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Bacchus and Ariadne House (so-called), Ostia Antica, Italy, floor mosaic.
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Bacchus and Ariadne House (so-called), Ostia Antica, Italy, floor mosaic.
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Title
Bacchus
and
Ariadne
House
(so-called)
,
Ostia
Antica
,
Italy
,
floor
mosaic
.
Cultural Context
Ancient Roman
Roman
Italian
European
Western European
Style/Period
Roman (ancient Italian style)
Imperial (Roman)
Theme
Architecture (object genre)
Buildings
Houses
Dwellings
Domus
Ruins
Archaeological sites
Mosaics (visual works)
Pavements (surface elements)
Floors (surface elements)
Scenes (depictions)
Myths (literary documents)
Mythology (literary genre)
Legends (folk tales)
Folk tales
Folklore
Figures (representations)
Figurative art
Men (male humans)
Women
Gods
Goddesses
Sitting
Motion
Gesture
Costume (mode of fashion)
Drapery (representations)
Nudity
Herms
Tables (support furniture)
Furniture
Patterns (design elements)
Foliation (pattern)
Subject
Architecture
Buildings
Houses
Dwellings
Residential facilities
Ruins
Archaeological sites
Mosaics
Mosaic pavements
Floors
Myths
Legends
Fictitious characters
Supernatural beings
Men
Women
Gods
Goddesses
Sitting
Locomotion
Human locomotion
Gestures
Clothing & dress
Muscles
Herms
Tables
Furniture
Patterns (Design elements)
Description
“
View
of the
excavations
in
Ostia
Antica
with
imperial
mosaics
from the
so-called
Bacchus
and
Ariadne
House
in the
foreground
.
Roman
housing
from the
same
era
has not
survived
, but the
remains
of this
residential
complex
convey
a
sense
of the
layout
and
fittings
they
must
have
had.”
(caption
,
p.31)
People Pictured
Bacchus (Greek deity)
Ariadne (Greek mythology)
Pan (Greek deity)
Silenus (Greek mythology)
Eros (Greek deity)
Location Depicted
Ostia (Extinct city)
Italy
Technique
Mosaic (process)
Inlay (process)
Work Type
Architecture
Buildings
Houses
Dwellings
Ruins
Archaeological sites
Mosaics
Mosaic pavements
Pavements (surface elements)
Floors
Source
Bussagli, Marco, ed. Rome: Art & Architecture. Cologne: Konemann, 1999. (p.31 right)
Rights
Photo/illustration credit/reproduced in Bussagli courtesy: Giulio Veggi /Archivio White Star.
Digital Publisher
University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center
Format
image/jpeg
Digital File Name
VRC
729-17.jpg
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