Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
ADJUNCT MODULE B: ITALIAN ART
Preferred Title:
Statue of Wounded Amazon
Image View:
View from front, arm and bow have been replace; head is antique but not original to this work
Creator:
after Phidias (Ancient Greek sculptor, ca. 500 - ca. 432 BCE); unknown (Roman (ancient) sculptor)
Location:
repository: Musei Capitolini (Rome, Lazio, Italy) Inv. Scu 733
Location Note:
Piazza del Campidoglio 1; Palazzo Nuovo, Sala del Galata
GPS:
41.893021 12.4825
Date:
Roman copy, ca. 10 BCE-10 CE (creation)
Cultural Context:
Roman (ancient)
Style Period:
Imperial (Roman)
Work Type 1:
sculpture (visual work)
Classification:
Sculpture and Installations
Material:
marble
Technique:
carving (processes)
Measurements:
211 cm (height)
Subjects:
human figure; military or war; mythology (Classical); Amazons; Augustan
Description:
Roman copy of the 1st century CE, From Tivoli. This sculpture is identified as a replica of the first imperial period (10 BCE-10 CE), of the famous Wounded Amazon made by the Greek sculptor Phidias. The woman wears a light chiton that covers only one shoulder and thus reveals her left breast. Although the head of the figure is ancient , it is not original to the work and was attached in 1775. The Amazons were said to have founded the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus and they were a popular subject with Greek sculptors; this work is known as one of the Mattei type (derived from Phidias). (Source: Capitoline Museums [website]; http://en.museicapit olini.org/)
Collection:
Adjunct Module B: Italian Art
Identifier:
7A3-G-CM-SWA-A02
Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.

Statue of Wounded Amazon