COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
AIC_.1928.257
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AIC_.1928.257
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
1998
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1998
AMICA Library Year
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Object Type:
Sculpture
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Sculpture
Object Type
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Creator:
Roman copy of the fifth-century B.C. Greek original by Phidias
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Roman copy of the fifth-century B.C. Greek original by Phidias
Creator
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Creator Name:
Pheidias
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Pheidias
Creator Name
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Creator Nationality:
European; Southern European; Mediterranean
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European; Southern European; Mediterranean
Creator Nationality
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Creator Dates/Places:
Greek; fl. c.500-432 B.C. Early Western World,Ancient Mediterranean,Ancient
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Greek; fl. c.500-432 B.C. Early Western World,Ancient Mediterranean,Ancient
Creator Dates/Places
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Phidias
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Phidias
Creator Name-CRT
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Creator Nationality:
European; Southern European; Roman
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European; Southern European; Roman
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Role:
Artist (copy)
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Artist (copy)
Creator Role
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Creator Dates/Places:
Roman Republic and Empire
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Roman Republic and Empire
Creator Dates/Places
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Roman
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Roman
Creator Name-CRT
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Title:
Relief of a Fallen Warrior from the Shield of the Athena Parthenos
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Relief of a Fallen Warrior from the Shield of the Athena Parthenos
Title
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Title Type:
preferred
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preferred
Title Type
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View:
full view
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full view
View
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Creation Date:
Imperial Period, 2nd century A.D.
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Imperial Period, 2nd century A.D.
Creation Date
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Creation Start Date:
100
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100
Creation Start Date
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Creation End Date:
200
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200
Creation End Date
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Materials and Techniques:
Marble relief
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Marble relief
Materials and Techniques
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Subject Description:
The relief panel depicts one figure drawn from the shield of the cult statue of Athena Parthenos from the Parthenon in Athens. The shield, designed by Phidias in the mid-fifth century B.C., illustrated a battle scene including this heroic, collapsing warrior who reaches behind him toward his wound. A series of panels copying figures from the shield were commissioned for Roman buyers, but the shipment sank in Piraeus, Athens' harbor where they were discovered in 1928.
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The relief panel depicts one figure drawn from the shield of the cult statue of Athena Parthenos from the Parthenon in Athens. The shield, designed by Phidias in the mid-fifth century B.C., illustrated a battle scene including this heroic, collapsing warrior who reaches behind him toward his wound. A series of panels copying figures from the shield were commissioned for Roman buyers, but the shipment sank in Piraeus, Athens' harbor where they were discovered in 1928.
Subject Description
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Creation Place:
Early Western World,Roman Republic and Empire
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Early Western World,Roman Republic and Empire
Creation Place
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Dimensions:
H.: 53.3 cm (21 in.); W.: 78.7 cm (31 in.); D.: 15.2 cm (6 in.)
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H.: 53.3 cm (21 in.); W.: 78.7 cm (31 in.); D.: 15.2 cm (6 in.)
Dimensions
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AMICA Contributor:
The Art Institute of Chicago
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The Art Institute of Chicago
AMICA Contributor
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Owner Location:
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Chicago, Illinois, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
1928.257
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1928.257
ID Number
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Credit Line:
The Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Alfred E. Hamill
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The Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Alfred E. Hamill
Credit Line
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Rights:
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<a href="http://www.artic.edu/aic/rights/main.rights.html"target="_new">http://www.artic.edu/aic/rights/main.rights.html</a>
Rights
false
Context:
Roman copy of the fifth-century B.C. Greek original by Phidias. Object found: Piraeus Harbor, Greece in 1925. During the second and first centuries B.C. the Romans conquered the cities and kingdoms that made up the Greek world; however, they promptlyturned to Greece for much of their artistic inspiration. Educated Romans spoke Greek, studied with Greek scholars in Athens and Ionia, and copied Greek styles in writing, speaking, architecture, painting, and sculpture. They removed original art from theGreek world to decorate their private and public buildings, and when demand outstripped supply, they commissioned copies of Greek originals. Sculptures with mythological references were sought because they bespoke educated and cultured Roman patrons who placed sculpture in their gardens, baths, and living rooms according to the meanings they wanted to convey.
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Roman copy of the fifth-century B.C. Greek original by Phidias. Object found: Piraeus Harbor, Greece in 1925. During the second and first centuries B.C. the Romans conquered the cities and kingdoms that made up the Greek world; however, they promptlyturned to Greece for much of their artistic inspiration. Educated Romans spoke Greek, studied with Greek scholars in Athens and Ionia, and copied Greek styles in writing, speaking, architecture, painting, and sculpture. They removed original art from theGreek world to decorate their private and public buildings, and when demand outstripped supply, they commissioned copies of Greek originals. Sculptures with mythological references were sought because they bespoke educated and cultured Roman patrons who placed sculpture in their gardens, baths, and living rooms according to the meanings they wanted to convey.
Context
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Related Image Identifier Link:
AIC_.E19443.TIF
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AIC_.E19443.TIF
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