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Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE B: ITALIAN ART
LocalCollection
ADJUNCT MODULE B: ITALIAN ART
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Preferred Title:
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Orestes and Elektra
Work_PrefTitle
Orestes and Elektra
Preferred Title
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Image View:
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Detail, upper half male figure reaching out to female
Image_Title
Detail, upper half male figure reaching out to female
Image View
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Creator:
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Menelaos (Roman (ancient) sculptor, 1st century BCE)
Agent_Display
Menelaos (Roman (ancient) sculptor, 1st century BCE)
Creator
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Location:
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repository: Museo Nazionale Romano (Rome, Lazio, Italy)
Work_Location_Type_D isplay
repository: Museo Nazionale Romano (Rome, Lazio, Italy)
Location
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Location Note:
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via Sant’Apollinare, 46 (Palazzo Altemps)
Work_LocationNotes
via Sant’Apollinare, 46 (Palazzo Altemps)
Location Note
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GPS:
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41.901169 12.473062
GPS
41.901169 12.473062
GPS
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Date:
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ca. 99-50 BCE (creation)
Work_DateDisplay
ca. 99-50 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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Late Republican
Work_StylePeriodDisp lay
Late Republican
Style Period
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Work Type 1:
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sculpture (visual work)
Work_Worktype1
sculpture (visual work)
Work Type 1
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Classification:
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Sculpture and Installations
Work_Classification
Sculpture and Installations
Classification
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Material:
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marble
Work_MaterialDisplay
marble
Material
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Technique:
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carving (processes)
Work_Technique
carving (processes)
Technique
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Measurements:
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1.92 m (height)
Work_MeasurementDisp lay
1.92 m (height)
Measurements
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Subjects:
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literary or legendary; mythology (Classical)
Work_Image_SubjectDi splay
literary or legendary; mythology (Classical)
Subjects
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Description:
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The work has the signature ("Menelaos pupil of Stephanos made (this)"), first half 1st century BCE. This sculpture was found in the grounds of the Villa Ludovisi in Rome and is ascribed to the sculptor Menelaus. Guesses have been made concerning the figures represented in this sculpture. The comparative size and protecting demeanor of the female figure have led some to believe that this might be the representation of a mother and son, perhaps Penelope and Telemachos, rather than brother and sister. In any case, the sculpture is thought to depict a moment of anagnorisis, a recognition scene, such as the one of Orestes and Electra in Aeschylus' Libation Bearers. (Source: Columbia College Core Curriculum; http://www.college.c olumbia.edu/core/)
Work_Description_Sou rce
The work has the signature ("Menelaos pupil of Stephanos made (this)"), first half 1st century BCE. This sculpture was found in the grounds of the Villa Ludovisi in Rome and is ascribed to the sculptor Menelaus. Guesses have been made concerning the figures represented in this sculpture. The comparative size and protecting demeanor of the female figure have led some to believe that this might be the representation of a mother and son, perhaps Penelope and Telemachos, rather than brother and sister. In any case, the sculpture is thought to depict a moment of anagnorisis, a recognition scene, such as the one of Orestes and Electra in Aeschylus' Libation Bearers. (Source: Columbia College Core Curriculum; http://www.college.c olumbia.edu/core/)
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Collection:
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Adjunct Module B: Italian Art
LocalCollection
Adjunct Module B: Italian Art
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Identifier:
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7A3-R-PAL-OEE-A07
Image_OriginalVendor ID
7A3-R-PAL-OEE-A07
Identifier
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Image_Rights
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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