Detail View: ADJUNCT MODULE A: ITALIAN ART: Seated Minerva
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Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE A: ITALIAN ART
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Preferred Title:
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Seated Minerva
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Image View:
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Detail, upper body and head (armless)
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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. 124495
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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. 29 BCE-14 CE (creation)
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Cultural Context:
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Roman (ancient)
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Style Period:
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Greco-Roman; 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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yellow alabaster; black marble; white Luna marble
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Technique:
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carving (processes)
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Description:
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Exotic self-colored stones were occasionally carved into figural sculpture. The precedents for the practice are in ancient Egypt, the traditions of which the Romans clearly recognized and respected. Large-scale statuary in colored stones may have been a particular symbol of imperial prestige, since the emperors controlled most of the quarries. The colossal seated figure of Minerva, whose draped body was made of golden yellow alabaster, the hair in black marble, the face, hands and exposed foot in white Luna marble, possibly evoked a Classical Greek (5th century BCE) prototype in gold and ivory. From the foundations of a building near Piazza dell'Emporio, armless and without left foot. Restored face and neck (in plaster, made from casts of the Athena Carpegna). (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordartonline.com/)
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Collection:
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Adjunct Module A: Italian Art
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Identifier:
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7A3-G-PM-SMS-A02
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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