#Gemma augustea

[conformi]

Joe Rosenthal, Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima, 23 February 1945 VS Gemma Augustea, 1st century AD

#Joe Rosenthal #Iwo Jima #second world war #wwII #Associated Press #marines #Pacific War #war #us flag #Gemma Augusti #Gemma augustea #Kunsthistorisches Museum #wien #vienna #cameo #gem #ancient rome #antiquities #Classical antiquities

[historyoftheancientworld]

Onyx cameo, the Gemma Augustea. Augustus sits with an eagle at his feet. His stepson Tiberius leaves his chariot while, below, soldiers celebrate his victories over the germans.

#onyx cameo #gemma augustea #augustus #roman emperors #ancient rome #roman empire #romans #ancient history #ancient world #tiberius #history

[delicatuscii-wasbella102]

“Gemma Augustea: A 2000 year old Roman cameo in an ornamented open-work gold frame, glorifies the deeds of Emperor Augustus and his successor Tiberius. It is cut from a two-layered Arabic sardonyx and is a masterpiece of the imperial gem workshop.”

[charlesreeza]

Gemma Augustea -  This Roman low-relief sardonyx cameo was probably carved during the reign of Caligula: AD 37–41.  It shows the Emperor Augustus seated next to the goddess Roma, and both are trampling the armor of defeated enemies.  Its size and artistic quality make this the most precious cameo in Vienna’s collection of Greek and Roman antiquities at the Kunsthistorisches Museum.  Photo by Charles Reeza.

#ancient art #jewelry #relief carving #cameo #mythology #Roman emperor #Wien #Austria #art museum

[animpossiblespeed]

English: Gemma Augustea, a depiction of Emperor Augustus surrounded by goddesses and allegories. Collection of Greek and Roman Antiquities in the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna. Roman, 9-12 CE. Two-Layered onyx. H: 19 cm. Setting: gold frame, reverse side in ornamented open-work; German, 17th century. AS Inv. No. IX A 79.

[themuseumwithoutwalls]

MWW Artwork of the Day (6/12/19) Late Imperial Rome (3rd c. CE) Jonah Swallowed (c. 280–90 CE) Marble sculpture, 50.4 x 15.5 x 26.9 cm. The Cleveland Museum of Art (John L. Severance Fund)

After moving through a late 2nd century "baroque" phase, in the 3rd century, Roman art largely abandoned, or simply became unable to produce, sculpture in the classical tradition, a change whose causes remain much discussed. Even the most important imperial monuments now showed stumpy, large-eyed figures in a harsh frontal style, in simple compositions emphasizing power at the expense of grace.   On the other hand, all forms of luxury small sculpture continued to be patronized, and quality could be extremely high, as in the silver Warren Cup, glass Lycurgus Cup, and large cameos like the Gemma Augustea, Gonzaga Cameo, the "Great Cameo of France," and this exquisite piece here, inspired by the biblical story of Jonah and the Whale.

After disobeying the Lord’s command to proclaim judgment on the city of Nineveh, the Old Testament prophet Jonah was cast into the sea and swallowed by a sea monster. Here, the beast swallows Jonah headfirst.

#jonah swallowed #marble sculpture #roman sculpture

[pescado-diabolico]

i know astrology is fake but i love the gemma augustea and the fact that my professor says that the capricorn is there bc it's augustus's sign hurts me bc it's not true, augustus is a libra, capricorn is his moon sign

#personal #this only matters to my dumb ass

[arte-prehistoria-blog]

Agusto el primer emperador. 

Augusto utilizó profusamente la iconografía para reforzar la legitimidad de su poder. En esta pieza (llamada "Gemma Augustea", 22 cm. de ancho, tallada hacia el año 10 a.C.), aparece representado como Júpiter, sentado junto a la diosa Roma.

[amotivationalsyndrome]

Gemma Augustea C.E. ~10-20  Presumed Dioscurides

Double-layer Onyx

[acertainidontknowwhat]

Gemma Augustea, ca. 9-12 A.D.

#Gemma Augustea #art #Ancient #Roman #Augustus #Ancient Rome #Ancient Art #Cameo