Apollo from Pompeii: Investigating an Ancient Bronze

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Apollo from Pompeii: Investigating an Ancient Bronze
At the J. Paul Getty Museum, Getty Villa
March 2—September 12, 2011
1. Apollo as an Archer (Apollo Saettante)
Roman, 100 B.C. – before A.D. 79;
found in Pompeii, Italy, in 1817-18
Bronze
H: 147 x W: 55 x D: 114 cm (57 7/8
x 21 5/8 x 44 7/8 in.)
Soprintendenza Speciale per i Beni
Archeologici di Napoli e PompeiMuseo Archeologico Nazionale,
Naples
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3. View of the Temple of Jupiter
Engraving in Henry Wilkins, Suite de
vues pittoresques des ruines de
Pompeii (Set of Picturesque Views of
the Ruins of Pompeii), Rome, 1819
After Henry Wilkins (English, 17671847)
Plate: 27 x 36.5 cm (10 5/8 x 14 3/8
in.)
The Getty Research Institute
86-B22607
2. Diana as an Archer (Diana Saettatrice)
Roman, 100 B.C. – before A.D. 79;
found in Pompeii, Italy, in 1817
Bronze with bone and glass-paste
eyes
H: 54 x W: 45 x D: 48 cm (21 1/4 x
17 11/16 x 18 7/8 in.)
Soprintendenza Speciale per i Beni
Archeologici di Napoli e PompeiMuseo Archeologico Nazionale,
Naples
VEX.2011.1.2
4. View of the Forum of Pompeii
Engraving in François Mazois, Les
ruines de Pompéi (The Ruins of
Pompeii), Paris, 1829
After François Mazois (French, 17831826)
Plate: 31.8 x 56.5 cm (12 1/2 x 22
1/4 in.)
The Getty Research Institute
88-B13102
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9. View of the Temple of Apollo
1870s
Giorgio Sommer (German, 18341914)
Hand-colored albumen silver print
20 x 25 cm (7 7/8 x 9 13/16 in.)
The Getty Research Institute
2003.R.14.2
5. View of the Temple of Apollo
Engraving in William Bernard Cooke,
James Pattison Cockburn, and
Thomas Leverton Donaldson,
Pompeii, Illustrated with Picturesque
Views, London, 1827
After James Pattison Cockburn
(English, about 1779-1847)
Plate: 34 x 46.3 cm (13 3/8 x 18 1/4
in.)
The Getty Research Institute
83-B2200
10. Left Foot from a Statue
Roman, A.D. 175-300
Bronze
L: 18.5 cm (7 5/6 in)
J. Paul Getty Museum
72.AB.103
6. Plan of the Temple of Apollo
1826
Charles-Édouard Isabelle (French,
1800-1880)
Pencil, ink and watercolor on paper
40.6 x 24.6 cm (16 x 9 11/16 in.)
The Getty Research Institute
900096.1
11. Right Eye from a Statue
Greek, 500-100 B.C.
Marble, obsidian, glass, and copper
W: 2.1 x L: 4.9 cm (13/16 x 1 15/16
in.)
J. Paul Getty Museum
84.AI.625
7. View of the Temple of Apollo
Hand-colored etching in Carlo
Bonucci, Pompéi décrite (Pompeii
Described), Naples, 1830
Achille Vianelli (Italian, 1803-1894)
Plate: 15.5 x 21.4 cm (6 1/8 x 8 7/16
in.)
The Getty Research Institute
85-B22323
12. Head from a Statue of Bacchus
Roman, A.D. 100-200
Bronze, copper lips
H: 12.7 x W: 14.3 x D: 13.4 cm (5 x 5
5/8 x 5 1/4 in.)
J. Paul Getty Museum
71.AB.447
8. View of the Temple of Apollo
Engraving in William Gell and John
Peter Gandy, Pompeiana: The
Topography, Edifices and Ornaments
of Pompeii, London, 1817-19
After William Gell (English, 17771836)
Plate: 10.5 x 18 cm (4 1/8 x 7 1/16
in.)
The Getty Research Institute
85-B17310
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16. Drapery End
Italian, 1849 - mid-1860s
Bronze
Soprintendenza Speciale per i Beni
Archeologici di Napoli e PompeiMuseo Archeologico Nazionale,
Naples
W: 14 x D: 5.7 x L: 52.1 cm (5 1/2 x
2 1/4 x 20 1/2 in.)
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13. The Restored Statue of Apollo
Engraving in Raffaele Gargiulo,
Raccolta de Monumenti più
interessanti del Re. Museo
Borbonico… (Collection of the Most
Interesting Monuments from the Royal
Bourbon Museum…) Naples, 1825
Plate: 26.4 x 19.5 cm (10 3/8 x 7
11/16 in.)
The Getty Research Institute
85-B19893
17. Drapery End
Italian, 1849 – mid-1860s
Bronze
Soprintendenza Speciale per i Beni
Archeologici di Napoli e PompeiMuseo Archeologico Nazionale
Naples
W: 10.8 x D: 3.8 x L: 36.8 cm (4 1/4
x 1 1/2 x 14 1/2 in.)
VEX.2011.1.1.c
14. The Restored Statue of Apollo
Engraving in Domenico Monaco, Les
monuments du Musée national de
Naples… (The Monuments of the
National Museum of Naples…),
Naples, 1879
After F. Mori, Italian, active 1800s
Plate: 15.5 x 10 cm (6 1/8 x 3 15/16
in.)
The Getty Research Institute
2573-379
15. Chiurazzi Replicas of Statues of Apollo
Photographs in Salvatore Chiurazzi,
Chiurazzi: Fonderie-CeramicaMarmeria Catalogo (Chiurazzi:
Foundry-Pottery-Stoneworks
Catalogue), Naples, 1929
Page: 21.4 x 15 cm (8 7/16 x 5 7/8
in.)
The Getty Research Institute
86-B11483
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