THE GALLERY OF ANCIENT ART

Mythology in the Art
1581. ARCHITECTURE. Rome.
Arch of Janus in the Velabrum — Forum Boarium.
Travertine.
Keystone of an arch.
4th cent. CE.
Rome.
1582. PAINTING, GRAPHICS. Rome.
Mask of Dionysus.
Fresco in the Columbarium of Gaius Scribonius Menophilus.
1st cent. BCE — 1st cent. CE.
Rome, Columbarium of Caius Scribonius Menophilus.
1583. PAINTING, GRAPHICS. Rome.
Mask of Pan.
Fresco in the Columbarium of Gaius Scribonius Menophilus.
1st cent. BCE — 1st cent. CE.
Rome, Columbarium of Caius Scribonius Menophilus.
1584. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Sacrifice to Diana. Rome, Arch of Constantine
Relief on the Arch of Constantinus, tondo on south side.
117—138 CE.
Rome, Arch of Constantine.
1585. SCULPTURE. Rome.
A male head (Alexander-Helios?).
White marble. End of the Hadrian reign - beginning of the Antonines period.
Rome, Archaeological area in via San Vincenzo, 9, "LA CITTA’ DELL’ACQUA".
1586. SCULPTURE. Rome.
A male head (Alexander-Helios?).
White marble. End of the Hadrian reign - beginning of the Antonines period.
Rome, Archaeological area in via San Vincenzo, 9, "LA CITTA’ DELL’ACQUA".
1587. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Marriage sarcophagus (known as sarcophagus of cardinal Guglielmo Fieschi.
Front panel with wedding scenes.
Marble. Ca. 210-220 CE.
Rome, Basilica of Saint Lawrence outside the Walls.
1588. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Capital of the first column of the Northern colonnade.
Marble. Severan age.
Rome, Basilica of Saint Lawrence outside the Walls, basilica of Pelagius II.
1589. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Sarcophagus with vintage scenes (vindemialia).
Front relief. Marble.
5th century CE.
Rome, Basilica of Saint Lawrence outside the Walls, portic.
1590. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Sarcophagus with vintage scenes (vindemialia).
Marble. Right short side.
5th century CE.
Rome, Basilica of Saint Lawrence outside the Walls, portic.
1591. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Sarcophagus with vintage scenes (vindemialia).
Marble. Left short side.
5th century CE.
Rome, Basilica of Saint Lawrence outside the Walls, portic.
1592. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Capital of the first column of the Northern colonnade.
Marble. Severan age.
Rome, Basilica of Saint Lawrence outside the Walls, basilica of Pelagius II.
1593. SCULPTURE. Greece.
Hercules kills the Nemean lion. Frontal relief of a sarcophagus.
Marble. Greece, 5th cent. BCE.
Rome, Basilica of Saint Mary Above Minerva.
1594. SCULPTURE. Greece.
Hercules kills the Nemean lion (detail). Frontal relief of a sarcophagus.
Marble. Greece, 5th cent. BCE.
Rome, Basilica of Saint Mary Above Minerva.
1595. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Sarcophagus of the Muses (known as the sarcophagus of pope Anacletus II) with a lid from a different sarcophagus .
Marble. The 3rd — beginning of the 4th cent. CE.
Rome, Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls, cloister.
1596. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Apollo playing cither (sarcophagus of pope Anacletus II).
Marble. The 3rd — beginning of the 4th cent. CE.
Rome, Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls, cloister.
1597. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Marsyas receiving Apollo’s punishment (sarcophagus of pope Anacletus II).
Marble. The 3rd — beginning of the 4th cent. CE.
Rome, Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls, cloister.
1598. MOSAIC. Rome.
A fragment of mosaic floor.
212—216 CE.
Rome, Baths of Caracalla.
1599. MOSAIC. Rome.
A fragment of mosaic floor.
212—216 CE.
Rome, Baths of Caracalla.
1600. MOSAIC. Rome.
A fragment of mosaic floor.
212—216 CE.
Rome, Baths of Caracalla.