COLLECTION NAME:
Archivision Base to Module 9
Record
Preferred Title:
Atlantes in the form of Satyrs
Alternate Title:
Satyres en Atlante
Image View:
Overall view as installed in the Louvre in the Salle du Manège
Creator:
unknown (Ancient Roman)
Location:
repository: Musée du Louvre (Paris, Île-de-France, France) MR 183-MR 186
Location Note:
Acquired 1815. MR 183, MR 184, MR 185, MR 186
GPS:
+48.861045+2.335787
Date:
altered ca. 1750 (alteration); ca. 100-200 (creation)
Cultural Context:
Ancient Roman
Style Period:
Imperial (Roman)
Work Type 1:
sculpture (visual work)
Work Type 2:
atlas (supporting element)
Classification:
architectural elements
Material:
marble
Technique:
carving (processes)
Measurements:
2.18 m (height)
Subjects:
literary or legendary; mythology (Classical)
Description:
Three Roman atlantes that formerly supported a fountain at the Villa Albani, Rome. They belong to a group of four characters similar in those found in the theatre of Dionysos in Athens. Abundantly restored, they were transformed into the support of a fountain basin by Cardinal Albani (1692-1779): as such they are seen in the works of several contemporary painters, including Hubert Robert. (Source: Louvre Museum [website]; http://www.louvre.fr/)
Collection:
Archivision Addition Module Six
Identifier:
7A3-CA-SA-A1
Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Atlantes in the form of Satyrs
