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Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Cortile del Belvere -- and beyond -- Ancient Graeco-Roman Statuary in the Vatican Collection

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Emperor Claudius as Ares, god of war (41-54 AD)
Emperor Claudius as Ares, god of war (41-54 AD)
Torso di Giovane con testa dell'Hermes di Policleto
Torso di Giovane con testa dell'Hermes di Policleto
Roman copy of a 5th C. AD Hermes by the Greek sculptor Polykleitos
Roman copy of a 5th C. AD Hermes by the Greek sculptor Polykleitos
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Hercules, Vatican Museum
Hercules, Vatican Museum
Cortile ottagonale del Belvedere, Museo Pio-Clementino, Vatican Museum
Cortile ottagonale del Belvedere, Museo Pio-Clementino, Vatican Museum
Octagonal Courtyard, Museo Pio-Clementino, Vatican Museum
Octagonal Courtyard, Museo Pio-Clementino, Vatican Museum
Apollo Belvedere (Pythian Apollo)
Apollo Belvedere (Pythian Apollo)
The Apollo Belvedere was found in 1489
The Apollo Belvedere was found in 1489
The god Apollo has just loosed an arrow at his enemy, the Python of Delphi
The god Apollo has just loosed an arrow at his enemy, the Python of Delphi
Marble copy of a bronze original by Leochares, 350-325 BC
Marble copy of a bronze original by Leochares, 350-325 BC
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Sarcophagus with a statue of the Personification of the Tigris River
Sarcophagus with a statue of the Personification of the Tigris River
Personification of the Tirgis River, Museo Pio-Clementino (inv 168)
Personification of the Tirgis River, Museo Pio-Clementino (inv 168)
Personification of the Tirgis River, Museo Pio-Clementino
Personification of the Tirgis River, Museo Pio-Clementino
Figure on the sarcophagus with the Personification of the Tigris River
Figure on the sarcophagus with the Personification of the Tigris River
Laocoön Group, Museo Pio-Clementino, Vatican Museum
Laocoön Group, Museo Pio-Clementino, Vatican Museum
A Trojan priest, Laocoön had attempted to warn against the accepting the Trojan Horse
A Trojan priest, Laocoön had attempted to warn against the accepting the Trojan Horse
As punishment, Laocoön and His Sons were killed by a snake sent by the gods supporting the Greeks
As punishment, Laocoön and His Sons were killed by a snake sent by the gods supporting the Greeks
Do not trust the Horse, Trojans Whatever it is, I fear the Greeks even bearing gifts. Virgil's Aeneid
"Do not trust the Horse, Trojans Whatever it is, I fear the Greeks even bearing gifts." Virgil's Aeneid
Equo ne credite, Teucri Quidquid id est, timeo Danaos et dona ferentes
Equo ne credite, Teucri Quidquid id est, timeo Danaos et dona ferentes
Detail of Laocoön and the head of the serpent
Detail of Laocoön and the head of the serpent
 Lacoön and His Sons, attributed to the Rhodian sculptors Agesander, Athenodoros, and Polydorus, ca 40 BC
Lacoön and His Sons, attributed to the Rhodian sculptors Agesander, Athenodoros, and Polydorus, ca 40 BC
A son of  Laocoön struggling against the serpent
A son of Laocoön struggling against the serpent
Laocoön and his Sons was rediscovered in 1506 near Nero's Golden House
Laocoön and his Sons was rediscovered in 1506 near Nero's Golden House
Statue of a dog, Roman Imperial period, Pio-Clementino (inv 897)
Statue of a dog, Roman Imperial period, Pio-Clementino (inv 897)
Statue of a dog, Roman Imperial period, Pio-Clementino (inv 897)
Statue of a dog, Roman Imperial period, Pio-Clementino (inv 897)
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Hermes (Belvedere Antinous) Museo Pio-Clementino
Hermes (Belvedere Antinous) Museo Pio-Clementino
Hadrianic copy of a bronze Hermes by Praxiteles
Hadrianic copy of a bronze Hermes by Praxiteles
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Herakles (Hercules) Pio-Clementino (inv 901)
Herakles (Hercules) Pio-Clementino (inv 901)
Herakles (Hercules) Pio-Clementino (inv 901)
Herakles (Hercules) Pio-Clementino (inv 901)
Herakles (Hercules) Pio-Clementino (inv 901)
Herakles (Hercules) Pio-Clementino (inv 901)
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Venus Felix, Museo Pio-Clementino
Venus Felix, Museo Pio-Clementino
Venus with her son Cupid, Museo Pio-Clementino
Venus with her son Cupid, Museo Pio-Clementino
Detail of Venus Felix, Museo Pio-Clementino
Detail of Venus Felix, Museo Pio-Clementino
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Male torso, Roman (Flavian) Pio-Clementino (inv 937)
Male torso, Roman (Flavian) Pio-Clementino (inv 937)
Male torso, Roman (Flavian) Pio-Clementino (inv 937)
Male torso, Roman (Flavian) Pio-Clementino (inv 937)
Male torso, Roman (Flavian) Pio-Clementino (inv 937)
Male torso, Roman (Flavian) Pio-Clementino (inv 937)
Male torso, Roman (Flavian) Pio-Clementino (inv 937)
Male torso, Roman (Flavian) Pio-Clementino (inv 937)
The Greek boxer Kruegas by Antonio Canova, Museo Pio-Clementino
The Greek boxer Kruegas by Antonio Canova, Museo Pio-Clementino
The Greek boxer Cruegas of Epidamnos by Antonio Canova, Museo Pio-Clementino
The Greek boxer Cruegas of Epidamnos by Antonio Canova, Museo Pio-Clementino
The Greek boxer Cruegas of Epidamnos by Antonio Canova, Museo Pio-Clementino
The Greek boxer Cruegas of Epidamnos by Antonio Canova, Museo Pio-Clementino
Creugas was killed during the games at Nemea ca 400 BC by Damozenos (Damoxenos)
Creugas was killed during the games at Nemea ca 400 BC by Damozenos (Damoxenos)
Greek boxer Damoxenos of Syracuse who killed Creugas with an illegal move, also by Antonio Canova
Greek boxer Damoxenos of Syracuse who killed Creugas with an illegal move, also by Antonio Canova
Perseus with the Head of Medusa by Antonio Canova, 1801
Perseus with the Head of Medusa by Antonio Canova, 1801
Perseus with the Head of Medusa by Antonio Canova, Museo Pio-Clementino
Perseus with the Head of Medusa by Antonio Canova, Museo Pio-Clementino
Hermes Ingenui, 2nd C. Roman copy of 5th C. BC - Museo Pio-Clementino
Hermes Ingenui, 2nd C. Roman copy of 5th C. BC - Museo Pio-Clementino
Athena, Roman Imperial Era, Pio-Clementino
Athena, Roman Imperial Era, Pio-Clementino
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Ancient replica of the Apoxyomenos of Lysippos, Museo Pio-Clementino
Ancient replica of the Apoxyomenos of Lysippos, Museo Pio-Clementino
Apoxyomenos discovered in 1849 in Trastevere
Apoxyomenos discovered in 1849 in Trastevere
Apoxyomenos - the scraper - showing an athlete scraping the grime from his body with a strigil
Apoxyomenos - "the scraper" - showing an athlete scraping the grime from his body with a strigil
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Female-headed winged sphinx, Vatican Museum
Female-headed winged sphinx, Vatican Museum
Museo Chiaramonti founded by Pope Pius VII Chiaramonti and contains about 1000 Roman sculptures
Museo Chiaramonti founded by Pope Pius VII Chiaramonti and contains about 1000 Roman sculptures
Museo Chiaramonti was organized in 1807 by Antonio Canova (and can handle an upgraded presentation)
Museo Chiaramonti was organized in 1807 by Antonio Canova (and can handle an upgraded presentation)
Roman busts in the Museo Chiaramonti, Vatican Museum
Roman busts in the Museo Chiaramonti, Vatican Museum
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Portrait of Gaius or Lucius Caesar (20BC-4AD) (inv 1228)
Portrait of Gaius or Lucius Caesar (20BC-4AD) (inv 1228)
Hercules and Telephus, Roman copy, Museo Chiaramonti (inv 1314)
Hercules and Telephus, Roman copy, Museo Chiaramonti (inv 1314)
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Hermes, Roman copy - Museo Chiaramonte (inv 1)
Hermes, Roman copy - Museo Chiaramonte (inv 1)
Dionysos with a young satyr, Museo Chiaramonte (inv 1375)
Dionysos with a young satyr, Museo Chiaramonte (inv 1375)
Dionysos with a young satyr, Museo Chiaramonte (inv 1375)
Dionysos with a young satyr, Museo Chiaramonte (inv 1375)
Museo Chiaramonti
Museo Chiaramonti
Ganymede wearing the Phyrgian cap, Vatican Museum
Ganymede wearing the Phyrgian cap, Vatican Museum
Ganymede and Zeus - Museo Chiaramonti (inv 1376)
Ganymede and Zeus - Museo Chiaramonti (inv 1376)
Γανυμήδης - Roman Imperial Era,  Museo Chiaramonti
Γανυμήδης - Roman Imperial Era, Museo Chiaramonti
Statue of Ganymede with markings where his fig leaf was removed, 3rd C. AD (inv 1871)
Statue of Ganymede with markings where his fig leaf was removed, 3rd C. AD (inv 1871)
Ganymede with Zeus in eagle-form, Museo Chiaramonti (inv 1867)
Ganymede with Zeus in eagle-form, Museo Chiaramonti (inv 1867)
Old woman, Museo Chiaramonte (inv 1392)
Old woman, Museo Chiaramonte (inv 1392)
Early Hellenistic Silen (center), Roman (Trajan) Museo Chiaramonti (inv 1441)
Early Hellenistic Silen (center), Roman (Trajan) Museo Chiaramonti (inv 1441)
Statue of Eros Bending His Bow, ca 330 BC copy of the bronze by Lysippus
Statue of Eros Bending His Bow, ca 330 BC copy of the bronze by Lysippus
Statue of Eros Bending His Bow, Museo Chiaramonti (inv. 1509)
Statue of Eros Bending His Bow, Museo Chiaramonti (inv. 1509)
Statue of Eros Bending His Bow, Museo Chiaramonti (inv. 1509)
Statue of Eros Bending His Bow, Museo Chiaramonti (inv. 1509)
Statue of the Emperor Tiberius, 1st C. AD
Statue of the Emperor Tiberius, 1st C. AD
Statue of the Emperor Tiberius, Museo Chiaramonte (inv 1511)
Statue of the Emperor Tiberius, Museo Chiaramonte (inv 1511)
Statue of a youth, Museo Chiaramonte (inv 1512)
Statue of a youth, Museo Chiaramonte (inv 1512)
Statue of a youth, Roman, 3rd C. AD
Statue of a youth, Roman, 3rd C. AD
Statue of a Young Boy, Museo Chiaramonte (inv 1512)
Statue of a Young Boy, Museo Chiaramonte (inv 1512)
Statue of the Emperor Claudius (41-54AD) Museo Chiaramonte (inv 1505)
Statue of the Emperor Claudius (41-54AD) Museo Chiaramonte (inv 1505)
Hermes, Roman-Hadrianic, Museo Chiaramonte (inv 1576)
Hermes, Roman-Hadrianic, Museo Chiaramonte (inv 1576)
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Apollo, Roman (Claudius) Museo Chiaramonti (inv 1765)
Apollo, Roman (Claudius) Museo Chiaramonti (inv 1765)
Dionysos, Roman copy - Museo Chiaramonte (inv 1763)
Dionysos, Roman copy - Museo Chiaramonte (inv 1763)
Youth with the head of Caracalla, Roman, Museo Chiaramonte (inv 1849)
Youth with the head of Caracalla, Roman, Museo Chiaramonte (inv 1849)
Dionysos (Bacchus) Roman (Claudius-Nero) Museo Chiaramonti (inv 1934)
Dionysos (Bacchus) Roman (Claudius-Nero) Museo Chiaramonti (inv 1934)
Head of Oceanus, 2nd C. AD, Museo Chiaramonti (inv 1924)
Head of Oceanus, 2nd C. AD, Museo Chiaramonti (inv 1924)
Leading Satyr, Roman (Flavian) Museo Chiaramonti (inv 1951)
Leading Satyr, Roman (Flavian) Museo Chiaramonti (inv 1951)
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Hellenistic male torso (Satyr pouring win) Museo Chiaramonti (inv 1940)
Hellenistic male torso (Satyr pouring win) Museo Chiaramonti (inv 1940)
Torso of Herakles, Roman, Museo Chiaramonti (inv 2131)
Torso of Herakles, Roman, Museo Chiaramonti (inv 2131)
Main with raised arm, Roman 2nd C. AD, Museo Chiaramonti (inv 2150)
Main with raised arm, Roman 2nd C. AD, Museo Chiaramonti (inv 2150)
Return to the Museo Pio-Clementino after dark
Return to the Museo Pio-Clementino after dark
Laocoön Group, Museo Pio-Clementino
Laocoön Group, Museo Pio-Clementino
Laocoön Group, Museo Pio-Clementino
Laocoön Group, Museo Pio-Clementino
Detail of one of the sons of Laocoön
Detail of one of the sons of Laocoön
Perseus with the Head of Medusa by Antonio Canova
Perseus with the Head of Medusa by Antonio Canova
The Greek boxer Cruegas of Epidamnos by Antonio Canova, Museo Pio-Clementino
The Greek boxer Cruegas of Epidamnos by Antonio Canova, Museo Pio-Clementino
Apollo Belvedere, Museo Pio-Clementino
Apollo Belvedere, Museo Pio-Clementino
Sala degli animale, Museo Pio-Clementino, Vatican Museum
Sala degli animale, Museo Pio-Clementino, Vatican Museum
Mithras killing a steer, Roman 2nd C. AD, Pio-Clementino (inv 437)
Mithras killing a steer, Roman 2nd C. AD, Pio-Clementino (inv 437)
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Belvedere Torso, 1st. C. BC - Vatican Museum
Belvedere Torso, 1st. C. BC - Vatican Museum
Belvedere Torso, Vatican Museum
Belvedere Torso, Vatican Museum
Belvedere Torso by Apollonius 1st C. BC, Museo Pio-Clementino
Belvedere Torso by Apollonius 1st C. BC, Museo Pio-Clementino
Antinoüs, the lover of Emperor Hadrian, who elevated him to the god Osirantinoos after his death
Antinoüs, the lover of Emperor Hadrian, who elevated him to the god Osirantinoos after his death
Gilded bronze statue of Hercules, 2nd C, Sala Rotonda
Gilded bronze statue of Hercules, 2nd C, Sala Rotonda
Gilded bronze statue of Hercules from the Theater of Pompey, 2nd C
Gilded bronze statue of Hercules from the Theater of Pompey, 2nd C
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Augustus, Roman, Museo Pio-Clementino (inv 191)
Augusto, Roman, Museo Pio-Clementino (inv 191)
Augustus, Roman, Sala a Croce Greca
Augusto, Romano, Sala a Croce Greca

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