THE GALLERY OF ANCIENT ART

Mythology in the Art
1861. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Frieze of a lid of a sarcophagus with nymphs and erots
Marble. 2-nd half of the 2-nd cent. CE.
Rome, Roman National Museum, Baths of Diocletian, Aula X.
1862. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Front panel of a colonnaded sarcophagus depicting the labours of Heracles in intercolumnar spaces.
Marble.
180—190 CE.
Inv. No. 154592.
Rome, Roman National Museum, Baths of Diocletian, Aula X.
1863. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Sculpture group “Venus and Mars” with portrait heads.
Marble. Roman copy of ca. 170 CE after a Greek original of the 5th—4th century BCE.
Inv. No. 108522.
Rome, Roman National Museum, Baths of Diocletian, Small Cloister of the Certosa.
1864. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Sculpture group “Venus and Mars” with portrait heads.
Marble. Roman copy of ca. 170 CE after a Greek original of the 5th—4th century BCE.
Inv. No. 108522.
Rome, Roman National Museum, Baths of Diocletian, Small Cloister of the Certosa.
1865. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Sculpture group “Venus and Mars” with portrait heads (close-up).
Marble. Roman copy of ca. 170 CE after a Greek original of the 5th—4th century BCE.
Inv. No. 108522.
Rome, Roman National Museum, Baths of Diocletian, Small Cloister of the Certosa.
1866. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Jupiter with the aegis.
Parian marble.
2nd—3rd cent. CE.
Inv. No. 324751.
Rome, Roman National Museum, Baths of Diocletian, Small Cloister of the Certosa.
1867. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Jupiter with the aegis.
Parian marble.
2nd—3rd cent. CE.
Inv. No. 324751.
Rome, Roman National Museum, Baths of Diocletian, Small Cloister of the Certosa.
1868. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Jupiter with the aegis.
Parian marble.
2nd—3rd cent. CE.
Inv. No. 324751.
Rome, Roman National Museum, Baths of Diocletian, Small Cloister of the Certosa.
1869. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Jupiter with the aegis.
Parian marble.
2nd—3rd cent. CE.
Inv. No. 324751.
Rome, Roman National Museum, Baths of Diocletian, Small Cloister of the Certosa.
1870. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Jupiter with the aegis.
Parian marble.
2nd—3rd cent. CE.
Inv. No. 324751.
Rome, Roman National Museum, Baths of Diocletian, Small Cloister of the Certosa.
1871. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Judgement of Paris (a fragmentary relief).
Marble.
Hadrianean era.
Inv. No. 8563.
Rome, Roman National Museum, Palazzo Altemps.
1872. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Sarcophagus with battle scene know as the Small Ludovisi sarcophagus. The front panel (close-up).
Marble. 170—180 CE.
Inv. No. 8569.
Rome, Roman National Museum, Palazzo Altemps.
1873. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Statue of Heracles.
Coarse-grained marble.
Roman work of the 2nd cent. CE derived from a sculpture of the 4th cent. BCE attributed to Lysippus.
Inv. No. 8573.
Rome, Roman National Museum, Palazzo Altemps.
1874. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Statue of Heracles.
Coarse-grained crystalline marble.
Roman work of the 2nd cent. CE derived from a sculpture of the 4th cent. BCE attributed to Lysippus.
Inv. No. 8573.
Rome, Roman National Museum, Palazzo Altemps.
1875. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Statue of Heracles.
Coarse-grained crystalline marble.
Roman work of the 2nd cent. CE derived from a sculpture of the 4th cent. BCE attributed to Lysippus.
Inv. No. 8573.
Rome, Roman National Museum, Palazzo Altemps.
1876. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Bust of Pluto.
Fine-grained, transparent marble, cloak made of black antique marble. Roman copy.
Inv. Nos. 8584 / Alt. 61.
Rome, Roman National Museum, Palazzo Altemps.
1877. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Aphrodite (so-called Niobe).
Fine-grained marble.
Head — Roman copy of the 2nd century CE, bust — modern.
Inv. No. 8586.
Rome, Roman National Museum, Palazzo Altemps.
1878. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Bust of goddess Hygieia.
Pentelic marble.
Roman copy.
Inv. Nos. 8588 / Alt. 113.
Rome, Roman National Museum, Palazzo Altemps.
1879. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Demeter.
Marble.
Inv. No. 8596.
Rome, Roman National Museum, Palazzo Altemps.
1880. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Demeter (Ceres) Ludovisi.
Coarse marble.
Roman copy of the 2nd century CE after a Greek model of the 5th—4th centuries BCE.
Inv. No. 8596.
Rome, Roman National Museum, Palazzo Altemps.