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Funerary relief with portraits of the Servilii, from Rome, Italy.
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Funerary relief with portraits of the Servilii, from Rome, Italy.
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Title
Funerary
relief
with
portraits
of the
Servilii
, from
Rome
,
Italy
.
Date
Late 1st century BCE
Cultural Context
Ancient Roman
Roman
Italian
European
Western European
Style/Period
Roman (ancient Italian style)
Imperial (Roman)
Early Imperial
Theme
Sculpture (visual work)
Funerary sculpture
Funerary art
Memorials
Commemoratives
Tombs
Reliefs (sculptures)
Bas-reliefs (sculpture)
High reliefs (sculpture)
Fragments
Figures (representations)
Figurative art
Portraits
Families
Men (male humans)
Women
Spouses
Husbands
Wives
Parents
Fathers
Mothers
Sons
Boys
Children (people by age group)
Youth
Slaves (people)
Servants
Domestics
Working class
Workers
Social classes
Busts
Front views
Costume (mode of fashion)
Togas
Citizenship
Symbols
Symbolism (artistic concept)
Headcloths (headgear)
Bullae (pendants)
Pendants (jewelry)
Jewelry
Symbolism (artistic concept)
Symbols
Gesture
Architectural elements
Pilasters
Subject
Sculpture
Architectural sculpture
Memorial works
Tombs & sepulchral monuments
Bas-reliefs
Portraits
Families
Men
Women
Couples
Spouses
Fathers
Mothers
Children
Boys
Youth
Slaves
Servants
Women domestics
Working class
Freedmen
Social classes
Clothing & dress
Pendants (Jewelry)
Jewelry
Symbols
Gestures
Architectural elements
Pilasters
Description
"The
father
(pater
in the
epitaph)
was the
libertus
of
Quintus
Servilius
(Q.L.)
and
took
his
patron’s
name
upon
manumission
(gaining
freedom)
. His
wife
(uxor)
was
formerly
a
slave
of a
woman
named
Sempronia
. She
too
assumed
her
patron’s
name
and has
L
.
(liberta)
following
her
name
. Their
son
,
however
,
who
was
born
after
they had been
freed
,
is
Publius
Servilius
,
filius
of
Quintus
(Q.F.).
"
(pp.82-83)
Material
Marble (rock)
Rock
Stone (rock)
Measurements
2' x 5' 9"
Technique
Sculpting
Carving (processes)
Work Type
Sculpture
Reliefs (sculptures)
Tombs & sepulchral monuments
Portraits
Repository
Vatican Museums [Musei Vaticani] (Vatican City, Rome, Italy)
Source
Kleiner, Fred S. A History of Roman Art. Belmont, CA: Thomson Wadsworth, 2007. (fig.6-8, p.83)
Rights
Photo/illustration credit/reproduced in Kleiner courtesy: Vatican Museums.
Digital Publisher
University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center
Format
image/jpeg
Digital File Name
VRC
366-43.jpg
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