Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
ADJUNCT MODULE C: WORLD ART
Preferred Title:
Sarcophagus with Scenes of Phaedra and Hippolytus
Image View:
Detail, left side of panel, seated figure of Phaedra, second from left
Creator:
unknown (Roman (ancient) sculptor)
Location:
repository: Camposanto (Pisa, Tuscany, Italy) Inv. No. C 9 est.
Location Note:
North side of Piazza dei Miracoli
GPS:
43.723 10.395
Date:
ca. 180 CE (creation)
Cultural Context:
Roman (ancient)
Style Period:
Imperial (Roman)
Work Type 1:
relief (sculpture)
Work Type 2:
sarcophagus
Classification:
Sculpture and Installations
Material:
marble
Technique:
carving (processes)
Measurements:
2.40 m (width); 1.05 m (height, with lid)
Subjects:
animal; mythology (Classical); Artemis (Greek deity); horse; wild boar
Description:
The Roman sarcophagus shows variants on the story of Hippolytus, who was killed after rejecting the advances of Phaedra, his stepmother, the second wife of Theseus. Instead of shown in a chariot, Hippolytus is shown here on a single horse, accompanied by Artemis and being attacked by a wild boar. Nicola Pisano studied this and other Roman and Greek works in the Camposanto, making direct quotations from them in his pulpit for the Pisa Baptistery. In particular the figure of Phaedra was used in his rendering of the Virgin Mary. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordart online.com/)
Image Description:
The seated figure of Phaedra inspired Nicola Pisano's rendering of the Virgin on the Pisa Baptistery pulpit.
Collection:
Archivision Adjunct Module C: World Art
Identifier:
6A3-R-CMP-SMPH-A03
Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.

Sarcophagus with Scenes of Phaedra and Hippolytus