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Portrait of a Husband and Wife, Wall Painting from Pompeii

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Description: Portrait of a Husband and Wife, Wall Painting from Pompeii
TitlePortrait of a Husband and Wife, Wall Painting from Pompeii
Creator nameUnknown
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator rolePainter
Creation dateUnknown
Object typePainting
MaterialsUnknown
LocationMuseo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples
Accession numberUnknown
SubjectsPompeii (Extinct city)Mural painting and decoration, Roman--AncientWomen--Rome--HistoryHusband and wife
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Representations of Roman Women in Literature
Gordon Williams
Description: I, Claudia: Women in Ancient Rome
I, Claudia: Women in Ancient Rome
Roman male pronouncements about females are marked by an all too familiar mixture of bluster, prejudice, and inconsistency. Of course, Romans did...
Author
Gordon Williams
PublisherYale University Art Gallery
Copyright© 1996 Yale University Art Gallery
Related print edition pages: pp.126-138
Stable URL: https://aaeportal.com/?id=-31699&redirecttoanchor=106606
Chapter subject tags:Women--Rome--HistoryWomen--Rome--Social conditionsPlautus, Titus MacciusLiterature, AncientLatin literatureRome--History--Augustus, 30 B.C.-14 A.D.Augustus, Emperor of Rome, 63 B.C.-14 A.D.Women and gender, Ancient--RomeJuvenalAdultery (Roman law)Livy

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Description: Thetis and the armor for Achilles
Thetis and the armor for Achilles
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 06
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 300 BC
Object typePainting
MaterialsFresco
LocationNational Archaeological Museum, Naples
Thetis and the armor for Achilles
Thetis and the armor for Achilles, painting from Pompeii
Description: Relief from the Arch of Portugal: apotheosis of Sabina
Relief from the Arch of Portugal: apotheosis of Sabina
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date136–138 AD
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
Dimensions295 cm
LocationMuseo dei Conservatori, Rome
http://www.museicapitolini.org/en/percorsi/percorsi_per_sale/museo_del_palazzo_dei_conservatori/scalone/rilievo_dall_arco_di_portogallo_apoteosi_di_sabina
Accession numberInv. MC1213
Relief from the Arch of Portugal:...
Relief from the Arch of Portugal: apotheosis of Sabina
Description: Wall painting, so-called Fourth Style
Wall painting, so-called Fourth Style
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 06
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator rolePainter
Creation date69–79 AD
Object typePainting
MaterialsFresco
LocationNational Archaeological Museum, Naples
Wall painting, so-called Fourth Style
Wall-painting from house at Pompeii, so-called Fourth Style
Description: Wall-painting from a house at Pompeii, so-called Third Style
Wall-painting from a house at Pompeii, so-called Third Style
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 06
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 50 AD
Object typePainting
MaterialsFresco
Wall-painting from a house at Pompeii,...
Wall-painting from a house at Pompeii, so-called Third Style
Description: Distribution of bread from a stall in Pompeii
Distribution of bread from a stall in Pompeii
Posted by:John Carlson
May 10
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator rolePainter
Creation date0–100 AD
Object typePainting
MaterialsFresco
DimensionsH: 58 cm; W: 49 cm
LocationNational Archaeological Museum, Naples, Italy
Accession number2595
Distribution of bread from a stall in...
Distribution of bread from a stall in Pompeii
Description: Battle of Alexander and Darius, detail of fallen warrior gazing at his reflection
Battle of Alexander and Darius, detail of fallen warrior gazing at his reflection
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 06
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleMosaicist
Creation datec. 100 BC
Object typeMosaic
MaterialsMosaic
LocationNational Archaeological Museum, Naples
Accession number10020
Battle of Alexander and Darius, detail...
Fallen warrior gazing at his reflection, detail of the Battle of Alexander and Darius, mosaic from House of Faun, Pompeii
Description: Model of a house on a platform
Model of a house on a platform
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureNayarit
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date100 BC–AD 300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
Dimensions13 7/8 x 11 1/4 x 7 in. (35.2 x 28.6 x 17.8 cm)
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/120440
Accession number1991.479
Model of a house on a platform
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Description: Bust of Antonia the Younger
Bust of Antonia the Younger
Posted by:John Carlson
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Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 37–54 CE
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsParian marble
Dimensions21 7/16 × 17 1/8 × 8 11/16 in. (54.5 × 43.5 × 22 cm)
LocationHarvard Art Museums, Cambridge, Massachusetts
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/312121
Accession number1972.306
Bust of Antonia the Younger
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Description: Battle of Alexander and Darius
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Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 06
Creator name (description)After an original possibly by Philoxenos of Eretria of c. 300 BC
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Creator roleMosaicist
Creation datec. 100 BC
Object typeMosaic
MaterialsMosaic
LocationNational Archaeological Museum, Naples, Italy
Battle of Alexander and Darius
Battle of Alexander and Darius, mosaic from the House of the Faun, Pompei
Description: Procession of carpenters
Procession of carpenters
Posted by:John Carlson
May 10
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator rolePainter
Creation date0–100 AD
Object typePainting
MaterialsFresco
DimensionsH: 66 cm; W: 75 cm
LocationNational Archaeological Museum, Naples, Italy
Accession number1480
Procession of carpenters
Fresco from Pompeii depicting a procession of carpenters
Description: Pocahontas
Pocahontas
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 25
Creator name (description)After the 1616 engraving by Simon van de Passe
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1616–1617
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions30 1/4 × 25 1/4 in.
LocationNational Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
http://npg.si.edu/object/npg_NPG.65.61
Accession numberNPG.65.61
Pocahontas
Pocahontas
Description: Portrait of a Young Woman
Portrait of a Young Woman
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 19
Creator name (description)Previously attributed to Jean-Etienne Liotard
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation datec. 1775
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsPastel
Dimensions40.6 x 32.4 cm
LocationSaint Louis Art Museum
https://www.slam.org/collection/objects/20200/
Accession number186:1951
Portrait of a Young Woman
Portrait of a Young Woman
Description: Model of a circular ceremonial center
Model of a circular ceremonial center
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureNayarit
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation dateAD 100–800
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsCeramic and pigment
Dimensions13 x 18 1/2 in. (33 x 47 cm )
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/75238
Accession number1989.639
Model of a circular ceremonial center
Model of a circular ceremonial center

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