Roman Gallery

Julius Terentius Performing a Sacrifice, A.D. 239 (paint on plaster)

6200720 Julius Terentius Performing a Sacrifice, A.D. 239 (paint on plaster) by Roman, (3rd century AD); 107x165x10.2 cm; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT, USA; (add.info.: The burning of incense was an act of worship in both Near Eastern and Roman sanctuaries. Commissioned by Roman tribune of Dura-Europos Julius Terentius (identified by Latin inscription) mixing Greek, Roman and Palmyrene, perhaps for diplomacy. Before a military standard, Terentius stands with his men, Palmyrenes in Roman military attire. Themes, son of Mokimos, identified in Greek as a priest. The Tychai of Dura and Palmyra are shown in Hellenistic style incorporating some Near Eastern features.); out of copyright

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Saint Luke painting the Virgin, detail of the Vault of the Choir, 1505-1510 (fresco)

1630063 Saint Luke painting the Virgin, detail of the Vault of the Choir, 1505-1510 (fresco) by Pinturicchio, Bernardino di Betto (c.1452-1513); Santa Maria del Popolo, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Rome, Basilica of St. Maria del Popolo, Vault of the Choir: frescoes (1505 - 1510) by Pinturicchio (Bernardino di Betto). Detail of Saint Luke painting the Virgin.
Saint Luke painting the Virgin, is a devotional subject in art showing Saint Luke painting the Virgin Mary with the Baby Jesus. Such paintings were often created during the Renaissance for chapels of Saint Luke in European churches, and frequently recalled the composition of the Salus Populi Romani, an icon based on the legend of Luke's portrait of Mary. Versions of the subject were sometimes painted as the masterpiece that many guilds required an artist to submit before receiving the title of master.

Roma, Basilica di Santa Maria del Popolo, coro, volta: affreschi (1505 - 1510) del Pinturicchio (Bernardino di Betto). Particolare del tondo raffigurante San Luca nell'atto di dipingere la Madonna.
Un'antica tradizione cristiana afferma che l'evangelista Luca fu il primo iconografo e che dipinse quadri della Madonna, di Pietro e Paolo. Sono molte le immagini bizantine a lui attribuite.); Ghigo Roli

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Portrait of the Emperor Probus o, less likely, Diocletian

5973833 Portrait of the Emperor Probus o, less likely, Diocletian by Roman; Museo di Santa Giulia, Museo della citta, Brescia, Italy; (add.info.: It is one of the six Roman busts in gilded bronze found in the ancient Capitolium in 1826. Brescia,"Santa Giulia, Museum of the City" (Unesco site since 2011)
Brescia,"Santa Giulia, Museo della Citta?" (sito Unesco dal 2011): ritratto dell'Imperatore Probo, o meno probabilmente Diocleziano. Si tratta di uno dei sei ritratti romani in bronzo dorato trovati nel 1826 presso il Capitolium dell'antica Brixia.); Ghigo Roli; out of copyright

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