Antiquities of Herculaneum show at the Hermitage
The exposition is the first Russian viewers world-famous works of ancient art found in the ancient city of Herculaneum, which, like Pompeii and Stabiae, died in the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD
ET, December 17, 2011 - February 12, 2012
St. Petersburg, the Fifth Court of the General Staff
The Year of Italy in Russia and Russia in Italy, at the State Hermitage, the building of the General Staff of the exhibition "The Antiquities of Herculaneum," organized by the State Hermitage together with the Special Office of the Archaeological Heritage of Naples and Pompeii with the support of the Italian Embassy in Moscow, the Consulate General of Italy in St. Petersburg.
Exposition is the first time the Russian audience world-famous works of ancient art found in the ancient city of Herculaneum, which, as well as Pompeii and Stabiae, died in the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD and survived as well.
architectural landscape. 65-79 years. Augusteum, Herculaneum fresco Source: | Scenes of Dionysiac festivals am I in. BC insulin I, house Dionysiac reliefs, Herculaneum Marble relief Source: |
All monuments that once adorned the Basilica, or the so-called Augusteum (the building for ceremonies of the imperial cult), now kept at the National Archaeological Museum of Naples. At the exhibition they assembled in a common space as a single complex, complete with cartographic material, reconstructions of archaeological data and historical research, which will present, look like two thousand years ago Augusteum in what part of the building and placed the sequence exhibits.
< p class = "mat1"> First of all, it's huge statues of emperors - Augustus and his successor, Claudius, originating from the dynasty of the Julio - Claudian. Ancient sculpture of this size, imported from another museum, the Hermitage can be seen for the first time. Of particular interest are the antique statues of bronze - are extremely rare in the collections of museums in the world and never before exhibited in the temporary exhibitions at the Hermitage. emperor Augustus to Jupiter Capitolinus 49-50 years. Augusteum, Herculaneum Marble Source: | Statue of Augustus. 48-49 years. Augusteum, Herculaneum bronze Source: |
great artistic value are the famous frescoes of Herculaneum. They have been widely known since the end of XVIII century, from the time when systematic excavations were begun in Herculaneum. On these monuments studied painting and high style, they were inspired by the many European and Russian artists. Ancient frescoes of Herculaneum, Stabiae and Pompeii are considered to be works that stood at the origins of classicism in European art. Experts believe that the frescoes are Roman copies of 60-70s called. Oe. with the more ancient Greek originals, written on subjects from classical mythology.
Medea. 65-79 years. Augusteum, Herculaneum fresco Source: | Theseus-Liberator. 65-79 years. Augusteum, Herculaneum fresco Source: |
In many textbooks on mythology and history Art plays a fresco from Herculaneum depicting Medea - the main character of myth and tragedy by Euripides. Driven to despair, the mother was going to kill their children. Medea embodies the grandeur of tragedy, inherent only in antiquity. Extraordinarily famous for fresco depicting Achilles and his teacher, the centaur Chiron.
Achilles and Chiron. 65-79 years. Augusteum, Herculaneum mural. Fragment National Archaeological Museum, Naples Source: | Hercules and Telephus. 69-70 years. Augusteum, Herculaneum fresco Source: |
«Antiquities of Herculaneum" - the first major exhibition opened in the renovated premises of the General Staff, which was built by Italian architect Carlo Rossi in 1829. To show the ancient monuments selected one of the covered courtyard of the building - a huge, full of light and air space with a ladder-like a Roman amphitheater. This environment is very well corresponds to the scale of the works and fine shades of their dignity. The exhibition "Antiquities of Herculaneum" - a brilliant end the Year of Russia in Italy and Italy to Russia.
Curators: Italian side - Stefano De Caro, Director-General of the Ministry of Heritage ancient cultural heritage Italy, a professor from the Hermitage - Anna A. Mills, Head of the Department of the Ancient World, Ph.D., and Elena Ananyich, senior researcher at the Department of the Ancient World.
Source : hermitagemuseum.org
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