repository: Musée du Louvre (Paris, Île-de-France, France)
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repository: Musée du Louvre (Paris, Île-de-France, France)
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false
GPS:
+48.861045+2.335787
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+48.861045+2.335787
GPS
false
Date:
ca. 1780-1781 (creation)
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ca. 1780-1781 (creation)
Date
false
Cultural Context:
Italian
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Italian
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false
Style Period:
Eighteenth century; Neoclassical
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Eighteenth century; Neoclassical
Style Period
false
Work Type 1:
relief (sculpture)
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relief (sculpture)
Work Type 1
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Classification:
sculpture
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sculpture
Classification
false
Material:
marble
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marble
Material
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Technique:
carving (processes)
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carving (processes)
Technique
false
Subjects:
human figure; recreation and games; festivals; athletes; athletics
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human figure; recreation and games; festivals; athletes; athletics
Subjects
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Description:
A series of marble plaques depicting nude athletes and athletic events as described from ancient Roman sources, done in a Neoclassic style. (Source: Europeana [website]; http://www.europeana.eu/)
work_description_source
A series of marble plaques depicting nude athletes and athletic events as described from ancient Roman sources, done in a Neoclassic style. (Source: Europeana [website]; http://www.europeana.eu/)