Temple of Mars Ultor, Rome, Italy, capital.
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Title |
Temple of Mars Ultor, Rome, Italy, capital. |
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Cultural Context |
Ancient Roman
Roman
Italian
European
Western European |
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Style/Period |
Imperial (Roman)
Roman (ancient Italian style)
Corinthian (architectural style) |
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Subject |
Architecture
Temples
Religious facilities
Buildings
Sculpture
Architectural sculpture
Architectural decorations & ornaments
Architectural elements
Structural elements
Capitals (Columns)
Columns
Architectural orders
Corinthian order
Patterns (Design elements)
Acanthi
Rosettes
Flowers
Leaves
Plants
Horses
Animals
Myths
Legends
Fictitious characters
Supernatural beings |
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Description |
"Capital based on the Corinthian order with winged horses (Pegasuses) from a pilaster in Lunense marble, from the first order of the decoration of the interior of the cella of the temple of Mars Ultor. The lower part of the kalathos is covered with acanthus leaves, their tips folded and projecting, while in the upper half the winged horses with archaic-looking manes have wings transformed into acanthus leaves with the tips folded in a spiral. The horses support the corners of the abacus instead of the normal volutes and emerge from a vine shoot covered with spiraling acanthus leaves terminating in a rosette. The heads are highly naturalistic, in contrast with the manes." (Caption, p. 141); temple located in the Forum of Augustus. |
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People Pictured |
Pegasus (Greek mythology) |
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Location Depicted |
Rome (Italy)
Forum of Augustus (Rome, Italy)
Italy |
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Material |
Marble (rock)
Carrara marble
Lunense marble
Stone (rock)
Rock |
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Technique |
Sculpting
Carving (processes) |
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Work Type |
Architecture
Temples
Religious facilities
Buildings
Sculpture
Architectural sculpture
Architectural elements
Capitals (Columns)
Columns |
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Source |
Ungaro, Lucrezia, ed. The Museum of the Imperial Forums in Trajan's Market. Trans. Richard Sadleir. Milan: Electa, 2007. (p.141, fig.177). |
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Rights |
© 2007 Comune di Roma, Assessorato alle Politiche Culturali, Sovraintendenza ai Beni Culturali, Zètema Progetto Cultura s.r.l.; Photograph reproduced in Ungaro courtesy: Archivio grafico e fotografico della Sovraintendenza ai Beni Culturali del Comune di Roma, Mercati di Traiano. |
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Digital Publisher |
University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center |
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Format |
image/jpeg |
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Digital File Name |
VRC 783-24.jpg |
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