Detail View: Archivision Base to Module 9: Roman Funeral Ceremony
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Preferred Title:
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Roman Funeral Ceremony
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Alternate Title:
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Cérémonie Funèbre
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Image View:
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Detail of musicians and mourners
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Creator:
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unknown (Italian, probably Venetian)
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Location:
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repository: Musée du Louvre (Paris, Île-de-France, France)
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GPS:
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+48.861045+2.335787
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Date:
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ca. 1600- before 1692 (creation)
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Cultural Context:
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Italian
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Style Period:
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Neoclassical; Seventeenth century
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Work Type 1:
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relief (sculpture)
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Work Type 2:
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replica
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Classification:
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sculpture
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Material:
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marble
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Technique:
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carving (processes)
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Subjects:
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death or burial; funerary art; historical; Roman Empire; forgeries; reproductions
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Description:
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The scene represents the ancient Roman rite of the ?conclamatio?: the close relations call aloud the name of the deceased (a custom similar to a wake). This piece has been in the inventory of the Antiquities department of the Louvre since 1692. However, this imitation of the Antique is undoubtedly the work of skilled Venetian workshops which illustrated Roman texts to meet the requirements of erudite customers.
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Collection:
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Archivision Addition Module Six
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Identifier:
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7A3-RI-LM-CF-A2
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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