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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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Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus [plaster cast]
Work_PrefTitle
Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus [plaster cast]
Preferred Title
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Image View:
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Right end panel; putti harvesting grain (top) and putti representing the seasons (below)
Image_Title
Right end panel; putti harvesting grain (top) and putti representing the seasons (below)
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) Inv. N. 31648
Work_Location_Type_D isplay
repository: Musei Vaticani (Rome (Vatican City), Santa Sede (Holy See), Italy) Inv. N. 31648
Location
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Location Note:
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Museo Pio Cristiano
Work_LocationNotes
Museo Pio Cristiano
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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cast 1911 (creation); original, 359 CE (creation)
Work_DateDisplay
cast 1911 (creation); original, 359 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 Christian; Imperial (Roman)
Work_StylePeriodDisp lay
Early Christian; Imperial (Roman)
Style Period
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Work Type 1:
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sarcophagus
Work_Worktype1
sarcophagus
Work Type 1
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Work Type 2:
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relief (sculpture)
Work_Worktype2
relief (sculpture)
Work Type 2
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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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patinated plaster
Work_MaterialDisplay
patinated plaster
Material
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Technique:
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casting (process)
Work_Technique
casting (process)
Technique
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Measurements:
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1.4 m (height) x 2.4 (length) x 1.0 m (width)
Work_MeasurementDisp lay
1.4 m (height) x 2.4 (length) x 1.0 m (width)
Measurements
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Subjects:
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death or burial; funerary art; New Testament; Old Testament and Apocrypha; Constantine, Emperor of Rome
Work_Image_SubjectDi splay
death or burial; funerary art; New Testament; Old Testament and Apocrypha; Constantine, Emperor of Rome
Subjects
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Description:
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Plaster cast of a marble Early Christian sarcophagus used for the burial of senator and city prefect Junius Bassus, who died in 359. Inscriptions say he was a neophyte ('neofitus', newly baptized). The sarcophagus was originally placed in or under Old St. Peter's Basilica (which had been recently built by Constantine), and rediscovered in 1597. The original is now located in the Treasury Museum of Saint Peter's; this cast is in Museo Pio Cristiano. It is a "column" style sarcophagus, with sculpted columns and pediments or entablatures dividing two registers of both New and Old Testament scenes. It is one of only two extant double-register columnar Early Christian sarcophagi, and shows a combination of carving styles and both Christian and Roman iconography. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordart online.com/)
Work_Description_Sou rce
Plaster cast of a marble Early Christian sarcophagus used for the burial of senator and city prefect Junius Bassus, who died in 359. Inscriptions say he was a neophyte ('neofitus', newly baptized). The sarcophagus was originally placed in or under Old St. Peter's Basilica (which had been recently built by Constantine), and rediscovered in 1597. The original is now located in the Treasury Museum of Saint Peter's; this cast is in Museo Pio Cristiano. It is a "column" style sarcophagus, with sculpted columns and pediments or entablatures dividing two registers of both New and Old Testament scenes. It is one of only two extant double-register columnar Early Christian sarcophagi, and shows a combination of carving styles and both Christian and Roman iconography. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordart online.com/)
Description
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Image Description:
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The left end panel shows putti harvesting grapes. Grapes and grain (the elements of the Eucharist) and the seasons (death and resurrection) were Roman images often given Christian reinterpretations.
Image_Description
The left end panel shows putti harvesting grapes. Grapes and grain (the elements of the Eucharist) and the seasons (death and resurrection) were Roman images often given Christian reinterpretations.
Image 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-GPM-SJB-A13
Image_OriginalVendor ID
7A3-R-VM-GPM-SJB-A13
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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