Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
ADJUNCT MODULE D: WORLD ART
Preferred Title:
Portrait of a woman (possibly Galla Placidia)
Image View:
Overall view from front
Creator:
unknown (Italian sculptor)
Location:
exhibition: Santa Maria Antiqua (Rome, Lazio, Italy)
Location Note:
Palantine Hill, Roman Forum; Via di S. Teodoro, 1; from exhibition, "Santa Maria Antiqua between Rome and Byzantium", 2016
GPS:
41.891 12.485583
Date:
ca. 400-450 CE (creation)
Cultural Context:
Italian
Style Period:
Early Christian
Work Type 1:
sculpture (visual work)
Classification:
Sculpture and Installations
Material:
fine grained marble
Technique:
carving (processes)
Subjects:
portrait; rulers and leaders; Galla Placidia, Empress, approximately 386-450; Western Roman Empire
Description:
Fine-grained marble head of a woman, from the Museo dell'Alto Medioevo. First half of the 5th century, probably from Rome, possibly of Galla Placidia. Part of an exhibit, “Santa Maria Antiqua between Rome and Byzantium" when the restored Santa Maria Antiqua was first opened to the public in 2016. Galla Placidia was the daughter of the Roman emperor Theodosius I, was regent to Valentinian III from 423 until his majority in 437, and a major force in Roman politics for most of her life. (Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia. org/wiki/Main_Page)
Collection:
Archivision Adjunct Module D: World Art
Identifier:
6A2-I-R-RF-SMA-POWGP -A01
Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.

Portrait of a woman (possibly Galla Placidia)