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Acca Larentia 1414-1419 Marble, height: 162 cm Palazzo Pubblico, Siena This well-preserved figure is from the damaged Fonte Gaia, the Sienese fountain commissioned for the sloping, fanshaped Piazza del Campo on the site of a trecento fountain. Two drawings preserve some of its original features which were altered during its execution between 1414-19. In the 19th century, a replacement was installed and the dismembered pieces moved. The large fountain included allusions to the city's Roman history and Christian virtues, culminating in the central Madonna and Child. While most of the sculpture was in relief, two freestanding figures formed part of the Roman iconography: Acca Larentia, the goatherd's wife who cared for the young Romulus and Remus, and Rhea Sylvia, their mother. The figure of Acca Larentia derives from a Roman Venus and has Jacopo's characteristic fleshiness and heavy drapery. The group is psychologically integrated, for as she holds one of the chubb...

Northern Renaissance Centered in Germany and the Netherlands, 15th-16th Centuries. The Northern Renaissance is the term used to describe the Renaissance in northern Europe, or more broadly in Europe outside Italy. Before 1450 the Italian Renaissance had almost no influence outside Italy. After 1500 Renaissance spread around Europe, but Late Gothic influences remained present until the arrival of Baroque. In France, King Francis I imported Italian art, commissioned Italian artists (including Leonardo da Vinci), and built grand palaces at great expense, beginning the French Renaissance. Writers such as Rabelais and Pierre de Ronsard also borrowed from the spirit of the Italian Renaissance. From France, the spirit of the age spread to the Low Countries and to the Holy Roman Empire and Scandinavia in the German Renaissance, and finally to Britain by the late 16th century. During the English Renaissance (which overlapped with the Elizabethan era) writers such as William Shakespeare and Ch...

Renaissance (1400-1600) Italy became a center of commerce between Europe and Eurasia, thus a Cultural Diffusion point between the Europeans and the Muslims. Also, Italy was home to many wealthy families, willing to finance education. The Medici family ruled Florence and advocated the arts and sciences. These aristocrats among others would pay people to learn and create for them, spreading knowledge into the lower classes. With this rebirth of intellect came the greater interest in Ancient Greek and Roman culture that inspired the revival of Classicism. The Italian Renaissance is divided into three major phases: Early, High, and Late Renaissance. The Early Renaissance was lead by sculptor Donatello, architect Filippo Brunelleschi, and painter Masaccio. They began the movement on the foundations that development and progress was integral to the evolution and survival of the arts. They found their inspiration form antiquity, creating realistic figures that portrayed personality and beha...

Nüwa, Chinese creator goddess Nüwa (Traditional Chinese: 女媧; Simplified Chinese: 女娲; Pinyin: nǚwā, also Nü Gua or Nügua) is a goddess in ancient Chinese mythology best known for creating mankind and repairing the wall of heaven. Later traditions attribute mankind's creation to either Pangu or Yu Huang. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nuwa2.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C3%BCwa This image (or other media file) is in the public domain because its copyright has expired. Chinese mythology | Chinese goddesses | Creation myths | Creator goddesses | Mother goddesses | Mythological queens

Marble bust of Aristotle(Ἀριστοτέλης, Aristotélēs). Roman copy after a Greek bronze original by Lysippus c. 330 BC. The alabaster mantle is modern addition. Artist Copy of Lysippus Description Deutsch: Büste von Aristoteles. Marmor. Römische Kopie nach dem griechischen Bronze-Original von Lysippos, um 330 vor Chr. Der Alabaster-Mantel ist eine Ergänzung in der Moderne. English: Bust of Aristotle. Marble, Roman copy after a Greek bronze original by Lysippos from 330 BC; the alabaster mantle is a modern addition. Français: Buste d'Aristote. Marbre, copie romaine d'un original grec en bronze de Lysippse (vers 330 av. J.-C.). Ancienne collection Ludovisi. Italiano: Ritratto di Aristotele, conservato a Palazzo Altaemps, Roma. Marmo, copia romana di un originale greco di Lisippo (330 a.C. ca.); il mantello in alabastro è un'aggiunta moderna. Dalla collezione Ludovisi. Date . Current location National Museum of Rome - Palazzo AltempsLink back to Institution infobox templ...

Statue of Dionysus Description Statue of Dionysus. Marble, 2nd century CE (arms and legs were heavily restored in the 18th century), found in Italy. Français : Statue de Dionysos. Marbre, IIe siècle ap. J.-C. (bras et jambes largement restaurés au XVIIIe siècle). Provenance : Italie. Dimensions H. 2.08 cm (6 ft. 9 ¾ in.) Location Department of Greek, Etruscan and Roman antiquities, Denon, ground floor, room A Source/Photographer Marie-Lan Nguyen (User:Jastrow), 2009-01-23