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Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE D: WORLD ART
LocalCollection
ADJUNCT MODULE D: WORLD ART
Collection
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Preferred Title:
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Palazzo del Te; Chamber of the Emperors
Work_PrefTitle
Palazzo del Te; Chamber of the Emperors
Preferred Title
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Alternate Title:
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Palazzo Te; Camera degli Imperatori
Work_AltTitle
Palazzo Te; Camera degli Imperatori
Alternate Title
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Image View:
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View of the vaulted ceiling; center hexagon features Caesar burning the letters of Pompey
Image_Title
View of the vaulted ceiling; center hexagon features Caesar burning the letters of Pompey
Image View
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Creator:
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workshop of Giulio Romano (Italian artist, 1499-1546)
Agent_Display
workshop of Giulio Romano (Italian artist, 1499-1546)
Creator
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Location:
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site: Palazzo del Te (Mantua, Lombardy, Italy)
Work_Location_Type_D isplay
site: Palazzo del Te (Mantua, Lombardy, Italy)
Location
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Location Note:
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Viale Te, 13
Work_LocationNotes
Viale Te, 13
Location Note
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GPS:
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45.14737 10.78728
GPS
45.14737 10.78728
GPS
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Date:
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ca. 1530-1531 (creation)
Work_DateDisplay
ca. 1530-1531 (creation)
Date
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Cultural Context:
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Italian
Work_Culture
Italian
Cultural Context
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Style Period:
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Mannerist (Renaissance-Baroque style); Sixteenth century
Work_StylePeriodDisp lay
Mannerist (Renaissance-Baroque style); Sixteenth century
Style Period
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Work Type 1:
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stuccowork
Work_Worktype1
stuccowork
Work Type 1
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Work Type 2:
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fresco (painting)
Work_Worktype2
fresco (painting)
Work Type 2
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Classification:
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Decorative Arts, Utilitarian Objects and Interior Design
Work_Classification
Decorative Arts, Utilitarian Objects and Interior Design
Classification
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Material:
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carved plaster; pigment on plaster (fresco); gilding
Work_MaterialDisplay
carved plaster; pigment on plaster (fresco); gilding
Material
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Technique:
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carving (processes); fresco painting (technique); gilding (technique)
Work_Technique
carving (processes); fresco painting (technique); gilding (technique)
Technique
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Subjects:
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allegory; decorative arts; rulers and leaders; Alexander, the Great, 356-323 B.C.; Caesar, Julius
Work_Image_SubjectDi splay
allegory; decorative arts; rulers and leaders; Alexander, the Great, 356-323 B.C.; Caesar, Julius
Subjects
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Description:
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The room is named for the subjects painted on the vault, exalted as virtuous examples of rulers drawn from ancient history. The center hexagon features Caesar burning the incriminating letters of Pompey in an act of clemency. On the long walls are two tondi, one of Alexander saving the books of Homer (south wall), the other of the continence of Scipio (north wall). The curved vaults have six rectangles with full length standing portraits of Alexander the Great (east wall); Julius Caesar; Signifer or sign holder (south wall); Augustus (west wall); Warrior; Philip of Macedonia (north wall). The lower frieze in grisaille is late eighteenth century (the original has been lost). (Source: Palazzo Te [website]; http://www.palazzote .it)
Work_Description_Sou rce
The room is named for the subjects painted on the vault, exalted as virtuous examples of rulers drawn from ancient history. The center hexagon features Caesar burning the incriminating letters of Pompey in an act of clemency. On the long walls are two tondi, one of Alexander saving the books of Homer (south wall), the other of the continence of Scipio (north wall). The curved vaults have six rectangles with full length standing portraits of Alexander the Great (east wall); Julius Caesar; Signifer or sign holder (south wall); Augustus (west wall); Warrior; Philip of Macedonia (north wall). The lower frieze in grisaille is late eighteenth century (the original has been lost). (Source: Palazzo Te [website]; http://www.palazzote .it)
Description
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Image Description:
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An episode reported by Pliny in which, after the victory of Pharsalus, Caesar burned Pompey's incriminating letters without reading them, in an act of clemency.
Image_Description
An episode reported by Pliny in which, after the victory of Pharsalus, Caesar burned Pompey's incriminating letters without reading them, in an act of clemency.
Image Description
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Collection:
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Archivision Adjunct Module D: World Art
LocalCollection
Archivision Adjunct Module D: World Art
Collection
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Identifier:
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1A1-RG-PT-I-COE-A01
Image_OriginalVendor ID
1A1-RG-PT-I-COE-A01
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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