The opening sequence of Walt Disney's Hercules (1997) is filled with depictions of actual works of physical art — an appreciation thread with photos of their real-life objects. Let's start at the far left before the camera begins to pan right (1/24)

In the foreground, the "Piraeus Athena," 4th century BCE bronze statue, currently in the Archaeological Museum of Piraeus in Athens, Greece (2/24)

In the background, the "Crouching Venus" from Hadrian's Villa at Tivoli, 2nd century CE, currently in the Palazzo Massimo in Rome, Italy — n.b., we'll see two more versions of this statue coming up later in the scene (3/24)

A relief sculpture of Poseidon, Apollo, and Aphrodite from the Parthenon Frieze, 5th century BCE, currently in the Acropolis Museum in Athens, Greece (4/24)

As the camera pans right, we see a lot more pieces of art (5/24)

In the foreground, the reclining figure (probably Dionysus) from the east pediment of the Parthenon, 5th century BCE, currently in the British Museum in London, England (6/24)

The second of the three "Crouching Venuses" in this scene — this one is a much more complete copy, the 2nd century CE "Lely Venus" currently in the British Museum in London, England. Note that in this and the third one the animators added clothing, presumably for "modesty" (7/24)

I'm struggling to identify this one. It's clearly a Classical orator or philosopher, and it looks similar to (but not quite the same as) the Vatican Demosthenes or the statue of Plutarch or Plato in the Delphi museum. Any ideas? (8/24)

The "New York Kouros," 6th century BCE, currently in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, USA. Note again a fig leaf added for "modesty" (9/24)

The "Capitoline Venus," 2nd century CE, currently in the Capitoline Museums in Rome, Italy (10/24)

A tricky one! A pinax from Locri depicting Eros, Aphrodite, and Hermes, 6th century BCE, currently in the National Archaeological Museum in Reggio Calabria, Italy (11/24)

Another tricky one (h/t to @hagen_adrienne for the ID!) — 5th century bronze statuette of Athena with her owl, currently in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, USA (12/24)

The camera continues to pan right, taking us away from the row of sculptures in niches towards some freestanding statues (13/24)

Dominating the foreground here is the "Artemision Bronze," 5th century, currently in the National Archaeological Museum in Athens, Greece (14/24)

An interesting meta-reference that's easy to miss — this is a 5th century BCE statue of Hercules as an archer (note the lion skin helmet) from the eastern pediment of the Temple of Aphaia on Aigina, currently in the Glyptothek in Munich (15/24)

The third and final instance of the "Crouching Venus," also based on the "Lely Venus" in the British Museum (note again the clothing adding by the animators) (16/24)

The camera stops panning and settled on this gallery for a while (17/24)

In the background on the left is the "Terme Boxer," 4th–1st century BCE bronze currently in the Palazzo Massimo in Rome, Italy (18/24)

I'm also struggling with these two. The one in the middle ground may be based on a warrior in the east pediment of the Temple of Aphaia, like the archer Hercules above, but it's not exact. And the one in the background is a doryphoros, but it's not clear enough which one. (19/24)

This is one of the weirdest pieces — it's not ancient, but a 19th century CE neoclassical sculpture of Jason and the Golden Fleece by the Danish artist Bertel Thorvaldsen (currently in the Thorvaldsen Museum in Copenhagen, Denmark) (20/24)

The "Pasquino Group," 2nd century BCE, currently in the Loggia dei Lanzi in Florence, Italy (note the standing figure has lost his beard!) (21/24)

The second neoclassical piece — Frederic Leighton's "Athlete Wrestling with a Python," 1877, currently in Tate Britain in London, England (22/24)

There's a pair of identical kouroi in the back before we get to the vase (the left appears as the camera moves inward). They look a bit different from the "New York Kouros," and the contrapposto is more pronounced. Maybe the Anavyssos Kouros? Or the Getty Kouros? (23/24)

And so we arrive at the vase that starts the film. Hope you enjoyed this little sculptural journey! (24/24)