

Augustus Caesar sits before the Temple of Janus signalling the peace of the regime at the moment of the birth of Christ - the nativity shown in the foreground.

An allegorical moment of #ClassicalReception

The Rape of Proserpine ~ Simone Pignoni c.1650

Ancient myths are often violent. Their transposition into beautiful art serves to remind us to learn from these narratives to create a better world.

#Persephone
#Proserpina
#classicalreception
#AncientGreece