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The Ophidian Iconography Quest (Mundus Vetus & Mundus Novus, 2004 - present) |
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| Figure EUR-ita-083. Swirling snake entwining a quiver, filled with arrows and decorated with the image of gorgoneion (the severed head of Gorgon Medusa) among the military paraphernalia, including bow, shield, and a crested helmet, decorated with the image of Triton, the ichthyocaude (fish-tailed) aquatic creature and a swirling snake (?). The Villa del Priorato di Malta (Magistral Villa) is best known for a small keyhole (Il Buco Della Serratura) in the central entrance gate door, through which the dome of the Basilica Papale di San Pietro in Vaticano (Papal Basilica of Saint Peter in the Vatican) can be viewed at the end of a garden allée framed in clipped cypresses. |
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| Sandstone | High relief (Entrance gate, south-east façade, left (south-west) wing, upper frieze, left side, carved decoration, detail, in situ) |
Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720- 1778 AD) |
Late Italian Baroque (Sovereign Military Order of Malta), Manuel Pinto da Fon-seca, 68th Prince and Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta (r. 1741-1773 AD), 1760s AD |
Aventine Hill, Rome, Lazio, Central Italy |
Villa del Priorato di Malta (Magistral Villa) |
| Source-Image(s): The image(s) is/are from Alexei Alexeev's personal photo archive (The First Italian Expedition, 29 March - 25 April 2015). All artefacts will be available for viewing in the Compendium's respective volumes after the completion of the fully integrated iconographic database. Some of the artefacts will be represented by several figures (offering a general view and details). |
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