Ceres Collection

Epicycles of Mercury and Venus, 1823 C017 / 8061
Epicycles of Mercury and Venus, 19th-century diagram. This geocentric (Earth-centred) model shows the orbits of Mercury and Venus as a series of epicycles (loops)

Persephone & Demeter
Persephone (Proserpina) is reunited for the Spring and Summer with her mother Demeter (Ceres) until each Autumn and Winter, when she must return to her husband Pluto (Hades)

Short S23 Empire Flying Boat G-AETX Ceres
Short S23 Empire Flying Boat, G-AETX, Ceres

Veneration of Demeter (Ceres) (engraving)
7186067 Veneration of Demeter (Ceres) (engraving) by Saenredam, Jan (1565-1607); Private Collection; (add.info.: Veneration of Demeter (Ceres)

A landscape with wood; Diana offers a hare to a nymph; Silenus and Ceres in foreground, c1614. Artist: Abraham Govaerts
A landscape with wood; Diana offers a hare to a nymph; Silenus and Ceres in foreground, c1614. From a private collection

Earth and Moon with dwarf planets. Scaled computer artwork of (from left) Earth, the Moon, Pluto and Ceres. The latter are two of the solar systems dwarf planets

Ceres, artwork
Ceres. Computer artwork, based on Hubble Space Telescope (HST) images, of the dwarf planet Ceres (1 Ceres) with the Sun in the distance. Ceres has a diameter of 950 kilometres

Ceres, Bacchus and Venus, Pieter van der Plas (II), 1687 - 1708

An illustration from Giuseppe Piazzi's catalogue of star positions, celebrating his discovery of the planetoid on 1
5311304 An illustration from Giuseppe Piazzi's catalogue of star positions, celebrating his discovery of the planetoid on 1 January 1801 which he named Ceres

Ancient Greek Female Costume (litho)
8637146 Ancient Greek Female Costume (litho) by Smith, John Moyr (1839-1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: Upper group shows Aphrodite, Hera, and Demeter)

Ancient Greek Female Costume (litho)
8637143 Ancient Greek Female Costume (litho) by Smith, John Moyr (1839-1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: The upper line represents Demeter, Hecate, Triptolemus, and others)

Ancient Greek Female Costume (litho)
8637105 Ancient Greek Female Costume (litho) by Smith, John Moyr (1839-1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: Demeter (Ceres) with the himation worn as a diplax

Head of a Isis Demeter, National Roman Museum, Palazzo Altemps, Rome, Italy
6384476 Head of a Isis Demeter, National Roman Museum, Palazzo Altemps, Rome, Italy; Museo Nazionale Romano, Palazzo Altemps, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Head of a Isis Demeter, National Roman Museum)

Ceres, 1891 (engraving)
8766931 Ceres, 1891 (engraving) by Robetta, Cristofano (1462-1534); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ceres, Godess of grain)

Ceres, Roman goddess of agriculture and fertility - Statue of Ceres, ancient Roman goddess of agriculture
NWI4931111 Ceres, Roman goddess of agriculture and fertility - Statue of Ceres, ancient Roman goddess of agriculture and fertility

Ancient Greek Female Costume (litho)
8637069 Ancient Greek Female Costume (litho) by Smith, John Moyr (1839-1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: Demeter (Ceres) with clasp-fastened chiton and veil (kredemnon)

Ancient Greek Female Costume (litho)
8637145 Ancient Greek Female Costume (litho) by Smith, John Moyr (1839-1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: The upper group represents Apollo, Artemis, Heracles, and Athene)

Ancient Greek Female Costume (litho)
8637139 Ancient Greek Female Costume (litho) by Smith, John Moyr (1839-1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: Two representations of Demeter, sitting)

South Africa: Michell's Pass, Ceres, CP (colour litho)
8645819 South Africa: Michell's Pass, Ceres, CP (colour litho) by Peers, Charles Ernest (1875-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: Michell's Pass, Ceres, CP)

The Roman goddess Ceres, marble statue from ancient Rome, Italy
7278227 The Roman goddess Ceres, marble statue from ancient Rome, Italy; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Roman goddess Ceres, marble statue from ancient Rome, Italy)

The Ancient Roman Goddess Ceres
3732464 The Ancient Roman Goddess Ceres; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the Ancient Roman Goddess Ceres. Ceres was a goddess of agriculture, grain crops, fertility and motherly relationships)

Ancient Greek Female Costume (litho)
8637106 Ancient Greek Female Costume (litho) by Smith, John Moyr (1839-1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: Demeter (Ceres) with double-girded chiton and himation

Greek Architecture, Roman-Doric and Roman-Ionic Orders, Plans of Temples, Rock Tombs in Asia Minor, etc (engraving)
8644778 Greek Architecture, Roman-Doric and Roman-Ionic Orders, Plans of Temples, Rock Tombs in Asia Minor, etc (engraving) by European School

Cupid, Flora, Ceres and Esculapius honouring the bust of Linnaeus
5856485 Cupid, Flora, Ceres and Esculapius honouring the bust of Linnaeus; (add.info.: Cupid, Flora, Ceres and Esculapius honouring the bust of Linnaeus)

Statue of Isis Demeter, Barberini collection, National Roman Museum, Palazzo Altemps, Rome, Italy
6384463 Statue of Isis Demeter, Barberini collection, National Roman Museum, Palazzo Altemps, Rome, Italy; Museo Nazionale Romano, Palazzo Altemps, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Statue of Isis Demeter)

Demeter or Ceres, Ludovisi collection, coarse marble, National Roman Museum, Palazzo Altemps, Rome, Italy
6384442 Demeter or Ceres, Ludovisi collection, coarse marble, National Roman Museum, Palazzo Altemps, Rome, Italy; Museo Nazionale Romano, Palazzo Altemps, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Demeter or Ceres)

Ancient Greek Female Costume (litho)
8637168 Ancient Greek Female Costume (litho) by Smith, John Moyr (1839-1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: Artemis, Demeter, Aphrodite)

Ancient Greek Female Costume (litho)
8637138 Ancient Greek Female Costume (litho) by Smith, John Moyr (1839-1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: Three representations of Demeter (Ceres)

Ancient Greek Female Costume (litho)
8637107 Ancient Greek Female Costume (litho) by Smith, John Moyr (1839-1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: Demeter (Ceres) with himation or peplos partly twisted round the body as a girdle

Greek Architecture, Earliest Period, Doric Style (engraving)
8650788 Greek Architecture, Earliest Period, Doric Style (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Greek Architecture, Earliest Period, Doric Style)

Ceres, Roman goddess of agriculture and fertility - Statue of Ceres, ancient Roman goddess of agriculture
NWI4931101 Ceres, Roman goddess of agriculture and fertility - Statue of Ceres, ancient Roman goddess of agriculture and fertility

Title page with vignette of Demeter goddess of agriculture with scythe amid statuary in a park
FLO4616286 Title page with vignette of Demeter goddess of agriculture with scythe amid statuary in a park. Engraving by Pillement finished by Nee after a painting by Percier

Ancient Greek Female Costume (litho)
8637067 Ancient Greek Female Costume (litho) by Smith, John Moyr (1839-1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: Priestess of Demeter (Ceres) with long-sided diploidion or ampechonion

Agriculture, from the Monument to the Cortes of Cadiz, 1912-29 (stone)
XJL187621 Agriculture, from the Monument to the Cortes of Cadiz, 1912-29 (stone) by Marinas y Garcia, Aniceto (1866-1953); Plaza de Espana, Cadiz

Coin, obverse depicting Demeter, goddess of agriculture, from Olbia on the Black Sea, Greek
BOO90842 Coin, obverse depicting Demeter, goddess of agriculture, from Olbia on the Black Sea, Greek, 4th century BC (copper) (for reverse see 90843); diam.: 6.7 cm; State Hermitage Museum, St

Bacchus, Ceres and Venus, 1612-1655. Creator: Cornelis Schut I
Bacchus, Ceres and Venus, 1612-1655

"Without Ceres and Bacchus Venus freezes", 1667. Creator: Anon. "Without Ceres
"Without Ceres and Bacchus Venus freezes". Additional Info: copy of D. Frumerie 1667

Venus, Bacchus and Ceres with Mortals in a Garden of Love, 1590-1621. Creator: Louis de Caullery
Venus, Bacchus and Ceres with Mortals in a Garden of Love, 1590-1621

Ceres or Allegory of the Element Earth. Creator: Georg Engelhard Schroder
Ceres or Allegory of the Element Earth

Ceres Turning a Boy into a Lizard, published 1606. Creators: Antonio Tempesta, Wilhelm Janson
Ceres Turning a Boy into a Lizard, published 1606. From The Metamorphoses of Ovid, pl. 48

Ceres, 1676. Creator: Abraham Blooteling
Ceres, 1676

Arcadian landscape with a temple on the left and a seated old man in the foreground, 1771. Creator: Juriaan Andriessen
Arcadian landscape with a temple on the left and a seated old man in the foreground, 1771. A priest burns offerings on an altar before a sculpture holding a sickle, possibly the goddess Ceres

Ceres, Venus, Bacchus and Sleeping Amor, c.1705-c.1754. Creator: Jacob de Wit
Ceres, Venus, Bacchus and Sleeping Amor, c.1705-c.1754. Design for an overmantel

Design for a wall painting with allegory of the Earth, 1677-1755. Creator: Elias van Nijmegen
Design for a wall painting with allegory of the Earth, 1677-1755. Ceres teaching Triptolemus

Apollo charging the Parcae to visit Ceres, who has fled from the Earth, 1809. Creator: Nicolai Abraham Abildgaard
Apollo charging the Parcae to visit Ceres, who has fled from the Earth;Unknown subject, traditionally said to represent Apollo charging the Parcae to visit Ceres, who has fled from the Earth, 1809

Alliance of Venus with Bacchus and Ceres, 1588. Creator: Jacob Matham
Alliance of Venus with Bacchus and Ceres, 1588

Venus, Bacchus, and Ceres, probably 1588. Creator: Jacob Matham
Venus, Bacchus, and Ceres, probably 1588

The Seconda Macchina for the Chinea of 1738: The Triumph of Bacchus and Ceres, 1738. Creator: M Sorello
The Seconda Macchina for the Chinea of 1738: The Triumph of Bacchus and Ceres, 1738

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Ceres, the ancient Roman goddess of agriculture and fertility, has captivated artists and historians alike throughout history. In Greek mythology, she is known as Demeter, the mother of Persephone. The tale of their bond and Persephone's abduction by Hades forms the basis for the changing seasons. One artistic representation that showcases Ceres' significance is "A landscape with wood; Diana offers a hare to a nymph; Silenus and Ceres in foreground" by Abraham Govaerts. This painting beautifully portrays Ceres alongside other mythological figures in a lush woodland setting. In astronomy, Ceres takes on another meaning as one of the dwarf planets in our solar system. Earth and Moon share this celestial stage with dwarf planets like Ceres, highlighting its cosmic importance. Moving beyond art and science, there are various references to Ceres in different contexts. For instance, the Short S23 Empire Flying Boat G-AETX was named "Ceres, " paying homage to its majestic presence in aviation history. The Commonwealth Aircraft CA-28 Ceres ZK-BPU also bears this name proudly as it soars through the skies. Even statues at Villa Cimbrone on Italy's Amalfi Coast depict her gracefulness amidst breathtaking surroundings. Not limited to visual representations alone, pigeons have also been associated with her name - Black and Dun Barbs being specific breeds linked to her symbolism. From mythology to space exploration, from paintings to aircrafts - each reference adds depth to our understanding of who or what exactly "Ceres" represents. Whether it be an ancient deity or a celestial body millions of miles away from us today – all these diverse connections remind us that human imagination knows no bounds when it comes to honoring this timeless figure.