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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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Niobe and Her Children [casts]
Work_PrefTitle
Niobe and Her Children [casts]
Preferred Title
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Image View:
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Detail, Niobe's children (called Niobids) try to flee
Image_Title
Detail, Niobe's children (called Niobids) try to flee
Image View
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Creator:
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after unknown (Ancient Greek sculptor)
Agent_Display
after unknown (Ancient Greek sculptor)
Creator
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Location:
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repository: Villa Medici (Rome, Lazio, Italy)
Work_Location_Type_D isplay
repository: Villa Medici (Rome, Lazio, Italy)
Location
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Location Note:
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French Academy in Rome; gardens
Work_LocationNotes
French Academy in Rome; gardens
Location Note
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GPS:
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41.908 12.483
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Date:
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copies ca. 1965 (creation); original ca. 280 BCE (other)
Work_DateDisplay
copies ca. 1965 (creation); original ca. 280 BCE (other)
Date
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Cultural Context:
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Ancient Greek
Work_Culture
Ancient Greek
Cultural Context
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Style Period:
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Hellenistic
Work_StylePeriodDisp lay
Hellenistic
Style Period
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Work Type 1:
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replica
Work_Worktype1
replica
Work Type 1
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Work Type 2:
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cast (sculpture)
Work_Worktype2
cast (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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cast stone and resin
Work_MaterialDisplay
cast stone and resin
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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2.27 m (height, figure of Niobe)
Work_MeasurementDisp lay
2.27 m (height, figure of Niobe)
Measurements
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Subjects:
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mythology (Classical); Medici family; Niobe; Niobids
Work_Image_SubjectDi splay
mythology (Classical); Medici family; Niobe; Niobids
Subjects
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Description:
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Group portraying Niobe and her children (originals at Galleria degli Uffizi in Florence). The copies were made at the initiative of Balthus, the Polish-French painter who was Director of the French Academy in 1961-977. A complex set of ancient statues found in Rome in 1583 near Porta S. Giovanni, they may have decorated the Horti Lamiani. At the Villa Medici they were originally placed at the end of the long alley which started at the entrance in Via di Porta Pinciana, until they were moved to Florence and the Uffizi. The original group (ca. 280 BCE) was probably set up by Seleukos, a king of Cilicia in south coastal Asia Minor. It was moved to Rome in 38 BCE to decorate the rebuilt temple of Apollo in the Campus Martius. (Source: Virtual Uffizi Gallery [website]; https://www.virtualu ffizi.com/)
Work_Description_Sou rce
Group portraying Niobe and her children (originals at Galleria degli Uffizi in Florence). The copies were made at the initiative of Balthus, the Polish-French painter who was Director of the French Academy in 1961-977. A complex set of ancient statues found in Rome in 1583 near Porta S. Giovanni, they may have decorated the Horti Lamiani. At the Villa Medici they were originally placed at the end of the long alley which started at the entrance in Via di Porta Pinciana, until they were moved to Florence and the Uffizi. The original group (ca. 280 BCE) was probably set up by Seleukos, a king of Cilicia in south coastal Asia Minor. It was moved to Rome in 38 BCE to decorate the rebuilt temple of Apollo in the Campus Martius. (Source: Virtual Uffizi Gallery [website]; https://www.virtualu ffizi.com/)
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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6A2-I-R-VMG-NAHC-A10
Image_OriginalVendor ID
6A2-I-R-VMG-NAHC-A10
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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