Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
ADJUNCT MODULE B: ITALIAN ART
Preferred Title:
Skeleton "Carpe Diem" Mosaic
Alternate Title:
Scheletro Mosaico
Image View:
Overall view
Creator:
unknown (Roman (ancient))
Location:
repository: Museo Archeologico Nazionale (Naples, Campania, Italy) 9978
Location Note:
Piazza Museo 19
GPS:
40.853378 14.250486
Date:
ca. 45-79 CE (creation)
Cultural Context:
Roman (ancient)
Style Period:
Imperial (Roman)
Work Type 1:
mosaic (visual work)
Classification:
Decorative Arts, Utilitarian Objects and Interior Design
Material:
tesserae of basalt; limestone
Technique:
mosaic (process)
Measurements:
91 cm (height) x 70 cm (width)
Subjects:
allegory
Description:
The central emblem of a floor mosaic done in opus tessellatum work. The skeleton bears a pitcher in each hand, recalling the "carpe diem" (seize the day) philosophy of Epicurus. Discovery location not noted. (Source: Naples National Archaeological Museum [website]; http://cir.campania. beniculturali.it/mus eoarcheologiconazion ale)
Collection:
Adjunct Module B: Italian Art
Identifier:
7A3-R-NAM-KM-A01
Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.

Skeleton "Carpe Diem" Mosaic