- skip - search

Second Century A.D. Sarcophagus 1 details

[Picture: Second Century A.D. Sarcophagus 1]
previous image
up

Second Century A.D. Sarcophagus 1, in Pisa, Tuscany, Italy more

mythical creatures, carving, sarcophagi, nudity, colour

500x333 136K
1024x683 480K
1600x1067 1M
Image title: Second Century A.D. Sarcophagus 1
Source: Quin, Liam R E: “The Camposanto Monumentale cemetary in Pisa” (2007)
Place shown: Pisa, Tuscany, Italy
Keywords: mythical creatures, carving, sarcophagi, nudity, colour
Status: stock image royalty-free for non-commercial uses only, usage credit required

Here is the ephebe (a young man) with his dog. Not to mention another, naked, man with a spear.

rectangular sarcophagus (end of 2th century a.d.). on the front the myth of phaedra and hyppolitus. on the left flank ephebe holding a horse, on the right flank ephebe with dog. reused in 1076 for the countess beatrice di toscana, mother of matilde di canossa.

Filename: img_5924-500x333.jpg
Camera:
Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi / 400D / Kiss Digital X
Lens: 17 - 85 mm (35 mm equivalent: 26.6 - 132.8 mm)
Focal Length: 38mm
ISO: 400
Aperture: f/6.3
Exposure Time: 0.016667 seconds
Exposure Program: Program AE
Flash: Off
Picture Style: Landscape
Date: 2007:07:01 11:27:59

$Id: mkgallery,v 1.69 2010/06/05 03:56:00 lee Exp lee $

Valid XHTML 1.0! Valid CSS!