Name: Lapis Lazuli Intaglio depicting Roman Emperor Hadrian&Antinous
SKU: FJ.6042
Price: 9750.00 USD
Availability: InStock

Classical antiquity is a broad term for a long period of cultural history centered on the Mediterranean Sea, comprising the interlocking civilizations of ancient Greece and ancient Rome, collectively known as the Greco-Roman world. It is the period in which Greek and Roman society flourished and wielded great influence throughout Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. Conventionally, it is taken to begin with the earliest-recorded Greek poetry of Homer (8th–7th century BC), and continues through the emergence of Christianity and the decline of the Roman Empire (5th century AD). It ends with the dissolution of classical culture at the close of Late Antiquity (AD 300–600). The culture of the ancient Greeks, together with a cross section of influences from the Orient, prevailed throughout classical antiquity as the basis of art, philosophy, society, and educational ideals. These ideals were preserved and imitated by the Romans, and it is this “Greco-Roman” cultural foundation that has been so immensely influential on the language, politics, educational systems, philosophy, science, art, and architecture of the modern world. Out of this sprang the ground-breaking art of the period, with its emphasis on symmetry, proportion, geometry, and a revolutionary blending of naturalism with idealism. “Classical Art,”…

Lapis Lazuli Intaglio depicting Roman Emperor Hadrian&Antinous

SKU

FJ.6042

Circa

1700 AD to 1900 AD

Medium

Lapis Lazuli

Origin

Europe

Gallery Location

USA

Esteemed as one of the most extravagant and benevolent Roman emperors in history, Roman Emperor Hadrian appears to come alive within the confines of this beautiful royal blue intaglio. His handsome features are carved with the greatest delicacy.

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