Iconography

GODS AND MYTHS

Bellerophon / Census of Antique Art known to the Renaissance / Known Prototypes / Rome, Villa Doria Pamphili
Bellerophon / Various activities / Riding or leading Pegasus
Bellerophon / Myths / Bellerophon takes leave from Proitos and Stheneboia
Bellerophon / Myths / Bellerophon fights the Chimaera / On Pegasus

Further details

Left half: killing of Chimaera: Bellerophon on the back of Pegasus; cupid in front of Pegasus; Right half: Bellerophon naked, to his left the helmeted woman is Virtus, to his right Stheneboia [or Philonoe] is sitting. The bearded man is either Proitos or Iobates

Artist or creator

Ancient Roman

Date

240 - 250

Location

Rome, Villa Doria Pamphili, Casino facade

Associated persons

Ian Jones (Photographer (digital))

Notes on photograph

Bibliographic Citation

Carl Robert, Die antiken Sarkophagreliefs III, 1, Berlin 1897, p. 44ff., no. 34; Hellmut Sichtermann, Die mythologischen Sarkophage, 2: Apollon - Grazien (Die antiken Sarkophagreliefs 12,2), Berlin 1992, p. 96, no. 21; Paul Zanker and Björn C. Ewald, Living with Myths: The Imagery of Roman Sarcophagi, Oxford 2012, pp. 312-314

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Acknowledgements

Record created with the generous support of the Dean’s Development Fund, School of Advanced Study’

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