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This panel depicts a miracle of Saint Anthony: the conversion of a heretic when he realised that a hungry mule refrained from eating a basket of barley with a consecrated Host on it. Sculpture is used [+]
The earliest documentary reference to this painting appears in the 1772 inventory of the Palace of the Buen Retiro, in which the setting is attributed to Viviano Codazzi (1603/4-1672) and the figures [+]
The composition appears to be copied from an Antique frieze, as the limbs of some of the figures are abruptly terminated, as if to show the breaks in a piece of ancient sculpture, for example the righ [+]
This sculpture depicts one of Zeus’s nine daughters, considered in Greek mythology to protect and inspire the arts and sciences, including poetry, music, comedy, tragedy, dance and history. This Muse [+]
An ivory Christ with copper arms that were probably added at a later date. The cross consists of various pieces of rock crystal joined by metal rods covered with painted parchment. The clasps are of e [+]
Following the conquest of Dacia (essentially modern-day Romania and Moldova) by Trajan (AD 53-117), the image of its inhabitants, shown as captives wearing their distinctive clothing, was introduced i [+]
Numerous portraits of Constantine of this type were produced to mark his victory over Maxentius at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge in 312 A. D. Coins of the period depict him as invictus (unconquerab [+]
Esta cabeza, que a primera vista no parece antigua sino barroca, es el retrato de Marco Aurelio (121-180 d.C) en la última fase de su vida. Característicos del cuarto tipo de retrato de los rizos pein [+]
This portrait of Hadrian (117-138 AD) does not follow a specific classical model, freely interpreting elements such as the curls of his hair and his expression. It may have belonged to Queen Christina [+]
This marble statue and other seven more (E000068, E000041, E000040, E000062, E000061, E000038, E000037) were unearthed in about 1500 in Hadrian´s Villa at Tivoli, where the decorated the stage of the [+]
This poorly preserved Roman copy of a Greek original from around 290 b.c.e. belongs to a rather irregular group of five Roman copies of a scupture baselessly identified with Lycurgus of Sparta. It pre [+]
In classical Antiquity the subjects of sculptures were identified by their attributes or gestures. In this case the figure’s pensive pose suggests that of one of the Muses, Polyhymnia or Clío, [+]
This marble statue and other seven more (E000068, E000041, E000040, E000061, E000038, E000069, E000037) were unearthed in about 1500 in Hadrian´s Villa at Tivoli, where the decorated the stage of the [+]
Since the Renaissance, the poses and clothing of sculptural models from classical Antiquity were reinterpreted for decorative purposes. This example interprets sculptures of young rulers making use of [+]
