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Ancient Funerary and Relief Art

Gravestones and monuments illustrating historical figures and scenes, with intricate carvings and inscriptions reflecting ancient artistry and symbolism.

Roman stucco of Dionysiac rites, 1st century BC. Artist: Unknown
Roman stucco of Dionysiac rites, 1st century BC. Artist: Unknown
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Italy, Veneto, Verona, stone tablet, Archaeological Museum, Teatro Romano.
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Altar stone consecrated to the Goddess Juno. 1st century AD. Marble. From Augusta Emerita (Merida, Badajoz province, Extremadura, Spain). National Archaeological Museum. Madrid. Spain.
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Emilia-Romagna Ferrara Ferrara Museo Civico di Schifanoia7. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 General Notes: INCOMPLETE RECORD--NEGATIVES PROCESSED, PRINTS FILED German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.
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Lazio Roma Rome S. Paolo46. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Medieval: Architecture, architectural sculpture fragments, tomb sculpture fragments, sculptural fragments, inscribed tomb markers, sculpture, fresco painting, mosaics Specific Location: Basilica Antiquities: Architectural sculpture fragments, tomb sculpture fragments, sculpture fragments General Notes: the "tomb markers" need to be sorted and catalogued German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.
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Votive tablet with ears, dedication for healing of a body part, Greek relief from Epidauros, 4th c. BC
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Roman funerary altar. Detail of camilli bearing parera , a cock and incense during ritual of wedding. 40-50 CE. Rome. National Roman Museum. Rome. Italy.
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Italy, Rome, Relief representing buildings erected during the Flavian dynasty, from the Tomb of the Haterii, imperial age
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Roman sarcophagus in Tel Kadesh
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Old fountain with relief design, Venice, Veneto, Italy
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Orange, Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, statue of imperator Augustus in the theatre of Orange, UNESCO world cultural heritage.
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Mosaic with dedication from the synagogue of Apamea, Syria, Asia
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Iberian ashlars. Osuna group B. Warrior sounding a horn. Limestone. 2nd century BC. Warrior. Osuna (Seville). Spain. Ibero-roman. National Archaeological Museum, Madrid. Spain.
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Lazio Roma Rome S. Paolo20. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Medieval: Architecture, architectural sculpture fragments, tomb sculpture fragments, sculptural fragments, inscribed tomb markers, sculpture, fresco painting, mosaics Specific Location: Basilica Antiquities: Architectural sculpture fragments, tomb sculpture fragments, sculpture fragments General Notes: the "tomb markers" need to be sorted and catalogued German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.
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Menir U Nativu, Patrimonio, Corsica, France, Europe
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TITUS SUPERVISANDO LOS TRABAJO DE SUS ESCLAVOS - SIGLO II. Location: MUSEOS VATICANOS-MUSEO GREGORIANO ETRUSCO. VATICANO.
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Monumental sculptures, National Archaeological Museum, Villa Cassis Faraone, UNESCO World Heritage Site, important city in the Roman Empire, Friuli, Italy, Aquileia, Friuli, Italy, Europe
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France, Arles (Arelate), Marble votive shield, copy after the golden shield given by the Senate to Augustus (Gaius Iulius Caesar Octavianus, 63 B.C. - 14 A.D.) as an award
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Lazio Roma Rome Episcopal Complex (S. Giovanni in Laterano, Baptistery, Cathedral, Cloister)82. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Exterior views of 5th c. baptistery, restored in the 17th c. Interior views of baptismal urn (16th c.), carved walls, ceiling and wall painting; of mosaics and bronze doors in Cappella del Battista; of altar and mosaics in Cappella di S. Venanzio; of mosaic and statue in Cappella di S. Giovanni Evangelista. Architecture, architectural sculpture, sculpture, sculptural fragments, fresco painting, painting, coffering, tiling, stucco. Views 756-886 are of the cathedral. Medieval: Architecture, architectural sculpture, sculptural fragments, architectural fragments, tombstones, mosaics, sculpture, fresco painting, sculptural relief. Object Notes: Hutzel includes guidebook in German on the site. prints matched to negs General Notes: Views 756 thru 886 are of the Baptistery. German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s u
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Side Turkey
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Lazio Roma Rome S. Paolo38. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Medieval: Architecture, architectural sculpture fragments, tomb sculpture fragments, sculptural fragments, inscribed tomb markers, sculpture, fresco painting, mosaics Specific Location: Basilica Antiquities: Architectural sculpture fragments, tomb sculpture fragments, sculpture fragments General Notes: the "tomb markers" need to be sorted and catalogued German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.
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Roman amphitheatre, detail, Myra, Lycia, Turkey, Asia
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Abruzzo L'Aquila L'Aquila Museo Nazionale d'Abruzzo4. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Tabernacle from S. Maria delle Grotte in Fossa with scenes of the Presentation at the Temple, the Flagellation, the Annunciation, and the Betrayal by Judas. Museo Nazionale housed in Castle: several exterior views (The Archeological Museum is one gallery (Sala IV) of the Museo). Remaining views of museum collection, including paintings, processional crosses, reliquaries, chalices, ceramics, textiles, manuscripts, and a number of eighth century Abruzzan Madonna sculptures. Works from the church Madonna del Soccorso also stored in Museo. Museo Nazionale d'Abruzzo Roman inscriptions, sculpture and relief German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans
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Roman funerary stele, Tarragona. Catalonia. Spain.
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Spain. Italica. Roman city founded c. 206 BC. House of the Birds. Central mosaic. Andalusia.
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Greek Art. Emporium (Ampurias). Greek colony founded by the greeks of Foci., 570 BC. Statue of Asclepius. God of medicin. Neapolis. Girona province. Catalonia. Spain. Europe.
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Statues, exhibition at the Acropolis Museum, Athens, Greece, Europe
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Capitoline She-wolf, Entrance to the Praetorium of Tarragona, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain
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Stele Licinia Amias. Ancient Christian inscription. Greek letters. Symbol: Fish and anchor. Marble, early 3rd century CE. Vatican Necropolis. National Roman Museum (Baths of Diocletian). Rome, Italy.
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Roman altar from Vindolanda, c1st-2nd century. Artist: Unknown.
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Girl, La Bocca della Verita, Mouth of Truth, Church of Santa Maria, Cosmedin, Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe
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Italy, Toscana, Grosseto, Seggiano, Giardino di Daniel Spoerri, open air contemporary art museum
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Liberte Egalite Fraternite carved in stone, France, Europe