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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The North Procession, group of figures
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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; amplissima sacerdotia
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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-4-B5
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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