Preferred Title:
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Throne of Saturn
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Alternate Title:
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Trône de Saturne
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Image View:
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Detail, left side, putti with scythe (sickle)
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Creator:
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unknown (Italian)
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Location:
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repository: Musée du Louvre (Paris, Île-de-France, France) Ma 1662 (MR 856)
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GPS:
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+48.861045+2.335787
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Date:
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1st century AD or 16th century copy (inclusive)
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Cultural Context:
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Ancient Roman; Italian
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Style Period:
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Imperial (Roman); Neoclassical; Sixteenth century
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Work Type 1:
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bas-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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Measurements:
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75 cm (height) x 198 cm (width)
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Subjects:
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allegory; mythology (Classical); Zodiac
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Description:
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Relief, so-called "Throne of Saturn." Putti place a sickle and a scepter at the foot of a throne with the planet Saturn underneath. Marble, 1st century AD or 16th century copy (not determined). From Italy. Department of Greek, Etruscan and Roman Antiquities, Denon, ground floor, room A. (Source: Europeana [website]; http://www.europeana.eu/)
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Collection:
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Archivision Addition Module Six
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Identifier:
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7A3-CR-LTS-A3
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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