Detail View: ADJUNCT MODULE B: ITALIAN ART: Harpy with Amorino (Putto)
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Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE B: ITALIAN ART
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Preferred Title:
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Harpy with Amorino (Putto)
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Alternate Title:
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Sirena con amorino
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Image View:
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Detail, upper part of body of the harpy, balancing some sort of tray on her head
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Creator:
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unknown (Roman (ancient))
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Location:
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repository: Museo Archeologico Nazionale (Naples, Campania, Italy) 9981
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Location Note:
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Piazza Museo 19
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GPS:
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+40.853378+14.250486
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Date:
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ca. 49-1 BCE (creation)
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Cultural Context:
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Roman (ancient)
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Style Period:
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Imperial (Roman)
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Work Type 1:
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mosaic (visual work)
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Classification:
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Decorative Arts, Utilitarian Objects and Interior Design
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Material:
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tesserae of basalt and limestone
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Technique:
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mosaic (process)
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Measurements:
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48 x 48 cm (width)
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Subjects:
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literary or legendary; mythology (Classical); harpies; putti
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Description:
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The central emblem of a floor mosaic, done in opus vermiculatum work. The discovery site is thought to be Rome, the mosaic was later part of the Farnese Collection. The harpy, with the hind quarters of a bird, holds a water or wine jug and balances a tray on her head. In front of her flies a dove, and she is followed by an amorino carrying an urn. (Source: Naples National Archaeological Museum [website]; http://cir.campania.beniculturali.it/museoarcheologiconazionale)
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Collection:
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Adjunct Module B: Italian Art
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Identifier:
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7A3-R-NAM-HM-A02
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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