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Salonia Matidia as Thalia, Muse of Comedy
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02-06-2026
Pascual Cortés

Calatayud (Zaragoza), 1750 - Palma de Mallorca (Islas Balerares), 1814

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Salonia Matidia as Thalia, Muse of Comedy

Ca. 1789. Marble.
Room 076

This Muse is a copy of a Roman herm, in this case depicting Comedy with vine tendrils in her hair and the features of the Roman noblewoman Salonia Matidia (68-119 d. C.), like that of Tragedy (E000420). The originals of both Muses were found during excavations led by Count Giuseppe Fede at Hadrian’s Villa and are now in the Musei Vaticani.

Series

Colección José Nicolás de Azara

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1784 1794 Bust-length sculpture Marble Sculpted

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Inventory number
E000883
Author
Pascual Cortés
Title
Salonia Matidia as Thalia, Muse of Comedy
Date
Ca. 1789
Technique
Sculpted
Medium
Marble
Dimension
Height: 89.5 cm; Width: 49 cm; Depth: 40 cm; Weight: 246.6 Kg
Series
Colección José Nicolás de Azara
Provenance
Colección José Nicolás de Azara, I marqués de Nibbiano; Colección Real (donación de José Nicolás de Azara a Carlos IV, 1801).
Entry date
1824

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Cacciotti, Beatrice, Copie dall'antico tra i ritratti delle collezioni reali spagnole, El Coleccionismo de Escultura Clasica en España. Actas del Simposio 21-22 de Mayo 2001, Madrid, 2001, pp. 182.

Elvira Barba, Miguel Angel, 'Winckelmann, Mengs y las colecciones escultóricas de Azara.' En:, El legado de Johann Joachim Winckelmann en España. Actas congreso internacional 20-21 Oct.2011, 2014, pp. 121-136 [132].

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Room 076 (On Display)

Update date: 02-06-2026 | Registry created on 16-06-2018

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