Detail View: ADJUNCT MODULE D: WORLD ART: Portrait of a woman (possibly Galla Placidia)
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Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE D: WORLD ART
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Preferred Title:
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Portrait of a woman (possibly Galla Placidia)
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Image View:
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Overall view from front right
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Creator:
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unknown (Italian sculptor)
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Location:
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exhibition: Santa Maria Antiqua (Rome, Lazio, Italy)
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Location Note:
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Palantine Hill, Roman Forum; Via di S. Teodoro, 1; from exhibition, "Santa Maria Antiqua between Rome and Byzantium", 2016
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GPS:
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+41.891+12.485583
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Date:
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ca. 400-450 CE (creation)
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Cultural Context:
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Italian
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Style Period:
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Early Christian
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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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fine grained marble
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Technique:
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carving (processes)
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Subjects:
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portrait; rulers and leaders; Galla Placidia, Empress, approximately 386-450; Western Roman Empire
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Description:
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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)
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Collection:
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Archivision Adjunct Module D: World Art
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Identifier:
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6A2-I-R-RF-SMA-POWGP-A02
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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