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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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Villa Borghese; Egyptian Room Ceiling
Work_PrefTitle
Villa Borghese; Egyptian Room Ceiling
Preferred Title
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Alternate Title:
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Villa Borghese; Sala Egizia Fresco
Work_AltTitle
Villa Borghese; Sala Egizia Fresco
Alternate Title
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Image View:
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Detail, planetary gods; the Moon (Diana or Artemis), a putti carries her bow
Image_Title
Detail, planetary gods; the Moon (Diana or Artemis), a putti carries her bow
Image View
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Creator:
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Giovanni Battista Marchetti (Italian painter, 1730-1800); Tommaso Conca (Italian painter, 1734-1822)
Agent_Display
Giovanni Battista Marchetti (Italian painter, 1730-1800); Tommaso Conca (Italian painter, 1734-1822)
Creator
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Location:
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repository: Villa Borghese (Rome, Lazio, Italy)
Work_Location_Type_D isplay
repository: Villa Borghese (Rome, Lazio, Italy)
Location
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Location Note:
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Piazzale Scipione Borghese, 5
Work_LocationNotes
Piazzale Scipione Borghese, 5
Location Note
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GPS:
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41.914 12.492
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Date:
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ca. 1779-1782 (creation)
Work_DateDisplay
ca. 1779-1782 (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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Baroque; Eighteenth century
Work_StylePeriodDisp lay
Baroque; Eighteenth century
Style Period
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Work Type 1:
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ceiling
Work_Worktype1
ceiling
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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Paintings
Work_Classification
Paintings
Classification
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Material:
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pigment on plaster (fresco)
Work_MaterialDisplay
pigment on plaster (fresco)
Material
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Technique:
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fresco painting (technique); grisaille
Work_Technique
fresco painting (technique); grisaille
Technique
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Subjects:
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allegory; mythology (Classical); Astronomy; Nile River; Anthony and Cleopatra; trompe l'oeill; interior design
Work_Image_SubjectDi splay
allegory; mythology (Classical); Astronomy; Nile River; Anthony and Cleopatra; trompe l'oeill; interior design
Subjects
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Description:
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The room was specially designed by the architect Antonio Asprucci, between 1779 and 1782 to house the Egyptian statues from the collection. At the center of the vault is the Nile River with his sons, the beneficial floods, and the goddess Cybele by Tommaso Maria Conca. Surrounding this, inside banded panels, are the planetary deities; Moon, Jupiter, Uranus (represented as Anubis with a dog's head), Saturn, Venus, Mars, Sun and Mercury by Giovanni Battista Marchetti. Immediately under the frame of the vault are eight paintings by Conca which illustrate the events of Antonio and Cleopatra. (Source: Galleria Borghese [website]; http://galleriaborgh ese.beniculturali.it )
Work_Description_Sou rce
The room was specially designed by the architect Antonio Asprucci, between 1779 and 1782 to house the Egyptian statues from the collection. At the center of the vault is the Nile River with his sons, the beneficial floods, and the goddess Cybele by Tommaso Maria Conca. Surrounding this, inside banded panels, are the planetary deities; Moon, Jupiter, Uranus (represented as Anubis with a dog's head), Saturn, Venus, Mars, Sun and Mercury by Giovanni Battista Marchetti. Immediately under the frame of the vault are eight paintings by Conca which illustrate the events of Antonio and Cleopatra. (Source: Galleria Borghese [website]; http://galleriaborgh ese.beniculturali.it )
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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7A1-MACHET-BG-ERC-A1 2
Image_OriginalVendor ID
7A1-MACHET-BG-ERC-A1 2
Identifier
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Image_Rights
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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