Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE C: WORLD ART
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Preferred Title:
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Apollo Seated with a Lyre
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Alternate Title:
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Dea Roma
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Image View:
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Overall three quarter view from right; base and porphyry body are original
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Creator:
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Carlo Albacini (Italian restorer, active 1780-1807); unknown (Roman (ancient) sculptor)
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Location:
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repository: Museo Archeologico Nazionale (Naples, Campania, Italy) 6281
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Location Note:
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Piazza Museo, 19; Farnese Collection
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GPS:
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+40.853378+14.250486
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Date:
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2nd century CE (creation); restored 1786-1789 (alteration)
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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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sculpture (visual work)
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Classification:
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Sculpture and Installations
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Material:
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porphyry; white marble
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Technique:
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carving (processes)
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Subjects:
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deities; music; mythology (Classical); Apollo (Greek deity); Restoration and conservation
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Description:
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The colossal statue portrays Apollo sitting on a rocky spur. All bare parts, namely the head and hands, as well as the lyre, were originally made of bronze and were replaced by Carlo Albacini with those visible today in white marble. Engravings and testimony of that period confirm that the statue represented a female subject, that is the personification of Rome (Dea Roma), before the restorer altered its features. The use of the original porphyry, for the intrinsic value of the material and for the exclusively imperial exploitation of quarries, suggests that the statue would be destined for a temple or a private residence of the emperor. Part of the Farnese Collection. (Source: Naples National Archaeological Museum [website]; https://www.museoarcheologiconapoli.it/en/)
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Collection:
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Archivision Adjunct Module C: World Art
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Identifier:
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7A3-R-NAM-ASWL-A03
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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