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Title

Combat of Romans and Dacians (after a relief on the Arch of Constantine, Rome)

Artist

Nicolas Beatrizet

Physical Description

This engraving reproduces a relief sculpture from the second century CE of Roman soldiers under Emperor Trajan conquering the Dacians in what is today Romania. The sculpture was later removed from its original monument built to honor Trajan and incorporated into the Arch of Constantine, erected in Rome by the emperor Constantine between 312 and 315.

The relief depicts mounted Roman soldiers, dressed in their characteristic armor and helmets, surging to the left and right from the center of the scene. A group of soldiers sounding horns stands in their midst. The Romans' vanquished Dacian foes lie trampled beneath the horses' hooves.

Artist Life Dates

c.1515 - after 1565

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1553

Accession Number

1960/2.41

Medium and Support

engraving on laid paper

relevance

rank 12.37306

Primary Keywords

engraving (printing process)

equestrians

fighting

reproductions

rome (inhabited place)

soldiers

Title

Untitled

Artist

Charles Clough

Physical Description

Abstract expressionist painting done on a paper collage that has been cut along the edges of the brushstrokes. Some images visible under the paint: page from pornographic magazine (penis); text: “TOY GUNS”; reproductions of expressionist painting; close-up of a butterfly from National Geographic-type publication; car.

Artist Life Dates

born 1951

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1983

Accession Number

2008/2.226

Medium and Support

enamel on paper collage

relevance

rank 11.57102

Primary Keywords

abstract expressionist

collage

copies (derivative objects)

cutouts

found objects

nature

reproductions