Vatican Museums, Vatican City, Italy
Found in 23 Collections and/or Records:
Aphrodite of Cnidus, A sculpture of the Aphrodite of Cnidus.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.ASCU.0125; Public Notes:
Aphrodite of Cnidus, This is a detail of the head of the Aphrodite of Cnidus first sculpted around the 4th century BCE. It is a Roman copy of the Greek sculptor Praxiteles' original Venus Pudica ("Modest Venus").
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.ASCU.0166; Public Notes:
Apollo Belvedere, Apollo Belvedere (also known as Apollo of the Belvederes and Pythian Apollo), a marble sculpture from Classical Antiquity of the Greek God Apollo. This is a detail of a larger sculpture portraying Apollo drawing a bow. This is a Roman copy of an originally Greek bronze statue., ca. 120–140 CE
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.ASCU.0162; Public Notes:
Apollo Sauroctonos, A Roman copy of Piraxitele's original statue, Apollo Sauroctonos; it depicts a young male about to catch a lizard., ca. 1-2 AD
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.ASCU.0035; Public Notes:
Aspasia, A sculpture the immigrant Aspasia, the wife of Pericles. First found in 1777, this bust is a Roman copy of a 5th-century BCE Greek original
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.ASCU.0167; Public Notes:
Caryatid, A sculpture of a Caryatid, a Maiden of Karyai. A Caryatid is typically a sculpted female figure serving as an architectural support taking the place of a column or a pillar
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.ASCU.0100; Public Notes:
Claudio with Staff, Disk, and Eagle, Roman Emperor Claudius with staff, disk, and eagle.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.ASCU.0018; Public Notes:
Damossene, A sculpture of Damossene.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.ASCU.0047; Public Notes:
Demosthenes, A sculpture of the Greek statesman and orator, Demosthenes. This is a Roman copy of the Greek original by Polyeuktos.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.ASCU.0164; Public Notes:
Diana of Ephesus, A sculpture of the Roman goddess Diana of Ephesus.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.ASCU.0099; Public Notes:
Diana the Huntress, A statue of the the Roman goddess, Diana the Huntress with arrows.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.ASCU.0073; Public Notes:
Diana with Torch, A sculpture of the Greek goddess of the moon, Diana holding a torch.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.ASCU.0109; Public Notes:
Doryphoros, A Roman copy of the statue by Polykleitos, Doryphoros. The original statue depicted a man holding a spear, however this copy is holding a small flask.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.ASCU.0039; Public Notes:
Emperor Nerva, A statue of the Roman Emperor Nerva, who reigned from September 18, 96 – January 27, 98 CE., ca. 1st century CE
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.ASCU.0078; Public Notes:
Faun, A sculpture of a faun.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.ASCU.0050; Public Notes:
Ganymede, A statue of the divine hero Ganymede, the beautiful shepherd, with an eagle. The statue depicts the myth where Zeus sends an eagle to abduct Ganymede (wearing a phrygian cap) and make him cup-bearer to the gods., 2nd Century CE
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.ASCU.0044; Public Notes:
Giustiniani Minerva, A sculpture of the Giustiniani Minerva, the Roman goddess of wisdom. This is a Roman copy of the Pallas Athena., 2nd century AD
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.ASCU.0093; Public Notes:
Julius Caesar, A bust of Julius Caesar, the Roman statesman., ca. 1st century CE
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.ASCU.0143; Public Notes:
La Clemenza, A sculpture of La Clemenza.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.ASCU.0114; Public Notes:
Pericles with the Corinthian Helmet, A sculpture of Pericles, the Greek statesman.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.ASCU.0161; Public Notes:
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