Ara Pacis Augustae (Rome, Italy) : The North Procession, view into the face of Julia

Creator:
unknown (Ancient Roman sculptor)
Published/Created:
originally Campus Martius; reconstructed near the Mausoleum of Augustus, Rome, Lazio, Italy
13-9 BCE ; 1938 (restoration)
Date Depicted:
12/1/1998
8000 BC - 499 AD
Materials:
marble
Notes:
Dedicated on 30 January 9 BCE, the altar was erected in the Campus Martius by the Roman Senate to commemorate Augustus' return from Spain and Gaul on 4 July 13 BCE. The best-known exemplar of Augustan art, it is typified by its eclectic mix of Classical and Hellenistic elements and skillful amalgam of Roman myth-history and contemporary events.
Variant Titles:
Altar of Augustan Peace
Topics:
Architecture -- Roman -- (YVRC)
Culture:
Roman
Accession Number:
1A3-R-R-AP-4-C2
Genre:
altars (AAT)
architecture (AAT)
Format:
Image
Content Type:
Furnishings & Decorative Arts
Sculptures, Models, & Architecture
Rights:
Copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc
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Access Restrictions:
Yale Community Only
Digital:
allegorical; mythology (Classical); portraits; rulers and leaders; Augustus, Emperor of Rome, 63 B.C.-14 A.D.; Julio-Claudian dynasty carving ; construction built works; monuments; visual works; sculpture (visual work); reliefs (sculptures) procession; a
Source Creator:
Gilchrist, Scott
Source Title:
Archivision Base Collection
Source Created:
2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
ca. 1990's
Source Note:
Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2011; photographer Scott Gilchrist
Yale Collection:
Visual Resources Collection
Digital Collection:
Visual Resources Collection
Local Record Number:
4152
OID:
10100000
PID:
digcoll:1821469