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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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Thetis in Hephaestus' workshop
Work_PrefTitle
Thetis in Hephaestus' workshop
Preferred Title
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Alternate Title:
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Teti e Efesto
Work_AltTitle
Teti e Efesto
Alternate Title
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Image View:
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Overall view without frame
Image_Title
Overall view without frame
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) 9529
Work_Location_Type_D isplay
repository: Museo Archeologico Nazionale (Naples, Campania, Italy) 9529
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. 60-79 CE (creation)
Work_DateDisplay
ca. 60-79 CE (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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Fourth Style; Imperial (Roman)
Work_StylePeriodDisp lay
Fourth Style; Imperial (Roman)
Style Period
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Work Type 1:
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fresco (painting)
Work_Worktype1
fresco (painting)
Work Type 1
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Classification:
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Paintings
Work_Classification
Paintings
Classification
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Material:
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pigment on plaster
Work_MaterialDisplay
pigment on plaster
Material
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Technique:
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fresco painting (technique)
Work_Technique
fresco painting (technique)
Technique
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Measurements:
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159 cm (height) x 113 cm (width)
Work_MeasurementDisp lay
159 cm (height) x 113 cm (width)
Measurements
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Subjects:
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mythology (Classical); Homer. Iliad; Trojan War
Work_Image_SubjectDi splay
mythology (Classical); Homer. Iliad; Trojan War
Subjects
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Description:
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The fresco, painted in Fourth Style, illustrates the Homeric episode of the eighteenth book of the Iliad, when the goddess Thetis, mother of the hero Achilles, went to the god Hephaestus to collect the weapons that she had commissioned for her son. The subject of the fresco seems to have been a particular favorite of the inhabitants of Pompeii, like other themes from the Iliad, since it also features in other houses in the town. The model that inspired the artists was almost certainly the work of a Hellenistic painter even though, as was often the case, Roman painters completely or partly re-worked the composition to suit the tastes of local patrons. From the House of Paccius Alexander (IX.1.7), discovered 1866. (Source: Naples National Archaeological Museum [website]; http://cir.campania. beniculturali.it/mus eoarcheologiconazion ale)
Work_Description_Sou rce
The fresco, painted in Fourth Style, illustrates the Homeric episode of the eighteenth book of the Iliad, when the goddess Thetis, mother of the hero Achilles, went to the god Hephaestus to collect the weapons that she had commissioned for her son. The subject of the fresco seems to have been a particular favorite of the inhabitants of Pompeii, like other themes from the Iliad, since it also features in other houses in the town. The model that inspired the artists was almost certainly the work of a Hellenistic painter even though, as was often the case, Roman painters completely or partly re-worked the composition to suit the tastes of local patrons. From the House of Paccius Alexander (IX.1.7), discovered 1866. (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-PAS-A01
Image_OriginalVendor ID
7A3-R-NAM-PAS-A01
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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