LaurieAnnie's photos with the keyword: Pegasus

Terracotta lekythos (oil flask) Greek, Attic, black-figure, ca. 500 BC Attributed to the Diosphos Painter Perseus flying away with the head of Medusa, while Pegasos springs from her severed neck Accession # 06.1070 Perseus, the son of the god Zeus and a human princess Danae, was given the task of beheading Medusa, one of the three Gorgons, whose faces were so horrible that seeing them turned men to stone. With the help of a magic cap and winged shoes given to him by Athena, Perseus became invisible and flew to the place where the three sisters were asleep. There he cut off Medusa's head. On this vase, Perseus flees with the head in a sack as the immortal winged horse Pegasos springs from the body of the dead Gorgon. Perseus and the horse are shown in the traditional black-figure manner, while the Gorgon is drawn in outline, probably influenced by the newly developed red-figure technique. Text from the Metropolitan Museum of Art label.

Three bronze mitrai (belly guards) Cretan, late 7th century BC Accession # 1989.281.51-53 These three mitrai were found on Crete with the two helmets exhibited above. They were suspended from belts to protect the lower abdomen. One, with the depiction of the foreparts of horses is inscribed, "Synenitos, the son of Euklotas [took] this." Another, with the foreparts of winged horses, is inscribed, "Aisonidas, the son of Kloridos took this." The third mitra is decorated with two sphinxes. Such heraldic representations of fantastic animals were derived from Near Eastern prototypes. Text from the Metropolitan Museum of Art label.

Four Pairs of Pegasus Figures Attributed to Harry Lowe (American, dates unknown) From the New York City Fire Service Pumping Station, Neptune Avenue at West 23rd Street, Coney Island, Brooklyn, designed by Irwin S. Chanin Limestone On loan to the Brooklyn Museum from the City of New York, Accession # L.2003.7.1-4 These sleek, modernist versions of Pegasus, the flying horse of classical mythology, once flanked the entrances to the New York City Fire Service Pumping Station that still stands on Neptune Avenue between West Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth Streets. The station boosted water pressure for fire fighting in outlying areas of Brooklyn. These four pairs of winged horses arise from stylized curving forms that suggest waves or clouds. Their compact double profiles reflect the Art Deco style of the industrial building whose entrances they once adorned. The streamlined design style was widely used in the 1920s and and 1930s. Text from the Brooklyn Museum label.

Four Pairs of Pegasus Figures Attributed to Harry Lowe (American, dates unknown) From the New York City Fire Service Pumping Station, Neptune Avenue at West 23rd Street, Coney Island, Brooklyn, designed by Irwin S. Chanin Limestone On loan to the Brooklyn Museum from the City of New York, Accession # L.2003.7.1-4 These sleek, modernist versions of Pegasus, the flying horse of classical mythology, once flanked the entrances to the New York City Fire Service Pumping Station that still stands on Neptune Avenue between West Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth Streets. The station boosted water pressure for fire fighting in outlying areas of Brooklyn. These four pairs of winged horses arise from stylized curving forms that suggest waves or clouds. Their compact double profiles reflect the Art Deco style of the industrial building whose entrances they once adorned. The streamlined design style was widely used in the 1920s and and 1930s. Text from the Brooklyn Museum label.

Four Pairs of Pegasus Figures Attributed to Harry Lowe (American, dates unknown) From the New York City Fire Service Pumping Station, Neptune Avenue at West 23rd Street, Coney Island, Brooklyn, designed by Irwin S. Chanin Limestone On loan to the Brooklyn Museum from the City of New York, Accession # L.2003.7.1-4 These sleek, modernist versions of Pegasus, the flying horse of classical mythology, once flanked the entrances to the New York City Fire Service Pumping Station that still stands on Neptune Avenue between West Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth Streets. The station boosted water pressure for fire fighting in outlying areas of Brooklyn. These four pairs of winged horses arise from stylized curving forms that suggest waves or clouds. Their compact double profiles reflect the Art Deco style of the industrial building whose entrances they once adorned. The streamlined design style was widely used in the 1920s and and 1930s. Text from the Brooklyn Museum label.