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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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Sarcophagus of a Child, with Myth of Prometheus
Work_PrefTitle
Sarcophagus of a Child, with Myth of Prometheus
Preferred Title
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Image View:
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Detail, Prometheus, holding sculpting tool
Image_Title
Detail, Prometheus, holding sculpting tool
Image View
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Creator:
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unknown (Roman (ancient))
Agent_Display
unknown (Roman (ancient))
Creator
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Location:
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repository: Musei Capitolini (Rome, Lazio, Italy) inv. MC329
Work_Location_Type_D isplay
repository: Musei Capitolini (Rome, Lazio, Italy) inv. MC329
Location
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Location Note:
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Piazza del Campidoglio, 1; Palazzo Nuovo, Hall of the Doves
Work_LocationNotes
Piazza del Campidoglio, 1; Palazzo Nuovo, Hall of the Doves
Location Note
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GPS:
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41.893056 12.4825
GPS
41.893056 12.4825
GPS
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Date:
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ca. 3rd century CE (creation)
Work_DateDisplay
ca. 3rd century CE (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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Imperial (Roman)
Work_StylePeriodDisp lay
Imperial (Roman)
Style Period
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Work Type 1:
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sarcophagus
Work_Worktype1
sarcophagus
Work Type 1
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Work Type 2:
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sculpture (visual work)
Work_Worktype2
sculpture (visual work)
Work Type 2
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Work Type 3:
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relief (sculpture)
Work_Worktype3
relief (sculpture)
Work Type 3
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Classification:
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sculpture
Work_Classification
sculpture
Classification
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Material:
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Pentelic marble
Work_MaterialDisplay
Pentelic marble
Material
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Technique:
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carving (processes)
Work_Technique
carving (processes)
Technique
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Measurements:
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1.173 m (length)
Work_MeasurementDisp lay
1.173 m (length)
Measurements
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Description:
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From the Villa Doria Pamphili (Porta Aurelia), Albani Collection. On the lid of the sarcophagus lies the figure of a child in a long tunic, one hand under the head, the other holding two poppy-heads. Beside his pillow sits a small slave holding a bird and a bunch of grapes; a small dog is by his right hand. The sides are decorated with a relief sculpture of the myth of Prometheus, which shows the Birth and Death of Man. In the central scene, Prometheus sculpts man and Athena (Minerva) gives it life in the form of a butterfly. To the left, the butterfly leaves the body and Hermes (Mercury) accompanies the soul, materialized into the figure of Psyche, into the afterlife. (Source: Jones, Henry Stuart, ed.; Catalogue of the ancient sculptures preserved in the municipal collections of Rome ..., Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1912-)
Work_Description_Sou rce
From the Villa Doria Pamphili (Porta Aurelia), Albani Collection. On the lid of the sarcophagus lies the figure of a child in a long tunic, one hand under the head, the other holding two poppy-heads. Beside his pillow sits a small slave holding a bird and a bunch of grapes; a small dog is by his right hand. The sides are decorated with a relief sculpture of the myth of Prometheus, which shows the Birth and Death of Man. In the central scene, Prometheus sculpts man and Athena (Minerva) gives it life in the form of a butterfly. To the left, the butterfly leaves the body and Hermes (Mercury) accompanies the soul, materialized into the figure of Psyche, into the afterlife. (Source: Jones, Henry Stuart, ed.; Catalogue of the ancient sculptures preserved in the municipal collections of Rome ..., Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1912-)
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-CM-SMP-C05
Image_OriginalVendor ID
7A3-R-CM-SMP-C05
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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