Eumachia, front view.
Title |
Eumachia, front view. |
Date |
1st century CE |
Cultural Context |
Ancient Roman Italian European Western European |
Style/Period |
Roman (ancient Italian style) Imperial (Roman) Julio-Claudian |
Subject |
Sculpture Women People associated with religion Clothing & dress |
Description |
"Statue of the priestess Eumachia in white marble with traces of the original polychrome. This is from the time of Tiberius (first century A.D.) and emulates, though less effectively, several aspects of Greek art in the late-classical age (fourth century B.C.), especially the extraordinarily gentle and elegant art of Praxiteles." (Caption, p. 133) |
People Pictured |
Eumachia |
Material |
White marble Marble (rock) Rock Stone (rock) |
Technique |
Sculpting Carving (processes) |
Work Type |
Sculpture Statues Portraits |
Repository |
Museo Archeologico Nazionale (Naples, Italy) |
Source |
Coarelli, Filippo, ed. Pompeii. Trans. Patricia A. Cockram. New York: Riverside Book, 2002. (p.133 left). |
Rights |
© MAGNUS EDIZIONI SpA, Udine, Italy. Photograph reproduced in Coarelli courtesy: Alfredo and Pio Foglia, Naples. |
Digital Publisher |
University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center |
Format |
image/jpeg |
Digital File Name |
VRC 761-06.jpg |
Rating |
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