2009 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
The Comprehensive study on the Via Latina Catacomb in Rome
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19520087
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Aesthetics/Art history
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| Research Institution | Hirosaki University |
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Principal Investigator |
MIYASAKA Tomo Hirosaki University, 人文学部, 准教授 (80271790)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2007 – 2009
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| Keywords | カタコンベ / 壁画 / 古代末期 / 異教 / キリスト教 / 旧約聖書 |
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| Research Abstract |
The paintings of Via Latina Catacomb of late 4^<th> century in Rome, represent some never repeated iconographies of mythology, of philosophy, and of Old Testament, other than common scenes from the New Testaments, in the architectural framework with classical taste. They are retrospective, and reflect the religious situation in late antiquity. The patron Pagan Aristocracy, expressed the strong pretension of their legitimacy, choosing the scenes concerning the foundation of Rome and Augustus (Hercules & Tellus). The Painters exercised their ingenuity using the model-books different from the those of common catacombs.
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