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Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE A: ITALIAN ART
LocalCollection
ADJUNCT MODULE A: ITALIAN ART
Collection
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Preferred Title:
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Alexander Mosaic
Work_PrefTitle
Alexander Mosaic
Preferred Title
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Alternate Title:
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Battle of Issus
Work_AltTitle
Battle of Issus
Alternate Title
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Image View:
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Detail, small rock outcrop in an empty landscape
Image_Title
Detail, small rock outcrop in an empty landscape
Image View
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Creator:
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after Philoxenos of Eretria (Ancient Greek painter, active late 4th century BCE); unknown (Roman (ancient))
Agent_Display
after Philoxenos of Eretria (Ancient Greek painter, active late 4th century BCE); unknown (Roman (ancient))
Creator
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Location:
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repository: Museo Archeologico Nazionale (Naples, Campania, Italy) 10020
Work_Location_Type_D isplay
repository: Museo Archeologico Nazionale (Naples, Campania, Italy) 10020
Location
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Location Note:
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Piazza Museo Nazionale, 19; Sala LXI
Work_LocationNotes
Piazza Museo Nazionale, 19; Sala LXI
Location Note
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GPS:
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40.8534 14.2505
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Date:
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100-80 BCE (creation)
Work_DateDisplay
100-80 BCE (creation)
Date
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Cultural Context:
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Roman (ancient)
Work_Culture
Roman (ancient)
Cultural Context
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Style Period:
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Greco-Roman; Hellenistic
Work_StylePeriodDisp lay
Greco-Roman; Hellenistic
Style Period
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Work Type 1:
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mosaic (visual work)
Work_Worktype1
mosaic (visual work)
Work Type 1
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Work Type 2:
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floor (surface element)
Work_Worktype2
floor (surface element)
Work Type 2
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Classification:
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mosaics
Work_Classification
mosaics
Classification
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Material:
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natural stone tesserae
Work_MaterialDisplay
natural stone tesserae
Material
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Technique:
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mosaic (process)
Work_Technique
mosaic (process)
Technique
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Measurements:
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317 cm (height) x 555 cm (length)
Work_MeasurementDisp lay
317 cm (height) x 555 cm (length)
Measurements
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Description:
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The greatest number of fine mosaics in any one house in Pompeii came from the House of the Faun (VI.12.2.37), dating to ca. 100 BCE. Outstanding here is the Alexander Mosaic, probably representing the Battle of Issus (Issos) in Cilicia between Alexander the Great (reigned 336-323 BCE) and Darius III (reigned 335-331 BCE. The entire floor mosaic contained an estimated four million tesserae, all of natural stone, in a four-color technique recalling that of Greek Late Classical painting; it was perhaps modeled after the painting ascribed to Philoxenos of Eretria, done shortly after the battle itself. (This connection has not been proved.) This panel is also the most famous example of the technique known as opus vermiculatum; so-called from the wormlike look of the close-set rows of undulating tesserae. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordart online.com/)
Work_Description_Sou rce
The greatest number of fine mosaics in any one house in Pompeii came from the House of the Faun (VI.12.2.37), dating to ca. 100 BCE. Outstanding here is the Alexander Mosaic, probably representing the Battle of Issus (Issos) in Cilicia between Alexander the Great (reigned 336-323 BCE) and Darius III (reigned 335-331 BCE. The entire floor mosaic contained an estimated four million tesserae, all of natural stone, in a four-color technique recalling that of Greek Late Classical painting; it was perhaps modeled after the painting ascribed to Philoxenos of Eretria, done shortly after the battle itself. (This connection has not been proved.) This panel is also the most famous example of the technique known as opus vermiculatum; so-called from the wormlike look of the close-set rows of undulating tesserae. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordart online.com/)
Description
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Collection:
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Adjunct Module A: Italian Art
LocalCollection
Adjunct Module A: Italian Art
Collection
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Identifier:
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7A3-R-NAM-AM-D09
Image_OriginalVendor ID
7A3-R-NAM-AM-D09
Identifier
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Image_Rights
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Rights
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