Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
Archivision Base to Module 13
Preferred Title:
Ara Pacis Augustae
Alternate Title:
Altar of Augustan Peace
Image View:
Frontal view of the left panel relief, depicting the upper relief, Tellus (this is the best known work of the whole Ara Pacis)
Creator:
unknown (Ancient Roman sculptor)
Location:
site: Rome, Lazio, Italy
Location Note:
originally Campus Martius; reconstructed near the Mausoleum of Augustus
Date:
13-9 BCE (creation); 1938 (restoration)
Cultural Context:
Roman
Style Period:
Imperial (Roman)
Work Type 1:
monument
Work Type 2:
relief (sculpture)
Classification:
architecture
Material:
marble
Technique:
carving (processes); construction (assembling)
Subjects:
allegorical; mythology (Classical); portraits; rulers and leaders; Augustus, Emperor of Rome, 63 B.C.-14 A.D.; Julio-Claudian dynasty; Tellus
Description:
Dedicated on 30 January 9 BCE, the altar was erected in the Campus Martius by the Roman Senate to commemorate Augustus' return from Spain and Gaul on 4 July 13 BCE. The best-known exemplar of Augustan art, it is typified by its eclectic mix of Classical and Hellenistic elements and skillful amalgam of Roman myth-history and contemporary events. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordart online.com/)
Collection:
Archivision Base Collection
Identifier:
1A3-R-R-AP-2-C1
Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.

Ara Pacis Augustae