Detail View: ADJUNCT MODULE B: ITALIAN ART: Dionysus with Satyrs and Laurel Wreath Mosaic
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Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE B: ITALIAN ART
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Preferred Title:
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Dionysus with Satyrs and Laurel Wreath Mosaic
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Alternate Title:
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Mosaico Pavimentale Con Dioniso e Satiri al Centro Entro Corona di Alloro
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Image View:
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Detail, central emblem with Dionysus holding thrysus and flanked by satyrs
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Creator:
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unknown (Roman (ancient))
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Location:
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repository: Museo Nazionale Romano (Rome, Lazio, Italy) inv. 327
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Location Note:
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Palazzo Massimo alle Terme; Largo di Villa Peretti, 2
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GPS:
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+41.901359+12.498249
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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 limestone; colored glass
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Technique:
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mosaic (process)
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Subjects:
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decorative arts; deities; mythology (Classical); Dionysus (Greek deity)
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Description:
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Central emblem of a floor mosaic found near San Giacomo alla Lungara, also called San Giacomo in Settimiano, due to its vicinity to Porta Settimiana, built by Septimius Severus and included by Aurelianus within the city walls. This is also the area of the Roman villa, discovered in 1879 during work on the embankments of the Tiber, under the Villa Farnesina, via Lungara. After detachment of frescoes, stucco and mosaics, the ancient structures were destroyed. (Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page)
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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-PM-DSLW-A02
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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