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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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Statue of Young African Acrobat
Work_PrefTitle
Statue of Young African Acrobat
Preferred Title
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Image View:
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Overall view from right side
Image_Title
Overall view from right side
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 Nazionale Romano (Rome, Lazio, Italy) inv. 40009
Work_Location_Type_D isplay
repository: Museo Nazionale Romano (Rome, Lazio, Italy) inv. 40009
Location
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Location Note:
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Palazzo Massimo alle Terme; Largo di Villa Peretti, 2
Work_LocationNotes
Palazzo Massimo alle Terme; Largo di Villa Peretti, 2
Location Note
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GPS:
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41.901359 12.498249
GPS
41.901359 12.498249
GPS
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Date:
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ca. 27 BCE-68 CE (creation)
Work_DateDisplay
ca. 27 BCE-68 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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Early Imperial
Work_StylePeriodDisp lay
Early Imperial
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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pentelic marble
Work_MaterialDisplay
pentelic marble
Material
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Technique:
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carving (processes)
Work_Technique
carving (processes)
Technique
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Subjects:
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human figure; Blacks in art; acrobatics
Work_Image_SubjectDi splay
human figure; Blacks in art; acrobatics
Subjects
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Description:
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Discovered in via Nomentana in Rome, in the area of the demolished Villa Patrizi (1908). A young African performs an acrobatic trick very similar to those performed by tribal members from an area of the Nile, the Tentyitae (described by Pliny in Naturalis Historia), where skilled divers dive into the water from the backs of crocodiles. The work is based on a Hellenistic original and here has been adapted for the Roman period as a fountain decoration. The hole in the acrobat's mouth is a water spout. (Source: Museo Nazionale Romano; http://archeoroma.be niculturali.it/en/no de/482)
Work_Description_Sou rce
Discovered in via Nomentana in Rome, in the area of the demolished Villa Patrizi (1908). A young African performs an acrobatic trick very similar to those performed by tribal members from an area of the Nile, the Tentyitae (described by Pliny in Naturalis Historia), where skilled divers dive into the water from the backs of crocodiles. The work is based on a Hellenistic original and here has been adapted for the Roman period as a fountain decoration. The hole in the acrobat's mouth is a water spout. (Source: Museo Nazionale Romano; http://archeoroma.be niculturali.it/en/no de/482)
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-PM-AA-A03
Image_OriginalVendor ID
7A3-R-PM-AA-A03
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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