Pompeii
Title
Pompeii
Publisher
Lawrence Technological University
Date Created
February 8, 2016
Alternative Title or Name
House of the Citharist
Creator2
McCardell, Chris (photograph)
Work Type
visual works (works)
Date
2006
Work Location
Italy (nation)
Pompeii (deserted settlement)
Style/Period
Imperial (Roman)
Subject
sculpture (visual works)
Wild boar
Dogs
piscinae (pools)
Description
Front view of sculpture of two dogs attacking a boar near a pool (piscina) at the House of the Citharist in Pompeii, Italy. "...the group of the boar attacked by dogs from the basin of the House of the Citharist in Pompeii, echoes of a world of satyrs and animals, of a wild nature evoked in the cultured order of a garden,"--Ancient Roman Villa Gardens, by Elisabeth B. MacDougall.
Material/Medium
bronze (metal)
Reproduction Type
jpeg
Copyright Statement
©2013 Lawrence Technological University. These images may be used for personal or educational purposes. They are not available for commercial purposes without the explicit permission of LTU.
ID Number
cvmita010
- Date Added
- February 2, 2016
- Collection
- LTU Digital Images
- Item Type
- VRA Core
- Tags
- boar, bronze, dogs, sculpture
- Citation
- “Pompeii,” LTU Digital Images, accessed April 29, 2024, https://ltuimagecollection.omeka.net/items/show/15295.