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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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Academy of Plato
Work_PrefTitle
Academy of Plato
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Alternate Title:
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Colloquio di filosofi
Work_AltTitle
Colloquio di filosofi
Alternate Title
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Image View:
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Detail, philosophers; from left, Plato, two unidentified figures, Senocrates, and Aristotle
Image_Title
Detail, philosophers; from left, Plato, two unidentified figures, Senocrates, and Aristotle
Image View
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Creator:
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unknown (Roman (ancient))
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unknown (Roman (ancient))
Creator
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Location:
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repository: Museo Archeologico Nazionale (Naples, Campania, Italy) 124545
Work_Location_Type_D isplay
repository: Museo Archeologico Nazionale (Naples, Campania, Italy) 124545
Location
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Location Note:
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Piazza Museo Nazionale, 19; Sala LIX
Work_LocationNotes
Piazza Museo Nazionale, 19; Sala LIX
Location Note
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GPS:
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40.8534 14.2505
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Date:
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ca. 175-25 BCE (creation)
Work_DateDisplay
ca. 175-25 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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First Style; Late Republican
Work_StylePeriodDisp lay
First Style; Late Republican
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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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Classification:
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mosaics
Work_Classification
mosaics
Classification
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Material:
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colored stone tesserae
Work_MaterialDisplay
colored stone tesserae
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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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86 cm (height) x 85 cm (width)
Work_MeasurementDisp lay
86 cm (height) x 85 cm (width)
Measurements
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Description:
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From the House of T. Siminius Stephanus in Torre Annunziata (near Pompeii). The mosaic, in First Style, framed by a rich festoon of leaves, fruit and comical masks, typical of this period, portrays the reunion of a group of seven philosophers. Four are seated on a semicircular stone seat with leonine feet and three are standing. The third from the left could be Plato: depicted with a large head and wide forehead, he holds a rod in his right hand and traces a geometrical figure on the ground. The figure on far right holding a scroll may be Aristotle. In the background, in the view of a temple on a hill it is possible to identify the Acropolis of Athens with the Parthenon. The chosen theme in the mosaic, which at the time of the eruption had been removed from its original location probably in order to be sold, clearly alludes to the literary and philosophical interests of the owner of the villa and probably derives from a Late Hellenistic model. (Source: Naples National Archaeological Museum [website]; http://cir.campania. beniculturali.it/mus eoarcheologiconazion ale)
Work_Description_Sou rce
From the House of T. Siminius Stephanus in Torre Annunziata (near Pompeii). The mosaic, in First Style, framed by a rich festoon of leaves, fruit and comical masks, typical of this period, portrays the reunion of a group of seven philosophers. Four are seated on a semicircular stone seat with leonine feet and three are standing. The third from the left could be Plato: depicted with a large head and wide forehead, he holds a rod in his right hand and traces a geometrical figure on the ground. The figure on far right holding a scroll may be Aristotle. In the background, in the view of a temple on a hill it is possible to identify the Acropolis of Athens with the Parthenon. The chosen theme in the mosaic, which at the time of the eruption had been removed from its original location probably in order to be sold, clearly alludes to the literary and philosophical interests of the owner of the villa and probably derives from a Late Hellenistic model. (Source: Naples National Archaeological Museum [website]; http://cir.campania. beniculturali.it/mus eoarcheologiconazion ale)
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-PLA-A02
Image_OriginalVendor ID
7A3-R-NAM-PLA-A02
Identifier
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Image_Rights
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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