Detail View: ADJUNCT MODULE A: ITALIAN ART: Floor Mosaic with Story of Hylas and the Nymphs
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Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE A: ITALIAN ART
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Preferred Title:
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Floor Mosaic with Story of Hylas and the Nymphs
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Image View:
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Detail, nymphs seize Hylas as he fills a pitcher with water
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Creator:
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unknown (Roman (ancient))
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Location:
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repository: Museo Nazionale Romano (Rome, Lazio, Italy) inv. 423108
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Location Note:
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Palazzo Massimo alle Terme; largo di Villa Peretti, 1
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GPS:
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+41.901403+12.498216
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Date:
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ca. 100-30 BCE (creation)
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Cultural Context:
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Roman (ancient)
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Style Period:
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Late Republican
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Work Type 1:
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mosaic (visual work)
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Work Type 2:
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floor (surface element)
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Classification:
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mosaics
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Material:
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colored stone tesserae
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Technique:
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mosaic (process)
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Description:
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This floor with a geometric design features a central panel (emblemata) with the story of Hylas, who participated in the expedition of the Argonauts and was captured by the nymphs. Hylas remained their eternal prisoner and thus had an immortal life. Dated between the end of the 2nd century BCE and the beginning of the Imperial period. From Rome, the area of Tor Bella Monaca. [Description from museum label].
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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-PM-MEH-A06
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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