Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE B: ITALIAN ART
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Preferred Title:
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Mosaic of Theatrical Masks
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Alternate Title:
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Mosaic with scenic masks
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Image View:
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Overall view of mosaic
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Creator:
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unknown (Roman (ancient) mosaicist)
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Location:
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repository: Musei Capitolini (Rome, Lazio, Italy) inv. MC0392
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Location Note:
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Piazza del Campidoglio 1; Palazzo Nuovo, Hall of the Doves
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GPS:
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+41.893021+12.4825
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Date:
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2nd century CE (creation)
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Cultural Context:
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Roman (ancient)
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Style Period:
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Imperial (Roman)
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Work Type 1:
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mosaic (visual work)
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Classification:
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Decorative Arts, Utilitarian Objects and Interior Design
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Material:
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tesserae of colored stone
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Technique:
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mosaic (process)
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Measurements:
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74.6 cm (height)
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Subjects:
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decorative arts; music; Musical instruments; Performing arts
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Description:
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From the Aventine Hill, Rome, possibly from the Baths of Decius (Thermae Decianae). The mosaic represents two masks leaning on a socle projecting out from two walls. One mask represents Tragedy, the other Comedy. Two flutes also lean against the wall behind the mask of Tragedy. On the mask of Comedy is a crown of ivy and berries, decoration associated with the cult of Dionysus, which was linked closely to the birth of the Greek theater. (Source: Capitoline Museums [website]; http://en.museicapitolini.org/)
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Collection:
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Adjunct Module B: Italian Art
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Identifier:
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7A3-R-CM-MTM-A01
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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