Detail View: ADJUNCT MODULE A: ITALIAN ART: Portrait of a Woman of the Flavian Period
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Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE A: ITALIAN ART
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Preferred Title:
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Portrait of a Woman of the Flavian Period
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Alternate Title:
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Fonseca Bust
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Image View:
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Pedestal with inscription of Fonseca gift to Benedict XIV
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Creator:
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unknown (Roman (ancient))
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Location:
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repository: Musei Capitolini (Rome, Lazio, Italy) inv. MC0434
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Location Note:
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Piazza del Campidoglio, 1; Palazzo Nuovo, Hall of the Emperors
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GPS:
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+41.893056+12.4825
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Date:
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ca. 90-100 CE (creation)
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Cultural Context:
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Roman (ancient)
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Style Period:
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Imperial (Roman)
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Work Type 1:
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sculpture (visual work)
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Classification:
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sculpture
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Material:
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marble
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Technique:
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carving (processes)
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Measurements:
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63 cm (height)
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Description:
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Dates from the beginning of the second century CE, found in the area of S. Stefano Rotondo. It is sometimes called the "Fonseca Bust" because it was donated by Father Giuseppe Fonseca to Pope Benedict XIV (1740-1758). It is an extraordinary masterpiece of ancient sculpture, both for the expressive power of the face as well as for for technical expertise in reproducing the incredible hair style. The hairstyle dates the bust to the Flavian period, which ended in 96 CE. (Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page)
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Collection:
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Adjunct Module A: Italian Art
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Identifier:
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7A3-R-CM-FB-A13
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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