Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE B: ITALIAN ART
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ADJUNCT MODULE B: ITALIAN ART
Collection
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Preferred Title:
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Aeneas, Anchises and Ascanius Leaving Troy
Work_PrefTitle
Aeneas, Anchises and Ascanius Leaving Troy
Preferred Title
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Alternate Title:
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Aeneas, Anchises and Ascanius
Work_AltTitle
Aeneas, Anchises and Ascanius
Alternate Title
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Image View:
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Detail of lower bodies, left side
Image_Title
Detail of lower bodies, left side
Image View
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Creator:
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Gian Lorenzo Bernini (Italian sculptor, 1598-1680)
Agent_Display
Gian Lorenzo Bernini (Italian sculptor, 1598-1680)
Creator
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Location:
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repository: Galleria Borghese (Rome, Lazio, Italy)
Work_Location_Type_D isplay
repository: Galleria Borghese (Rome, Lazio, Italy)
Location
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Location Note:
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Piazzale Scipione Borghese, 5
Work_LocationNotes
Piazzale Scipione Borghese, 5
Location Note
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GPS:
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41.914 12.492
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Date:
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1618-1619 (creation)
Work_DateDisplay
1618-1619 (creation)
Date
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Cultural Context:
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Italian
Work_Culture
Italian
Cultural Context
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Style Period:
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Baroque
Work_StylePeriodDisp lay
Baroque
Style Period
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Work Type 1:
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sculpture (visual work)
Work_Worktype1
sculpture (visual work)
Work Type 1
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Classification:
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Sculpture and Installations
Work_Classification
Sculpture and Installations
Classification
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Material:
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marble
Work_MaterialDisplay
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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220 cm (height)
Work_MeasurementDisp lay
220 cm (height)
Measurements
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Subjects:
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human figure; literary or legendary; mythology (Classical); Aeneid
Work_Image_SubjectDi splay
human figure; literary or legendary; mythology (Classical); Aeneid
Subjects
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Description:
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Bernini was commissioned by Scipione Borghese to produce a series of over life-size marble statues for his new villa by the Porta Pinciana. These technically brilliant and surprisingly novel works rapidly turned Bernini into a European celebrity. His first achievement as a monumental sculptor was Aeneas, Anchises and Ascanius Leaving Troy, a work once attributed to his father Pietro. Evoking the passage in the Aeneid in which Aeneas carries his father and leads his son away from the burning city, the group is notable for the realistic characterization of the three figures, their relative positions introducing a new naturalism. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordart online.com/)
Work_Description_Sou rce
Bernini was commissioned by Scipione Borghese to produce a series of over life-size marble statues for his new villa by the Porta Pinciana. These technically brilliant and surprisingly novel works rapidly turned Bernini into a European celebrity. His first achievement as a monumental sculptor was Aeneas, Anchises and Ascanius Leaving Troy, a work once attributed to his father Pietro. Evoking the passage in the Aeneid in which Aeneas carries his father and leads his son away from the burning city, the group is notable for the realistic characterization of the three figures, their relative positions introducing a new naturalism. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordart online.com/)
Description
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Collection:
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Adjunct Module B: Italian Art
LocalCollection
Adjunct Module B: Italian Art
Collection
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Identifier:
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7A1-BG-BG-AAA-A15
Image_OriginalVendor ID
7A1-BG-BG-AAA-A15
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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