Altar

These precious bronze objects are votives, or devotional gifts, which were offered to the gods. They come in many forms. Some are miniature sculptures of animals, primarily horses, deer, and birds. Others are items of personal adornment, including beads and brooches. Many seem once to have been attached to something else. This assemblage is characteristic of the thousands of votives that were hung from sacred trees or placed in sanctuaries around Greece. Once a shrine was full, the votives were ceremonially buried to make room for more offerings.

Sulla scultura

Scheda

Sotto lo stesso tetto: Art Institute of Chicago

Sullo stesso tema · Altar

Al momento non riceve

Che cosa raffigura

In catalogo

Fonti

The Bedroom, 1889

Una domenica pomeriggio sull'isola della Grande-Jatte, 1884–86, border added 1888–89

Strada di Parigi in un giorno di pioggia, 1877

Sulla terrazza, 1881

il cesto di mele, c. 1893

Stacks of Wheat (End of Summer), 1890–91

American Gothic, 1930

I nottambuli, 1942

[Medea oder die Hochzeit von Jason und Krëusa; Medea: Or the Marriage of Jason and Creusa; La Médée, ou le mariage de Jason et de Crëuse], 1648

[Medea oder die Hochzeit von Jason und Krëusa; Medea: Or the Marriage of Jason and Creusa; La Médée, ou le mariage de Jason et de Crëuse], 1648

Der hl. Hieronymus

Johannes, das Buch verschlingend, 1497

Die sieben Posaunenengel, 1496

Der Engelkampf, 1496

Johannes, das Buch verschlingend, 1497

Die sieben Posaunenengel, 1496