Detail View: ADJUNCT MODULE B: ITALIAN ART: Venus Removing Her Sandal
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Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE B: ITALIAN ART
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Preferred Title:
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Venus Removing Her Sandal
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Image View:
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Detail, upper body; Venus leans on a pillar to untie her sandal
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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) 109678
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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. 50-79 CE (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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opus sectile (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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marble; slate
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Technique:
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opus sectile (technique)
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Measurements:
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29 cm (height) x 24 cm (width)
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Subjects:
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human figure; mythology (Classical); Aphrodite (Greek deity); Venus (Roman deity)
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Description:
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Aphrodite (Venus) removing her sandal from Pompeii, House of L. and M. Volusii Fausti (I.2.10) (Casa di L. Volusius Faustus ed M. Volusius Faustus) done in opus sectile type inlay. Opus sectile originated in Egypt and Asia Minor. It was considered a rarer and more luxurious art than straightforward mosaic made with tesserae. (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-VRS-A02
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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