Apollo, acroterion from Portonaccio Temple, Veii, Italy, detail of head, front view.
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Title |
Apollo, acroterion from Portonaccio Temple, Veii, Italy, detail of head, front view. |
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Creator |
Vulca (Etruscan sculptor, active ca. 500 BCE) |
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Date |
End of 6th century BCE |
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Cultural Context |
Etruscan
Italian
European
Western European |
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Style/Period |
Etruscan |
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Subject |
Statues
Men
Myths
Legends
Fictitious characters
Supernatural beings
Hairstyles
Smiling |
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People Pictured |
Apollo (Greek deity) |
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Material |
Terracotta (clay material)
Clay |
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Technique |
Sculpting
Firing (heating) |
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Work Type |
Sculpture
Statues
Terracottas (sculptural works) |
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Repository |
Museo Nazionale di Villa Giulia (Rome, Italy) |
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Source |
Bussagli, Marco, ed. Rome: Art & Architecture. Cologne: Konemann, 1999. (p.[41]) |
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Rights |
Photo/illustration credit/reproduced in Bussagli courtesy: Instituto Fotografico Editoriale Scala; Rome, Museo Nazionale Etrusco di Villa Giulia. |
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Digital Publisher |
University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center |
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Format |
image/jpeg |
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Digital File Name |
VRC 1135-15.jpg |
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Rating |
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