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Title
Forum
of
Nerva
[Forum
Transitorium]
,
Rome
,
Italy
, the "
Colonnacce
",
southwest
walls
viewed
from the
north
.
Cultural Context
Ancient Roman
Roman
Italian
European
Western European
Style/Period
Imperial (Roman)
Roman (ancient Italian style)
Theme
Architecture (object genre)
Ruins
Archaeological sites
Forums (open spaces)
Buildings
Exterior views
Exterior walls
Walls
Eye-level views
Architectural elements
Columns (architectural elements)
Capitals (column components)
Fluting
Attics (exterior stories)
Entablatures
Friezes (ornamental areas)
Friezes (entablature components)
Sculpture (visual work)
Reliefs (sculptures)
High reliefs (sculpture)
Fragments
Narrative (artistic device)
Narratives (document genres)
Storytelling
Myths (literary documents)
Mythology (literary genre)
Legends (folk tales)
Folk tales
Folklore
Scenes (depictions)
Spinning (textile process)
Weaving
Figurative art
Figures (representations)
Front views
Women
Goddesses
Costume (mode of fashion)
Drapery (representations)
Shields (armor)
Helmets
Headgear
Armor (protective wear)
Subject
Architecture
Ruins
Archaeological sites
Forums
Buildings
Walls
Architectural elements
Structural elements
Columns
Capitals (Columns)
Entablatures
Friezes (Entablature components)
Friezes (Ornamental bands)
Sculpture
Architectural sculpture
Architectural decorations & ornaments
Storytelling
Myths
Legends
Spinning
Weaving
Goddesses
People associated with religion
Supernatural beings
Fictitious characters
Women
Clothing & dress
Helmets
Headgear
Shields
Arms & armament
Description
"The
most
representative
surviving
part
of the
Forum
is
a
stretch
of the
south
wall
containing
what are
known
as the
'Colonnacce'
:
two
surviving
columns
from the
Corinthian
colonnade
erected
around
the
outer
wall
of the
square
, an
imitation
and
reproduction
of the
arcades
in the
other
Forums
.
Since
there was
insufficient
space
to
build
real
porticoes
, the
architect
had
recourse
to
pseudo-porticoes
to
create
an
optical
illusion
,
setting
columns
close
to the
walls
and
uniting
them by
means
of
projecting
entablatures
. There
still
remains
a
stretch
of the
frieze
which
depicts
female
figures
intent
on
spinning
and
weaving
. The
scene
with
Minerva
is
set
almost
in the
middle
of the
intercolumns
. The
goddess
is
identified
by the
conventional
iconography
as
wearing
a
helmet
. She
is
shown
in the
act
of
striking
a
kneeling
woman
,
identified
as
Arachne
, the
mortal
who
had the
audacity
to
challenge
the
goddess
in the
art
of
weaving
and
who
was
turned
into a
spider
(arachnide
in
Greek)
,
condemned
to
People Pictured
Minerva (Roman deity)
Location Depicted
Rome (Italy)
Forum of Nerva (Rome, Italy)
Italy
Work Type
Architecture
Archaeological sites
Ruins
Buildings
Source
Ungaro, Lucrezia, ed. The Museum of the Imperial Forums in Trajan's Market. Trans. Richard Sadleir. Milan: Electa, 2007. (p.185, fig.256).
Rights
© 2007 Comune di Roma, Assessorato alle Politiche Culturali, Sovraintendenza ai Beni Culturali, Zètema Progetto Cultura s.r.l.; Photograph reproduced in Ungaro courtesy: Stefano Castellani.
Digital Publisher
University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center
Format
image/jpeg
Digital File Name
VRC
783-34.jpg
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