The Capitoline triad
Marble.2nd sentury CE. Rome, Roman National Museum, Baths of DiocletianPhoto by Ilya Shurygin
The Capitoline triad.
Marble.
2nd sentury CE.
2nd sentury CE.
Rome, Roman National Museum, Baths of Diocletian
(Roma, Museo nazionale romano, Terme di Diocleziano).
Origin:
Rome — the University of Rome collection.
Description:
A little pediment with a depiction of the three major divinities of the Roman pantheon. At the centre there is Jove with one of his attributes, the eagle, there are Juno with her head veiled and Minerva with her helmet and round shield. At the sides of the triad are Castor and Pollux, the Dioscuri. The relief was
probably inspired to the pediment of the capitoline temple after the domitician reconstruction.
probably inspired to the pediment of the capitoline temple after the domitician reconstruction.
Credits:
© 2010. Photo: Ilya Shurygin.
Text: museum annotation.
Text: museum annotation.
Keywords: ελληνική μυθολογία mythologia graeca greek mythology mitologia greca griechische mythologie grecque διόσκοροι διόσκουροι κάστωρ kastor πολυδεύκης polydeukes gemini dioscuri castor et pollux castores tyndaridae tyndarids polydeuces castore polideuce polluce dioskuren und tyndariden dioscures ρωμαϊκή romana roman römische romaine μινέρβα minerva goddess dea divinità göttin déesse minerve γιούνο juno iuno giunone junon γιούπιτερ jupiter iupiter juppiter iuppiter jovis iovis jove giove γλυπτική sculptura sculpture sculptural scultura skulptur ρωμαϊκό romano romani römisch römisches römischen römischer romain romains romaines ανακούφιση relief rilievo ρωμαϊκή αγορά forum romanum foro marktplatz marble marmo marmor marbre μάρμαρο bird birds uccello vogel oiseau πουλί sceptre scettro zepter sceptrum σκήπτρο eagle adler aigle aquila αετός seated on the throne enthroned sits siede in assiso su un trono sitzt auf einem thron assis sur trône thronus καθισμένοι σε θρόνο θρόνος pediment frontone timpano giebeldreieck fronton αέτωμα capitoline triad triade capitolina kapitolinische trias helmet shield
