Detail View: Archivision Base to Module 13: Ara Pacis Augustae
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Collection:
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Archivision Base to Module 13
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Preferred Title:
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Ara Pacis Augustae
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Alternate Title:
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Altar of Augustan Peace
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Image View:
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Along the South Procession, frontal view of figures who follow Augusts, depicting in the center one of the flamines maiores (the three priests attached to the cult of the most important divinities: Jupiter, Mars and Quirini)
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Creator:
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unknown (Ancient Roman sculptor)
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Location:
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site: Rome, Lazio, Italy
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Location Note:
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originally Campus Martius; reconstructed near the Mausoleum of Augustus
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Date:
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13-9 BCE (creation); 1938 (restoration)
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Cultural Context:
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Roman
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Style Period:
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Imperial (Roman)
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Work Type 1:
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monument
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Work Type 2:
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relief (sculpture)
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Classification:
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architecture
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Material:
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marble
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Technique:
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carving (processes); construction (assembling)
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Subjects:
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allegorical; mythology (Classical); portraits; rulers and leaders; Augustus, Emperor of Rome, 63 B.C.-14 A.D.; Julio-Claudian dynasty; procession; Antonia Minor; Augustus; Livia Drusilla
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Description:
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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.oxfordartonline.com/)
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Collection:
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Archivision Base Collection
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Identifier:
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1A3-R-R-AP-3-B3
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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