Atti dell’Accademia Statale dei Lincei, Rendiconti XLI, 111-135

Atti dell’Accademia Statale dei Lincei, Rendiconti XLI, 111-135

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As far as we are concerned, it is possible preciso ratto that a similar resetting technique is mainly found per Rome, durante the imperial epoca, as verso matter of fact two bronze works of classical art were restored with the same system: the horse of Hegias and the Bull of the https://datingranking.net/it/ebonyflirt-review/ Capitoline Museums .

The lack of evidence from Argos mediante the second century AD, as far as we concern, could provide the proof that the statues has been raided by the Romans con previous times, an event which is probably mentioned mediante an epigram of Alpheus of Mytilene mediante the Palatine Anthology (9, 104) which reminds the decadence of Argos mediante his time, stripped of the glory of heroes.

As verso matter of fact, the soothsayer Tiresias, present for the speech, foresees the death of both brothers sopra the event of a duel between the two

The dependence of the verses sopra question on the rete informatica of Pythagoras is evident if one observes, during the reading of the Latin text, an image of the Fratricidae statuary group per its most complete form, the same as the one durante the left part of the front of the Attic sarcophagus which is located per Contado Doria Pamphilj durante Rome, already mentioned above (Fig. 4). Con the poem of Statius, as mentioned before, there are the interventions of five characters, which seem preciso correspond with the characters present on the sarcophagus: Eteocles, Polynices, Jocasta, Antigone and Creon. The poet expands con time the dialogues between the various characters who appear con the sculptural group. Per simple reading of the verses written by Statius and dedicated esatto the frenetic phases that preceded the clash between Eteocles and Polynices, is enough sicuro be certain that the poet must have been inspired by that particular bronze statuary group, as per matter of fact the poet knew he was able onesto admire it personally.

The mother tries esatto use the prophecy of Tiresias puro induce them sicuro an understanding. Regarding the verb epithonto con verse 234 of the Papyrus (albeit the result of per textual integration and not preserved intact), which means “they agreed”, almost all philologists believed that they could temporally place the mother’s speech just after the end of Oedipus’ government, when the brothers agreed among themselves and Polynices headed onesto Argos for his voluntary exile of one year (Di nuovo.g. Ironia 2007).

As it can be easily observed, the scene proposed by the Papyrus of Lille is the same as the group of Fratricidae of Pythagoras of Rhegion, with the five characters interpreted as Eteocles and Polynices, the mother, the sister Antigone and the soothsayer Tiresias, not by chance this last is represented durante the gesture of the one who predict the death of the protagonists.

Being con possession of these giorno, our team of researchers examined the original colour of the finished rete di emittenti, starting from some general considerations. First, it has sicuro be remarked that the polychrome of the Bronzes is absolutely indivisible, as evidenced by the lips and nipples, made red by the use of copper, as well as by the eyes sopra calcite and glass paste, and by the small pink stone used to reproduce the caruncola lacrimalis and, con the case of Bronze Per, by the white teeth con silver. With these premises, we analysed the reason for the decision puro create an alloy that makes bronze golden. Observing many marks still present on the beard and hair of the two statues from Riace, we came esatto the conclusion that this colour was chosen because the two heroes was imagined with blond hair and beards, as per almost every exhibit which have preserved traces of the original colour.

Giuliano, Per. 1984: I grandi Bronzi di Riace, Fidia e la deborda gabinetto scientifico. In: AA.VV., Due Bronzi da Riace, Ritrovamento, risanamento, cautela addirittura caso di lettura, per cautela di L. Pelagatti, II, Roma (Rivista d’Arte, Periodo peculiare, III), 297-306.

Sismondo Ridgway, B. 1984: The Riace Bronzes: a minority viewpoint. In: AA.VV., Paio Bronzi da Riace, Esplorazione, riparazione, analisi ancora caso di lezione, per cura di L. Pelagatti, II, Roma (Bollettino d’Arte, Ciclo specifico, III), 313-326.