Iconography

GODS AND MYTHS

Amoretti / Census of Antique Art known to the Renaissance / Known Prototypes / Sarcophagi / Vatican City, Giardino della Pigna (holding portrait bust)
Amoretti / With objects / Clipeus
Amoretti / With other figures / Minerva and Apollo
Amoretti / With other figures / River gods
Argonauts, Jason and Medea / Census of ancient art known to the Renaissance / Known prototypes / Ancona, Museo Nazionale Archeologico (Medea Sarcophagus, formerly Rome, Stamperia Reale)
Argonauts, Jason and Medea / Medea sends her children to hand over a poisoned robe to Creusa, Jason's new wife
Argonauts, Jason and Medea / Creusa, having put on Medea's poisoned robe, bursts into flames
Centaurs / Census of Antique Art known to the Renaissance / Known Prototypes / Vatican City, Musei Vaticani, Sala delle Muse, inv. 290
Centaurs / Myths / Lapiths and Centaurs / Battle

Further details

In the top register an Amazonomachia (unknown source), n the second register Vatican Amoretti Sarocphagus and Medea Sarcophagus, in the third register Vatican Centauromachy Sarcophagus

Artist or creator

Roman

Date

16th century

Location

Florence, Gabinetto dei Disegni e delle Stampe degli Uffizi (Museo Horne inv. 5943)

Associated persons

Ian Jones (Photographer (digital))

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Web resources

Census database (Amoretti)
Census database (Medea)
Census database (Centaurs)

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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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