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IN DEPTH- SARCOPHAGUS DEPICTING A BATTLE BETWEEN SOLDIERS AND AMAZONS (WARRIOR WOMEN)

ROMAN ART, Variety is the Spice of LifeMarch 4, 2026154Views 0Likes 0Comments

Part I- Technical Analysis Sarcophagus created for Roman Military Commander- Funerary Art. Artist- Unknown Roman Date 140 AD- 170 AD (MFAH, 2023) Medium- Warm Cream Marble Dimensions- 40 1/2 × 91 1/2 × 50 1/2 in., 5511.5lb. (102.9 × 232.4 × 128.3 cm, 2500kg) Provenance- Private collection, Eastern Europe, 19th century; purchased by Pierre Sciclounoff,…

ROMAN SARCOPHAGUS

ROMAN ART, Variety is the Spice of LifeMarch 4, 202696Views 0Likes 0Comments

Although the exact date of creation for this sarcophagus is unknown, experts believe that it was made in the second century in Rome. This tomb falls under the category of “mythological sarcophagi” which means that the relief panels are taken from mythology instead of biographical information. This was a common theme among sarcophagi during the…

MARCUS AURELIUS ON HORSEBACK

ROMAN ART, Variety is the Spice of LifeMarch 4, 2026111Views 0Likes 0Comments

The statue of Marcus Aurelius on horseback is beautiful to behold. It is lucky to have such a piece of history, and it is only through luck that we are able to enjoy it. This is because the statue at some point had been erroneously labeled as Constantine, the first Christian Emperor of Rome, and…

THE TURNING ROAD OF FAUVISM

Andre Derain, Fauvism, Variety is the Spice of LifeMarch 3, 2026197Views 0Likes 1Comment

Andre Derain, a French painter and one of the founders of the short lived Fauvist movement, painted a color charged scene of the French countryside named “The Turning Road, L'Estaque” in 1906. This painting was created in what was the last few minutes of an art movement that lasted only between 1901 and 1906 and…