Temple of Mars Ultor, Rome, Italy, capital.
Title |
Temple of Mars Ultor, Rome, Italy, capital. |
Cultural Context |
Ancient Roman Roman Italian European Western European |
Style/Period |
Imperial (Roman) Roman (ancient Italian style) Corinthian (architectural style) |
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 |
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. |
People Pictured |
Pegasus (Greek mythology) |
Location Depicted |
Rome (Italy) Forum of Augustus (Rome, Italy) Italy |
Material |
Marble (rock) Carrara marble Lunense marble Stone (rock) Rock |
Technique |
Sculpting Carving (processes) |
Work Type |
Architecture Temples Religious facilities Buildings Sculpture Architectural sculpture Architectural elements Capitals (Columns) Columns |
Source |
Ungaro, Lucrezia, ed. The Museum of the Imperial Forums in Trajan's Market. Trans. Richard Sadleir. Milan: Electa, 2007. (p.141, fig.177). |
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. |
Digital Publisher |
University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center |
Format |
image/jpeg |
Digital File Name |
VRC 783-24.jpg |
Rating |
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