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Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE C: WORLD ART
LocalCollection
ADJUNCT MODULE C: WORLD ART
Collection
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Preferred Title:
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Personification of the River Nile
Work_PrefTitle
Personification of the River Nile
Preferred Title
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Alternate Title:
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Colossus of the Nile
Work_AltTitle
Colossus of the Nile
Alternate Title
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Image View:
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Detail, right side of figure leaning against a sphinx
Image_Title
Detail, right side of figure leaning against a sphinx
Image View
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Creator:
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unknown (Roman (ancient) sculptor)
Agent_Display
unknown (Roman (ancient) sculptor)
Creator
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Location:
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repository: Musei Vaticani (Rome (Vatican City), Santa Sede (Holy See), Italy)
Work_Location_Type_D isplay
repository: Musei Vaticani (Rome (Vatican City), Santa Sede (Holy See), Italy)
Location
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Location Note:
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Braccio Nuovo (New Wing)
Work_LocationNotes
Braccio Nuovo (New Wing)
Location Note
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GPS:
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41.906389 12.454444
GPS
41.906389 12.454444
GPS
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Date:
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Roman copy, second half 1st century (creation)
Work_DateDisplay
Roman copy, second half 1st century (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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Imperial (Roman)
Work_StylePeriodDisp lay
Imperial (Roman)
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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white marble
Work_MaterialDisplay
white 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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allegory; deities; Nile River; personification; sphinx; cornucopia; babies; crocodile
Work_Image_SubjectDi splay
allegory; deities; Nile River; personification; sphinx; cornucopia; babies; crocodile
Subjects
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Description:
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This colossal statue of the Nile was found in 1513 in Campo Marzio; probably part of the decoration of the Iseo Campense, dedicated to the Egyptian deities Isis and Serapis. The personification is shown with a cornucopia of fruit in his left arm and ears of wheat in his right hand. Egypt is represented by a sphinx, on which the figure of the Nile supports himself, and by some exotic animals. The scene is enlivened by sixteen children who allude to the sixteen cubits of water by which the Nile rises for its annual flood. The sculpture was probably inspired by a monumental statue of the Nile in black basalt, a Hellenistic original from Alexandria (3rd-2nd century BCE), which Pliny the Elder described as being within the Forum of Peace. (Source: Vatican Museums (Musei Vaticani) [website]; http://www.museivati cani.va/)
Work_Description_Sou rce
This colossal statue of the Nile was found in 1513 in Campo Marzio; probably part of the decoration of the Iseo Campense, dedicated to the Egyptian deities Isis and Serapis. The personification is shown with a cornucopia of fruit in his left arm and ears of wheat in his right hand. Egypt is represented by a sphinx, on which the figure of the Nile supports himself, and by some exotic animals. The scene is enlivened by sixteen children who allude to the sixteen cubits of water by which the Nile rises for its annual flood. The sculpture was probably inspired by a monumental statue of the Nile in black basalt, a Hellenistic original from Alexandria (3rd-2nd century BCE), which Pliny the Elder described as being within the Forum of Peace. (Source: Vatican Museums (Musei Vaticani) [website]; http://www.museivati cani.va/)
Description
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Collection:
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Archivision Adjunct Module C: World Art
LocalCollection
Archivision Adjunct Module C: World Art
Collection
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Identifier:
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7A3-R-VM-COTN-A02
Image_OriginalVendor ID
7A3-R-VM-COTN-A02
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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