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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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Preferred Title:
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Theseus Fights the Minotaur
Work_PrefTitle
Theseus Fights the Minotaur
Preferred Title
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Alternate Title:
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Teseo e il Minotauro
Work_AltTitle
Teseo e il Minotauro
Alternate Title
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Image View:
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Detail, the seven maidens watch the fight
Image_Title
Detail, the seven maidens watch the fight
Image View
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Creator:
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unknown (Roman (ancient))
Agent_Display
unknown (Roman (ancient))
Creator
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Location:
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repository: Museo Archeologico Nazionale (Naples, Campania, Italy) 10018
Work_Location_Type_D isplay
repository: Museo Archeologico Nazionale (Naples, Campania, Italy) 10018
Location
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Location Note:
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Piazza Museo 19
Work_LocationNotes
Piazza Museo 19
Location Note
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GPS:
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40.853378 14.250486
GPS
40.853378 14.250486
GPS
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Date:
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ca. 90-50 BCE (creation)
Work_DateDisplay
ca. 90-50 BCE (creation)
Date
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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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Imperial (Roman)
Work_StylePeriodDisp lay
Imperial (Roman)
Style Period
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Work Type 1:
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mosaic (visual work)
Work_Worktype1
mosaic (visual work)
Work Type 1
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Classification:
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Decorative Arts, Utilitarian Objects and Interior Design
Work_Classification
Decorative Arts, Utilitarian Objects and Interior Design
Classification
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Material:
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tesserae of limestone, border of marble
Work_MaterialDisplay
tesserae of limestone, border of marble
Material
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Technique:
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mosaic (process)
Work_Technique
mosaic (process)
Technique
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Measurements:
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48 cm (height) x 48 cm (width)
Work_MeasurementDisp lay
48 cm (height) x 48 cm (width)
Measurements
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Subjects:
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literary or legendary; mythology (Classical); Plutarch
Work_Image_SubjectDi splay
literary or legendary; mythology (Classical); Plutarch
Subjects
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Description:
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The central emblem of a floor mosaic, done in opus vermiculatum work. The emblem is surrounded by a border frame of rare marble. Theseus fights the Minotaur while the seven maidens who were to be sacrificed to the Minotaur watch from the background. The story was recounted in Plutarch's Life of Theseus. Discovered in the commune of Chieti, in Abruzzo. (Source: Naples National Archaeological Museum [website]; http://cir.campania. beniculturali.it/mus eoarcheologiconazion ale)
Work_Description_Sou rce
The central emblem of a floor mosaic, done in opus vermiculatum work. The emblem is surrounded by a border frame of rare marble. Theseus fights the Minotaur while the seven maidens who were to be sacrificed to the Minotaur watch from the background. The story was recounted in Plutarch's Life of Theseus. Discovered in the commune of Chieti, in Abruzzo. (Source: Naples National Archaeological Museum [website]; http://cir.campania. beniculturali.it/mus eoarcheologiconazion ale)
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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7A3-R-NAM-FTM-A02
Image_OriginalVendor ID
7A3-R-NAM-FTM-A02
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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