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Three lictors, front views.
Sculpture; Metalwork; Figurines; Men; Bodyguards; Guards; People associated with health & safety; Clothing & dress; Boots; Footwear; Hairstyles; Fasces; Ceremonial objects; Emblems; Symbols; Lifting & carrying
"When the emperor passed by a crowd, lictors were responsible for holding the onlookers back. The statue here is composed of three lictors standing side by side, their heads turned slightly toward their right. They wear long togas draped over...
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Villa Farnesina, Rome, Italy, plan.
Architecture; Buildings; Houses; Dwellings; Residential facilities; Plans; Drawings; Architectural drawings; Rooms & spaces; Passageways; Bedrooms; Dining rooms; Entrance halls
a. Cryptoporticus (A), b. Bedroom B, c. Triclinium (C), d. Bedroom D, e. Bedroom E, f. Corridor F, g. Corridor G, i. Fauces, m. Vestibule; "The Villa Farnesina, which some scholars think was built by Agrippa in 21 B.C. to celebrate his...
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Villa Farnesina, Rome, Italy, interior view, Bedroom B, left wall of antechamber and rear wall of sleeping alcove.
Architecture; Buildings; Houses; Dwellings; Residential facilities; Interiors; Rooms & spaces; Bedrooms; Alcoves; Walls; Friezes (Ornamental bands); Optical illusions; Perspective; Paintings; Murals; Architectural elements; Structural elements;...
"The Villa Farnesina, which some scholars think was built by Agrippa in 21 B.C. to celebrate his marriage to Julia, daughter of the emperor Augustus, displayed one of the most refined examples of Roman domestic decoration. It is dated to the...
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Villa Farnesina, Rome, Italy, interior view, Bedroom D.
Architecture; Buildings; Houses; Dwellings; Residential facilities; Interiors; Rooms & spaces; Bedrooms; Alcoves; Walls; Friezes (Ornamental bands); Optical illusions; Paintings; Murals; Architectural elements; Structural elements;...
"The Villa Farnesina, which some scholars think was built by Agrippa in 21 B.C. to celebrate his marriage to Julia, daughter of the emperor Augustus, displayed one of the most refined examples of Roman domestic decoration. It is dated to the...
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Villa Farnesina, Rome, Italy, interior view, Bedroom B, detail of painted decoration, mask crowned with diadem.
Architecture; Buildings; Houses; Dwellings; Residential facilities; Interiors; Rooms & spaces; Bedrooms; Walls; Friezes (Ornamental bands); Paintings; Murals; Masks; Faces; Heads (Anatomy); Clothing & dress; Headgear; Jewelry; Earrings;...
"The Villa Farnesina, which some scholars think was built by Agrippa in 21 B.C. to celebrate his marriage to Julia, daughter of the emperor Augustus, displayed one of the most refined examples of Roman domestic decoration. It is dated to the...
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Column of Trajan, Forum of Trajan, Rome, Italy, frieze detail, suovetaurilia.
Architecture; Monuments; Monuments & memorials; Funerary facilities; Tombs & sepulchral monuments; Columns; Victories; Campaigns & battles; War; Sculpture; Architectural sculpture; Architectural decorations & ornaments; Bas-reliefs;...
“Illustration of a suovetaurilia, a ritual sacrifice made before the start of a military offensive. At the bottom, a pig and a sheep are being led to the sacrificial altar. The ox which was also destined for sacrifice cannot be seen in this view....
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Big Painting VI.
Paintings; Oil paintings; Abstract paintings; Abstract works; Comic books; Comics
"Whilst clearly representing a critique of free expression, Lichtenstein's 'brushstrokes', like most of his other Pop works, had an exact comic-book source. They initially derived from a strip entitled 'The Painting' published in Charlton...
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