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Title
Forum
of
Nerva
[Forum
Transitorium]
,
Rome
,
Italy
, the "
Colonnacce
",
attic
relief
,
figure
traditionally
interpreted
as
Minerva
.
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
Architectural elements
Exterior walls
Walls
Attics (exterior stories)
Sculpture (visual work)
Reliefs (sculptures)
High reliefs (sculpture)
Fragments
Figurative art
Figures (representations)
Front views
Myths (literary documents)
Mythology (literary genre)
Legends (folk tales)
Folk tales
Folklore
Women
Goddesses
Costume (mode of fashion)
Drapery (representations)
Shields (armor)
Armor (protective wear)
Helmets
Headgear
Patterns (design elements)
Subject
Architecture
Ruins
Archaeological sites
Forums
Buildings
Architectural elements
Walls
Sculpture
Architectural sculpture
Architectural decorations & ornaments
Myths
Legends
Supernatural beings
Fictitious characters
Goddesses
People associated with religion
Women
Clothing & dress
Helmets
Headgear
Shields
Arms & armament
Patterns (Design elements)
Description
"The
figure
traditionally
interpreted
as
Minerva
is
actually
the
armed
personification
of a
subjugated
people.
"
(Caption
,
p
.
187)
; "The
top
of the
attic
story
,
set
almost
18
meters
above
the
grade
,
contains
holes
for the
cramps
that
formerly
anchored
statues
, and
retains
one
of the
reliefs
that
decorated
the
front
between
the
intercolumns
.
It
has a
carving
of a
female
figure
with
helmet
and
shield
who
was
traditionally
identified
as
Minerva
, the
deity
to
whom
Domitian
was
thus
believed
to have
dedicated
the
whole
iconographic
scheme
to the
Forum
.
However
,
archaeological
excavations
conducted
for
Holy
Year
2000
discovered
fragments
of
another
relief
with a
female
figure
,
which
show
that the
decorations
consisted
of a
sequence
of the
personifications
of the
Provinces
, a
theme
alluding
to the
pacification
secured
by the
Roman
Empire
.
Before
the
discovery
of the
new
panel
,
it
was
thought
that the
panels
represented
the
deities
of the
Graeco-Roman
Olympus
,
gathered
to
secure
the
imperium
of
Domitian
.
Now
,
however
, they have been
recognized
as the
provinces
,
symbolizing
the
unification
of
East
and
West
under
the
Roman
Empire.
"
(Excerpts
,
pp
.
181
;
185)
People Pictured
Minerva (Roman deity)
Location Depicted
Rome (Italy)
Forum of Nerva (Rome, Italy)
Italy
Technique
Sculpting
Relief (sculpture techniques)
High relief (technique)
Work Type
Architecture
Archaeological sites
Ruins
Buildings
Sculpture
Architectural sculpture
Reliefs (sculptures)
High reliefs (sculpture)
Source
Ungaro, Lucrezia, ed. The Museum of the Imperial Forums in Trajan's Market. Trans. Richard Sadleir. Milan: Electa, 2007. (p.187, fig.258).
Rights
© 2007 Comune di Roma, Assessorato alle Politiche Culturali, Sovraintendenza ai Beni Culturali, Zètema Progetto Cultura s.r.l.; Photograph reproduced in Ungaro courtesyt: 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
783-36.jpg
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