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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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Fresco of the Worship of Isis
Work_PrefTitle
Fresco of the Worship of Isis
Preferred Title
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Alternate Title:
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Scena di culto isiaco
Work_AltTitle
Scena di culto isiaco
Alternate Title
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Image View:
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Detail, a sacred ibis sits on a sphinx sculpture outside the temple
Image_Title
Detail, a sacred ibis sits on a sphinx sculpture outside the temple
Image View
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Creator:
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unknown (Roman (ancient) painter)
Agent_Display
unknown (Roman (ancient) painter)
Creator
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Location:
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repository: Museo Archeologico Nazionale (Naples, Campania, Italy) 8924
Work_Location_Type_D isplay
repository: Museo Archeologico Nazionale (Naples, Campania, Italy) 8924
Location
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Location Note:
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1380 Sherbrooke Street West (exhibition location)
Work_LocationNotes
1380 Sherbrooke Street West (exhibition location)
Location Note
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GPS:
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45.4987-73.5801
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Date:
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ca. 50-79 CE (creation)
Work_DateDisplay
ca. 50-79 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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Subjects:
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deities; genre; Herculaneum (Extinct city); Isis; African sacred ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus); birds
Work_Image_SubjectDi splay
deities; genre; Herculaneum (Extinct city); Isis; African sacred ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus); birds
Subjects
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Description:
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Part of the 2015 "Pompeii" exhibit which featured over 220 archaeological artifacts, most from the Naples National Archaeological Museum. The exhibit was designed to immerse viewers in settings of every day life in Pompeii, complete with state-of-the-art visual effects and soundscapes. In this wall painting from Herculaneum, white-robed priests of Isis perform a water ritual as chanting devotees line the steps of the goddess's temple. The cult of Isis was part of the syncretic tendencies of religion in the Greco-Roman world of late antiquity; the Romans having acquired it from the Hellenistic Ptolemaic dynasty in Egypt. Women could participate and play key roles in the cult, this was not the case in the majority of Roman cults. (Source: Montreal Museum of Fine Arts; http://www.mmfa.qc.c a/)
Work_Description_Sou rce
Part of the 2015 "Pompeii" exhibit which featured over 220 archaeological artifacts, most from the Naples National Archaeological Museum. The exhibit was designed to immerse viewers in settings of every day life in Pompeii, complete with state-of-the-art visual effects and soundscapes. In this wall painting from Herculaneum, white-robed priests of Isis perform a water ritual as chanting devotees line the steps of the goddess's temple. The cult of Isis was part of the syncretic tendencies of religion in the Greco-Roman world of late antiquity; the Romans having acquired it from the Hellenistic Ptolemaic dynasty in Egypt. Women could participate and play key roles in the cult, this was not the case in the majority of Roman cults. (Source: Montreal Museum of Fine Arts; http://www.mmfa.qc.c a/)
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-PEX-FWI-A15
Image_OriginalVendor ID
7A3-R-PEX-FWI-A15
Identifier
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Image_Rights
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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