Back and right side of the Thasian marble, Greek artwork, ca. 460 BC (authenticity disputed). Found in 1887 during public works in the Villa Ludovisi.
Artist
Unknown (Western Greek artist from Magna Graecia)
Year
460 BC (460 BC)
Medium
White Marble
Movement
Transitional between Archaic and Early Classical
Subject
Aphrodite rising from the sea (disputed interpretations include Persephone and Hera Parthenos)
Dimensions
0.9 m × 1.42 m (35 in × 56 in)
Location
Museo Nazionale Romano of Palazzo Altemps, Rome
Owner
Italy
Accession
1894
The Ludovisi Throne is an exceptional ancient sculpture from Locri, Southern Italy. Not an actual throne, the sculpture is white marble block intricately carved with bas-reliefs on its three visible sides, with its primary depiction considered by many as depicting Aphrodite rising from the sea. It originates from the transitional phase between the Archaic and Early Classical styles, circa 460 BC. Currently, it resides in the Museo Nazionale Romano of Palazzo Altemps in Rome, having been acquired by Italy in 1894.
The central relief of the Throne, encompassing a height of 0.9 m and length of 1.42 m, is traditionally interpreted as the goddess Aphrodite, enveloped in her signature diaphanous attire, being aided by two Horae on the shore. Yet, the unique iconography presents challenges, prompting some experts to speculate alternative subjects, like the chthonic deity Persephone or even Hera Parthenos emerging from the waters. The side panels, too, present interpretive challenges, with one showcasing a veiled woman with incense and the other, a young girl playing the aulos, a double flute.
The LudovisiThrone is an exceptional ancient sculpture from Locri, Southern Italy. Not an actual throne, the sculpture is white marble block intricately...
(39 ft). According to Italian scholar Margherita Guarducci, the famous LudovisiThrone comes from the temple of Aphrodite of Locri Epizephyrii, where it was...
more antiquities were found such as the LudovisiThrone. The sculpture group made its first appearance in a Ludovisi inventory taken 2 February 1623, and...
one of the two women represented on the sides of the LudovisiThrone. It is believed the throne was the parapet of the bothros as it fits the three surviving...
Terras, 1997. "The Ludovisi and Boston Throne: a Comparison" A thorough website entirely devoted to the LudovisiThrone and the Boston Throne http://darkroomtheband...
Ludovisi can refer to: Ludovisi (family), a noble Italian family Ludovisi papacy of Pope Gregory XV Cardinals Ludovisi Cardinal Alessandro Ludovisi, later...
2015-11-06 at the Wayback Machine S. Casson: "Hera of Kanathos and the LudovisiThrone" The Journal of Hellenic Studies 40.2 (1920), pp. 137-142, citing Stephanus...
The Boston Throne is an unusual marble sculpture, similar to the LudovisiThrone. It probably dates from classical antiquity, and first appeared in modern...
compare, for an unusual exception, the seated aulos player on the "LudovisiThrone. Mactoux, Marie-Madeleine (1975). Pénélope: Légende et Mythe. Paris:...
antiquities (most notably the "LudovisiThrone") were subsequently discovered on the site in the late 19th century when the Ludovisi's estate was redeveloped...
Casson suggested that it was the obscure subject of the so-called "LudovisiThrone", generally considered to represent the parallel, and far better-known...
in about 228 BC. the LudovisiThrone (probably an authentic Greek piece in the Severe style), found in 1887, and the Boston Throne, found in 1894. the...
collections such as the Boncompagni-Ludovisi and Mattei collections, including the Ludovisi Ares, LudovisiThrone, and the Suicide of a Gaul (from the...
Greece: The Parthenon Marbles, Bassae Frieze, Great Altar of Pergamon, LudovisiThrone Mesopotamia: Ishtar Gate of Babylon Ancient Rome: Ara Pacis, Trajan's...
Alessandro Ludovisi, was elected to the papal throne as Pope Gregory XV. A month later, on 13 March 1621, Ludovisi moved to Rome and was immediately appointed...
light dresses and attached to the body, such as the Aphrodite of the LudovisiThrone, the Niké of Paeonius (425 BC), or the Venus Genetrix of the Museo...
Gaul and the Gaul Killing Himself and His Wife the LudovisiThrone, found in 1887, and the Boston Throne, found in 1894. the Crouching Amazon, found in 1888...
background was chosen as the coat of arms of the rione. The famous LudovisiThrone, found during the urbanization works in the area, was most likely part...
Pallavicini, Theodoli, Sacchetti, Borghese, Odescalchi, and Boncompagni-Ludovisi. Major extinct papal families include the Savelli, Caetani, the Aldobrandini...
almost finished with her degree, while writing her dissertation on the LudovisiThrone, her father discovered her relationship with Brendel and pulled her...
rose". (Relazione dell'impero ottomano riferita in Senato, Daniello de Ludovisi, Venice, 3 June 1534) Nicolae Iorga, Geschichte des Osmanischen Reiches...
traveled to Spain by land in a retinue led by Marquis Schotta and Ippolita Ludovisi, Princess of Piombino. Originally intended to travel by sea, she became...
Hugo, Prince of Windisch-Graetz H.S.H. Don Alessandro Jacopo Boncompagni Ludovisi Altemps Don Giancarlo Melzi d’Eril dei Duchi di Lodi Don Carlo Buffa dei...
negotiations had begun for the wedding of his sister Costanza to Niccolò Ludovisi, belonging to the pro-Spanish faction, a potential bride for the young...
Global Information