Dominae and fashion: Julia Domna, the female side of Severan power
According to Cassius Dio, after Marcus Aurelius' death Rome would have passed «from a kingdom of gold to one of iron and rust»: indeed, after the killing of Commodus in 192 AD, it began a serious crisis, in which the
Marbles and digital clones
The Archaeological Museum elsewhere On the occasion of the statue of Artemis loan to the Archaeological and Art Museum of Maremma in Grosseto, the National Archaeological Museum of Venice wanted to fill this absence within its collection, showing a digital clone.
1523-2023: a precious legacy for Venice
Felix vibas, an incitement to happiness, is the spurious inscription found on the back of the bust of the so-called Vitellio, a Roman portrait from the age of Hadrian, which belonged to the collection of Cardinal Domenico Grimani. This motto,
Two heads for the Artemis of Venice
The Archaeological Museum elsewhere Artemis advances with a large and decisive step, dressed in a long light dress that opens like a fan between her legs and in a cloak that falls to her knees. Her elegant drapery follows the lines
Each object is a journey. The routes of the marbles
The need to procure building materials was innate in the very birth of Venice. Born from the water and stretched out over the sea with a small hinterland, the city did not arise on a previous ancient settlement. It was
Each object is a journey
Wandering pottery Many 18th-century Venetian collectors could exhibit ancient vases from afar in their museums. The large quantity of material that, then, from central-southern Italy poured in large number into the antique market made ceramics very coveted objects also in Veneto.
Stories of St. Mark Square
The Mint of Venice: a prestigious history that is more than a thousand years old Venice was home to one of most productive monetary factories in Europe. Of vital importance for the Republic, it was located, probably from the 12th century,
Stories of St. Mark Square
Pagan deities in the heart of Venice The storytelling in mythological images, in monumental decorative cycles with a complex narrative structure, made its debut in Venetian art during the fourth decade of the 16th century, lagging behind Rome and other Italian
Stories of St. Mark Square
An elephant for Venice Did you know that an elephant, complete with tusks and trunk, makes a fine show of itself in St. Mark Square? It has been there since August 15th, 1505, when the bronze banner holders, artwork by Alessandro
