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