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House of the Faun, Pompeii, Italy, main atrium, triclinium, so-called Tiger Rider floor mosaic, central image, detail of tiger's head.
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Title
House
of the
Faun
,
Pompeii
,
Italy
,
main
atrium
,
triclinium
,
so-called
Tiger
Rider
floor
mosaic
,
central
image
,
detail
of
tiger's
head
.
Date
2nd century BCE
Cultural Context
Ancient Roman
Italian
European
Western European
Style/Period
Roman (ancient Italian style)
Theme
Architecture (object genre)
Buildings
Houses
Dwellings
Domus
Mosaics (visual works)
Pavements (surface elements)
Floors (surface elements)
Detail views
Figures (representations)
Figurative art
Wild animals
Wildlife
Animals
Heads (animal or human components)
Faces (animal or human components)
Plants (vegetation)
Vegetation
Leaf (plant material)
Subject
Architecture
Buildings
Houses
Dwellings
Residential facilities
Mosaics
Mosaic pavements
Floors
Details
Tigers
Wild cats
Animals
Heads (Anatomy)
Faces
Tongues
Plants
Leaves
Description
“Detail
of the
central
image
of the
floor
mosaic
from the
second
century
BC
,
which
was
found
in the
triclinium
(dining
hall)
of the
main
atrium
. This
tiger’s
head
is
from the
so-called
Tiger
Rider
, an
image
showing
a
Dionysian
spirit
riding
on the
back
of a
big
cat
, and
is
a
superb
example
of the
mastery
of
mosaic
techniques.”
(caption
,
p.66)
Technique
Mosaic (process)
Inlay (process)
Work Type
Architecture
Buildings
Houses
Dwellings
Mosaics
Mosaic pavements
Pavements (surface elements)
Floors
Details
Repository
Museo Archeologico Nazionale (Naples, Italy)
Source
Bussagli, Marco, ed. Rome: Art & Architecture. Cologne: Konemann, 1999. (p.67)
Rights
Photo/illustration credit/reproduced in Bussagli courtesy: Luciano Pedicini; Naples, Museo Archeologico Nazionale.
Digital Publisher
University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center
Format
image/jpeg
Digital File Name
VRC
732-25.jpg
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