Life Death & Revelry – The Farnese Sarcophagus by Christina Nielsen

Name: Life Death & Revelry – The Farnese Sarcophagus by Christina Nielsen
Brand: Paul Holberton Publishing Ltd

Paul Holberton Publishing Ltd

In terms of antiquarian fame, the Farnese Sarcophagus \u2013 elaborately carved with satyrs and maenads gathering grapes \u2013 may be the most important work of art in the Gardner collection, and perhaps of its type in America. A large, rectangular coffin of Pentelic marble, the Farnese Sarcophagus was exported from Athens to the area of Rome in the late Severan period, between c. 222 and 235 AD. The carving of the satyrs and maenads was especially suited to the artistic tastes of Mannerist and Baroque Rome, providing one of the most elegant examples of Greek imperial optic elongation to have survived from ancient times. Life Death & Revelry will offer a multi-disciplinary, multi-era look at this important monument. Published to accompany an exhibition at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum,\n\nLife Death & Revelry \u2013 The Farnese Sarcophagus\nThe Farnese Sarcophagus\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal Mai;