|
Collection:
|
|
ADJUNCT MODULE A: ITALIAN ART
LocalCollection
ADJUNCT MODULE A: ITALIAN ART
Collection
|
|
Preferred Title:
|
|
Dying Niobid from Gardens of Sallust
Work_PrefTitle
Dying Niobid from Gardens of Sallust
Preferred Title
|
|
Alternate Title:
|
|
Dying Niobid
Work_AltTitle
Dying Niobid
Alternate Title
|
|
Image View:
|
|
Detail, upper body and head (with black background)
Image_Title
Detail, upper body and head (with black background)
Image View
|
|
Creator:
|
|
unknown (Ancient Greek)
Agent_Display
unknown (Ancient Greek)
Creator
|
|
Location:
|
|
repository: Museo Nazionale Romano (Rome, Lazio, Italy) inv. 72274
Work_Location_Type_D isplay
repository: Museo Nazionale Romano (Rome, Lazio, Italy) inv. 72274
Location
|
|
Location Note:
|
|
Palazzo Massimo alle Terme; largo di Villa Peretti, 1
Work_LocationNotes
Palazzo Massimo alle Terme; largo di Villa Peretti, 1
Location Note
|
|
GPS:
|
|
41.901403 12.498216
GPS
41.901403 12.498216
GPS
|
|
Date:
|
|
440-430 BCE (creation)
Work_DateDisplay
440-430 BCE (creation)
Date
|
|
Cultural Context:
|
|
Ancient Greek
Work_Culture
Ancient Greek
Cultural Context
|
|
Style Period:
|
|
Classical
Work_StylePeriodDisp lay
Classical
Style Period
|
|
Work Type 1:
|
|
sculpture (visual work)
Work_Worktype1
sculpture (visual work)
Work Type 1
|
|
Classification:
|
|
sculpture
Work_Classification
sculpture
Classification
|
|
Material:
|
|
marble
Work_MaterialDisplay
marble
Material
|
|
Technique:
|
|
carving (processes)
Work_Technique
carving (processes)
Technique
|
|
Measurements:
|
|
59 in (height)
Work_MeasurementDisp lay
59 in (height)
Measurements
|
|
Description:
|
|
The statue represents one of the daughters of Niobe who, wounded to death by an arrow, falls to her knees striving to extract it. The mythical queen, mother to seven sons and seven daughters, dared boast of being more prolific than Leto and for this reason was punished by Apollo and Artemis with the murder of her children. According to a recent hypothesis (by E. La Rocca), the statue, a Greek original dateable between 440 and 430 BCE, was part of the pedimental group of the Temple of Apollo Daphnephoros at Eretria. It was transferred to Rome in the Augustan Age by the Roman general Gaius Sosius. The statue would be successively moved to the Horti Sallustiani (Gardens of Sallust), perhaps as a component of an open air ornamental complex; it was discovered there in 1906. (Source: Area Archeology of Rome [website]; http://archeoroma.be niculturali.it/en/)
Work_Description_Sou rce
The statue represents one of the daughters of Niobe who, wounded to death by an arrow, falls to her knees striving to extract it. The mythical queen, mother to seven sons and seven daughters, dared boast of being more prolific than Leto and for this reason was punished by Apollo and Artemis with the murder of her children. According to a recent hypothesis (by E. La Rocca), the statue, a Greek original dateable between 440 and 430 BCE, was part of the pedimental group of the Temple of Apollo Daphnephoros at Eretria. It was transferred to Rome in the Augustan Age by the Roman general Gaius Sosius. The statue would be successively moved to the Horti Sallustiani (Gardens of Sallust), perhaps as a component of an open air ornamental complex; it was discovered there in 1906. (Source: Area Archeology of Rome [website]; http://archeoroma.be niculturali.it/en/)
Description
|
|
Collection:
|
|
Adjunct Module A: Italian Art
LocalCollection
Adjunct Module A: Italian Art
Collection
|
|
Identifier:
|
|
7A3-R-PM-NHS-A03
Image_OriginalVendor ID
7A3-R-PM-NHS-A03
Identifier
|
|
Rights:
|
|
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Image_Rights
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Rights
|
