Galleria

Language and Identity: Ancient Greek in Early Modern Europe

In early modern Europe, ancient Greek was a marker of cultural distinctiveness. This gallery showcases objects such as personal items and portraits that integrate Greek words and phrases. These artifacts reveal how the language was used to express various individual, social, and cultural identities.

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19 oggetti

Portrait of a man in a turban (self-portrait?)

Jan Van Eyck

University of Cyprus

Medal with self-portrait

Giovanni Boldù

University of Cyprus

Portrait of a man (Alvise Contarini?)

Jacometto Veneziano

University of Cyprus

Lock plate with Catherine de' Medici's coat of arms

Catherine de Médicis

University of Cyprus

Portrait of a lady (Veronica Gambara?)

Antonio Allegri da Correggio

University of Cyprus

Portrait of a young Venetian man

Vittore di Giovanni (?)

University of Cyprus

Portrait of Desiderius Erasmus

Albrecht Dürer

University of Cyprus

Printer’s mark of Macé (Mathieu) Bonhomme

Pierre Vase (Eskrich)

University of Cyprus

Portrait of Guillaume Budé

Jean Clouet

University of Cyprus

Portrait of Ugolino Martelli

Agnolo di Cosimo di Marino (Bronzino)

University of Cyprus

Portrait medal of Adolph Occo II

Adolph Occo II

University of Cyprus

Farnese Chest

Manno Sbarri; Giovanni Bernardi

University of Cyprus

Portrait medal of Adolph Occo III

Adolph Occo III

University of Cyprus

Detail in a self-portrait

Anthonis Mor Van Dashorst

University of Cyprus

Heraldic fabric of the Robertet family

University of Cyprus

Portrait of Sir Henry Neville

Marcus Geeraerts the younger (?)

University of Cyprus

Portrait of a man (Etienne Delafons?)

University of Cyprus

Self-portrait

Salvator Rosa

University of Cyprus

Bust self-portrait

Anne Seymour Damer

University of Cyprus