Notes to Identify the Central Shape of the Ara Pacis Tellus Panel Cover Image

Megjegyzések az Ara Pacis Tellus-panelje központi alakjának azonosításához
Notes to Identify the Central Shape of the Ara Pacis Tellus Panel

Author(s): Tamás Magdus
Subject(s): Cultural history, Ancient World
Published by: Akadémiai Kiadó
Keywords: Ara Pacis Augustae; Ceres; roman religion; Augustus; Tellus

Summary/Abstract: Ara Pacis Augustae is the most frequently studied work of art in the ancient Roman history of art. The uninitiated eye sees an exquisitely crafted, detailed, multitude of reliefs, a unique work of art, but history and different collaborative sciences can render an excellent imprint of Augustus era from these tiny details. Owing to the Ara Pacis’ chiselled reliefs, it is an excellent source for political history, history of religion, and ideology. The aim of this study is to take sides in the question of who is the main figure of the panel by dint of the iconographic features and recent literature.

  • Issue Year: 64/2020
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 149-167
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: Hungarian