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20-05-2026
Roman workshop

Ancient Rome (Italy)

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Fragments of a Roman sarcophagus with the Four Seasons

Ca. 250. Parian marble.
Galería Jónica Planta Principal Norte

The cycle of the Four Seasons has a long tradition in figurative art. The personifications of the different periods of the year were accompanied by the element that identified them, all associated with the rural world. As part of a sarcophagus lid, this pair of reliefs makes clear reference to the passing of time.

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Technical data

Inventory number
E000630
Author
Roman workshop
Title
Fragments of a Roman sarcophagus with the Four Seasons
Date
Ca. 250
Technique
Sculpted
Medium
Parian marble
Dimension
Height: 22 cm; Width: 89 cm; Weight: 27.2 Kg; Depth: 7 cm
Provenance
Royal Collection

Bibliography +

Hübner, Emil, Die Antiken Bildwerke in Madrid, Druck Und Verlag Von Georg Reimer, Berlín, 1862, pp. nº300.

Hanfmann, George M. A., The Season Sarcophagus in Dumbarton Oaks, I, Harvard University Press, Cambridge, 1951, pp. 104 ss.

Koch, G.; Sichtermann, H., Römische Sarkophage, Handbuch der Archäologie / Otto, Walter Friedrich, Munich, 1982, pp. 68 ss., figs. 1, 4.

Kranz, P., Jahreszeiten-Sarkophage, Die antiken Sarkophagreliefs, 5 (4), 1984, pp. 250, n.º 346.

Schroeder, Stephan F., Estudio acerca de una tapa de sarcófago romano reencontrada en el Museo del Prado, Boletín del Museo del Prado, X, 1989, pp. 7 ss.

Schröder, Stephan F., Catálogo de la escultura clásica: Museo del Prado II, Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid, 2004, pp. 496-498.

Hijo del Laocconte: Alonso Berruguete y la Antigüedad pagana, catálogo de la exposición celebrada en Valladolid, Museo Nacional de Escultura, 2017, pp. n.37.

Azcue Brea, Leticia; Arias Martínez, Manuel, 'Galería Jónica de Escultura', En: Memoria de Actividades 2022, 2023, pp. 258-259,456.

Other inventories +

Museo Real de Pinturas a la muerte de Fernando VII, 1834. Núm. fol. 28.
Dos bajo relieves apaisados de tres pies de largo por tres cuartos de ancho asunto desconocido de marmol blanco de Carrara ... 400

Inv. Real Museo, Sección Escultura, 1857. Núm. 773.
773. Dos bajos relieves con varias figuras. / Largo 3 pies, 3 pulg. / Ancho 9 pulg.

Inscriptions +

773 [borrado]
Inscribed in red color. On the front

Exhibitions +

Hijo del Laocoonte. Alonso Berruguete y la Antigüedad
Valladolid
04.07.2017 - 05.11.2017

Location +

Galería Jónica Planta Principal Norte (On Display)

Update date: 20-05-2026 | Registry created on 28-04-2015

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