Farnese Atlas
Format
TIFF
Author
Start date
100
End date
199
Historical period
Imperial/Late Roman
Description
Statue of Atlas kneeling with the celestial sphere. It is decorated with low reliefs depicting 41 classical Greek constellations distinguished by Ptolemy. Roman copy of a Hellenistic original. The statue was found in Rome and acquired by Cardinal Alessandro Farnese in 1562
Language
zxx
Physical type
Medium
Size
2.1 m
Material and technique
Project
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