4256 x 2831 px | 36 x 24 cm | 14,2 x 9,4 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
22 luglio 2009
Altre informazioni:
Villa Adriana. Tivoli. Italy. View of copies of the caryatids from the Athenian Erechtheion flanked by silenus figures lining the Canopus which is a reflecting pool 228 metres long and adorned with columns and statues. It is believed to have been inspired by the canal that linked Alexandria in Egypt to ancient Canopus which was a sanctuary of the God Serapis. Another theory is that is actually representing the Mediterranean as it includes elements from the region including copies of the caryatids from the Erechtheion in Athens and two Amazons that adorned the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus sculpted by Phidias, the ancient Greek sculptor. Hadrian’s villa, built by the emperor (117-138 AD) as summer imperial retreat, is a vast open air museum of some the finest architecture of the Roman world and the Roman Empires largest and richest villa ever built. It is a UNSECO World Heritage Site.
