Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
ADJUNCT MODULE A: ITALIAN ART
Preferred Title:
Mosaic with Orestes and Iphigenia
Alternate Title:
Mosaico con Oreste e Ifigenia
Image View:
Detail, figure of Iphigenia, holding a small statuette of Artemis
Creator:
unknown (Roman (ancient))
Location:
repository: Musei Capitolini (Rome, Lazio, Italy) A.C. 4948
Location Note:
Piazza del Campidoglio, 1
GPS:
41.893056 12.4825
Date:
ca. 2nd-3rd century CE (creation)
Cultural Context:
Roman (ancient)
Style Period:
Imperial (Roman)
Work Type 1:
mosaic (visual work)
Classification:
mosaics
Material:
stone tesserae on terra cotta
Technique:
mosaic (process)
Description:
Mosaic depicting Orestes and Iphigenia who holds in her hand a statuette of Artemis. The stone tesserae are laid against a backing of terra cotta and would have served as a central emblem in a floor decoration. From the Horti Maeccenatiani, found in the area near the Auditorium in 1876. (Source: Capitoline Museums [website]; http://en.museicapit olini.org/)
Collection:
Adjunct Module A: Italian Art
Identifier:
7A3-R-CM-OAI-A03
Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.

Mosaic with Orestes and Iphigenia