Chimera of Arezzo - Wikipedia
WEBThe Chimera of Arezzo is regarded as the best example of ancient Etruscan art. [1] The British art historian David Ekserdjian described the sculpture as "one of the most arresting of all animal sculptures and the supreme masterpiece of Etruscan bronze-casting". [2]
Chimera of Arezzo - World History Encyclopedia
WEBJan 13, 2017 · The Chimera of Arezzo is a bronze statue sculpted by the Etruscans of northern and central Italy during the 5th-4th century BCE. The creature is the fire-breathing monster from Greek mythology which has the head of a lion, tail of a snake, and a goat's head protruding from its back.
Chimera of Arezzo - Smarthistory
WEBThe Chimera of Arezzo is one of the best known pieces of Etruscan sculpture to survive from antiquity. Discovered near the Porta San Lorentino of Arezzo, Italy (ancient Arretium) in 1553, the statue was added to the collection of Cosimo I de’ Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany in the sixteenth century and is currently housed in the Museo ...
Chimera (mythology) - Wikipedia
WEBIn Etruscan civilization, the Chimera appears in the Orientalizing period that precedes Etruscan Archaic art. The Chimera appears in Etruscan wall paintings of the fourth century BC. [citation needed] In Indus civilization are pictures of the Chimera in many seals. There are different kinds of Chimera composed of animals from the Indian ...
Chimera of Arezzo, The Etruscans | Obelisk Art History
WEBChimera of Arezzo is an Ancient Etruscan Bronze Sculpture created in 400BCE. It lives at the National Archaeological Museum, Florence in Italy. The image is used according to Educational Fair Use, and tagged Greek and Roman Mythology and Sculpture. Source See Chimera of Arezzo in the Kaleidoscope.
The Chimaera of Arezzo (Getty Villa Exhibitions)
WEBJul 16, 2009 · It features the magnificent Chimaera of Arezzo, a large-scale Etruscan bronze statue on loan from the National Archaeological Museum in Florence. With a selection of pottery, coins, gems, and other objects, the exhibition explores the life and afterlife of an Etruscan icon.
The Strange Tale of the Chimera of Arezzo - Italy Magazine
WEBOct 27, 2020 · Today, the Chimera of Arezzo is one of the best known pieces of surviving bronze sculpture of the Etruscan period. Why the hybrid beast? A chimera is a legendary, fire-breathing creature of Greek mythology that came from Lycia in Asia Minor.
2.10: Chimera of Arezzo - Humanities LibreTexts
WEBAug 21, 2022 · The Chimera of Arezzo is one of the best known pieces of Etruscan sculpture to survive from antiquity. Discovered near the Porta San Lorentino of Arezzo, Italy (ancient Arretium) in 1553, the statue was added to the collection of Cosimo I de’ Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany in the sixteenth century and is currently housed in the Museo ...
The Chimera of Arezzo (3D Image) - World History Encyclopedia
WEBJan 13, 2017 · The Chimera of Arezzo is an ancient Etruscan bronze currently in the Florence Archaeological Museum, and dated to circa 400 BCE. The sculpture depicts the mythological Chimera, a hybrid animal consisting of a lion, with a goats head emerging from its back, and a tail in the form of a snake.
Chimera of Arezzo, Florence - World History Encyclopedia
WEBAug 21, 2016 · The bronze "Chimera of Arezzo" is one of the best known examples of the art of the Etruscans. It was found in Arezzo (Arretium), an ancient Etruscan and Roman city in Tuscany (Italy). The statue is...