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Simon Thomassin (1655-1733) was "Graveur du Roy", or “Engraver of the King.”
In 1689 King Louis XIV commissioned Thomassin to make engravings of the statues and fountains at Versailles Palace in France. Many were based on classical Greek and Roman artifacts and myths. Thomassin's engravings show their timeless style.
Here are some fine art prints of the best for you to choose from.
Fine art print.Features statue of Roman god Apollo, titled "Apollon Pityen"Based on an engraving from 1689 of statues at Versailles Palace by Simon Thomassin, which we have carefully restored and enhanced...
US$45.00
Fine art print.Features statue of Roman god Hercules, titled "Hercules de Farnese". The Farnese Hercules is a massive marble statue, following a lost original cast in bronze through a method called lost wax casting. It depicts a muscular yet weary Hercules leaning on his club, which has his lion-ski..
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Fine art print.Features famous statue "Venus de Medici".Based on an engraving from 1689 of statues at Versailles Palace by Simon Thomassin, which we have carefully restored and enhanced...
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Fine art print.Features statue of Cleopatra, Pharoah of Egypt, titled "Cleopatre".Based on an engraving from 1689 of statues at Versailles Palace by Simon Thomassin, which we have carefully restored and enhanced...
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Fine art print.Features statue of Greco-Roman wrestlers, titled "Les Lutteurs" which means "the wrestlers."Based on an engraving from 1689 of statues at Versailles Palace by Simon Thomassin, which we have carefully restored and enhanced...
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Fine art print.Features statue of Bacchus, a Roman god synonymous with the Greek god Dionysus. He was the god of the grape harvest, winemaking and wine, of ritual madness and ecstasy. He is a major, popular figure of Greek mythology and religion. His festivals were the driving force behind the devel..
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Fine art print.Features statue engraving titled "Faune de Borchese". The faun is a rustic forest god or goddess (genii) of Roman mythology often associated with enchanted woods and the Greek god Pan and his satyrs.Based on an engraving from 1689 of statues at Versailles Palace by Simon Thomassin, wh..
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Fine art print.Features statue engraving titled "Faun". The faun is a rustic forest god or goddess (genii) of Roman mythology often associated with enchanted woods and the Greek god Pan and his satyrs.Based on an engraving from 1689 of statues at Versailles Palace by Simon Thomassin, which we have c..
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Fine art print.Features statue of Greek hero Ganymede. In Greek mythology, Ganymedeis a divine hero whose homeland was Troy. Homer describes Ganymede as the most beautiful of mortals. In one version of the myth, he is abducted by Zeus, in the form of an eagle, to serve as cup-bearer in Olympus. TBas..
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Fine art print.Features statue of a fallen gladiator "Le gladiateur mourant". This 1681 statue depicted a muscular gladiator sitting with his sword in front of him.Based on an engraving from 1689 of statues at Versailles Palace by Simon Thomassin, which we have carefully restored and enhanced...
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Fine art print.Features statue of Roman god Apollo, titled "Apolon." The ideal of a beardless, athletic youth, Apollo is a god of light and the sun, truth and prophecy, healing, plague, music, poetry, and more. Apollo is the son of Zeus and Leto, and has a twin sister, the huntress Diana (also known..
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Fine art print.Features statue of Bacchus, a Roman god synonymous with the Greek god Dionysus. He was the god of the grape harvest, winemaking and wine, of ritual madness and ecstasy. He is a major, popular figure of Greek mythology and religion. His festivals were the driving force behind the devel..
US$45.00
Fine art print.Features statue of Roman god Jupiter, titled "Jupiter tonnant" which means "Jupiter thundering." Jupiter is the king of the gods and the god of sky and thunder in ancient Roman religion and myth. Jupiter is usually thought to have originated as a sky god. His identifying implement is ..
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Fine art print.Features statue of Roman god Mercury, titled "Mercure". Mercury is a major Roman god. He is the patron god of financial gain, commerce, eloquence (and thus poetry), messages (including divination), travelers, boundaries, luck, trickery and thieves; he is also the guide of souls to the..
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Fine art print.Features statue engraving of Goddess Ceres. In ancient Roman religion, Ceres was a goddess of agriculture, grain crops, fertility and motherly relationships.Based on an engraving from 1689 of statues at Versailles Palace by Simon Thomassin, which we have carefully restored and enhance..
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Fine art print.Features statue of goddess Diane (Diane d'Ephese). In Roman mythology, Diana (in Italian it means "heavenly" or "divine") was the goddess of the hunt, the moon and birthing, being associated with wild animals and woodland, and having the power to talk to and control animals.Based on a..
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Fine art print.Features statue of goddess Diane titled "Diane a la chasse: which means "Diana hunting". In Roman mythology, Diana (in Italian it means "heavenly" or "divine") was the goddess of the hunt, the moon and birthing, being associated with wild animals and woodland, and having the power to ..
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Fine art print.Features statue of Roman goddess Juno, titled "Juno reine" which means "Juno the pure." Juno is an ancient Roman goddess, the protector and special counselor of the state. She is a daughter of Saturn and sister and wife of the chief god Jupiter and the mother of Mars and Vulcan. Juno ..
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Fine art print.Features statue of Venus emerging from her bath.Based on an engraving from 1689 of statues at Versailles Palace by Simon Thomassin, which we have carefully restored and enhanced...
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Fine art print.Features statue of L'Hermaphrodite. In Greek mythology, Hermaphroditus was the son of Aphrodite and Hermes. According to Ovid, born a remarkably handsome boy, he was transformed into an androgynous being by union with the water nymph SalmacisBased on an engraving from 1689 of statues ..
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Fine art print.Features statue of Proserpine titled "L'enlevement de Prosperine" which means "the abduction of Proserpine."Proserpine is an ancient Roman goddess whose cult, myths and mysteries were based on those of Greek Persephone. Daughter of Jupiter and Ceres, Proserpine is associated with the ..
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Fine art print.Features statue of Trojan priest Laocoon and sea serpents. Laocoön was a Trojan priest of Poseidon (or Neptune), whose rules he defied. He was subsequently subject to divine execution by two serpents sent to Troy across the sea from the island of Tenedos, where the Greeks had camped. ..
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Fine art print.Features statue of "Le petit fluteur".Based on an engraving from 1689 of statues at Versailles Palace by Simon Thomassin, which we have carefully restored and enhanced...
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Fine art print.Features statue of Greek god Perseus and goddess Andromeda, titled "Persee et Andromede". Perseus the legendary founder of Mycenae was the first of the heroes of Greek mythology whose exploits in defeating various monsters provided the founding myths of the Twelve Olympians. Perseus b..
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Fine art print.Features statue engraving titled "Berenice". Berenice I (c. 340 BC – between 279 and 268 BC) was a Greek Macedonian noblewoman and through her marriage to Ptolemy I Soter, became the second queen of the Ptolemaic dynasty of Egypt.Based on an engraving from 1689 of statues at Versaille..
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Fine art print.Features statue engraving of Roman muse Urania. Urania was, in Greek mythology, the muse of astronomy and a daughter of Zeus. She is often associated with Universal Love and the Holy Spirit. Eldest of the divine sisters, Urania inherited Zeus' majesty and power and the beauty and grac..
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Fine art print.Features statue engraving titled "Antinous". Antinous was a Greek youth and a favourite of the Roman emperor HadrianBased on an engraving from 1689 of statues at Versailles Palace by Simon Thomassin, which we have carefully restored and enhanced...
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Fine art print.Features statue " Venus a la coquille".Based on an engraving from 1689 of statues at Versailles Palace by Simon Thomassin, which we have carefully restored and enhanced...
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Fine art print.Features statue at the Palace of Versaille in France of Roman goddess Venus arranging her hair, titled "Venus de Richelieu".Based on an engraving from 1689 of statues at Versailles Palace by Simon Thomassin, which we have carefully restored and enhanced...
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Fine art print.Features statue of goddess Venus admiring herself in a mirror.Based on an engraving from 1689 of statues at Versailles Palace by Simon Thomassin, which we have carefully restored and enhanced...
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