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Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE A: ITALIAN ART
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ADJUNCT MODULE A: ITALIAN ART
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Preferred Title:
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Farnese Bull
Work_PrefTitle
Farnese Bull
Preferred Title
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Image View:
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Detail, figure of Dirke, raising her arm against the hooves of the bull
Image_Title
Detail, figure of Dirke, raising her arm against the hooves of the bull
Image View
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Creator:
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after Apollonios of Tralles (Ancient Greek sculptor, active 2nd century BCE); after Tauriskos of Tralles (Ancient Greek sculptor, active ca. 2nd century BCE); unknown (Roman (ancient))
Agent_Display
after Apollonios of Tralles (Ancient Greek sculptor, active 2nd century BCE); after Tauriskos of Tralles (Ancient Greek sculptor, active ca. 2nd century BCE); unknown (Roman (ancient))
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Location:
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repository: Museo Archeologico Nazionale (Naples, Campania, Italy) 6002
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repository: Museo Archeologico Nazionale (Naples, Campania, Italy) 6002
Location
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Location Note:
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Piazza Museo Nazionale, 19; Room XVI, formerly Farnese Collection
Work_LocationNotes
Piazza Museo Nazionale, 19; Room XVI, formerly Farnese Collection
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GPS:
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40.8534 14.2505
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Date:
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Roman copy, ca. 200-299 CE (creation)
Work_DateDisplay
Roman copy, ca. 200-299 CE (creation)
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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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Greco-Roman; Hellenistic
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Greco-Roman; Hellenistic
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Work Type 1:
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sculpture (visual work)
Work_Worktype1
sculpture (visual work)
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Classification:
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sculpture
Work_Classification
sculpture
Classification
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Material:
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marble
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marble
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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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370 cm (height) x 295 cm (length) x 295 cm (width)
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370 cm (height) x 295 cm (length) x 295 cm (width)
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Description:
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The sculptural group, known as the 'mountain of marble' due to the fact that it is made from a single block of enormous size, represents the agonizing death of Dirke, who was tied to an enraged bull by Amphion and Zethos as a punishment for the repeated injustices inflicted upon their mother Antiope. It is considered by modern scholars to be an enlarged and modified version of a group described by Pliny (Natural History XXXVI.iv.34) in connection with the myth of Dirke and attributable to Apollonios and Tauriskos of Rhodes. This re-elaborated copy seems to have been made by Roman sculptors in the 3rd century CE for the Baths of Caracalla in Rome, where the group was found in August 1545. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordart online.com/)
Work_Description_Sou rce
The sculptural group, known as the 'mountain of marble' due to the fact that it is made from a single block of enormous size, represents the agonizing death of Dirke, who was tied to an enraged bull by Amphion and Zethos as a punishment for the repeated injustices inflicted upon their mother Antiope. It is considered by modern scholars to be an enlarged and modified version of a group described by Pliny (Natural History XXXVI.iv.34) in connection with the myth of Dirke and attributable to Apollonios and Tauriskos of Rhodes. This re-elaborated copy seems to have been made by Roman sculptors in the 3rd century CE for the Baths of Caracalla in Rome, where the group was found in August 1545. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordart online.com/)
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-G-NAM-FB-B10
Image_OriginalVendor ID
7A3-G-NAM-FB-B10
Identifier
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Image_Rights
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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