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Farnese Atlas
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Statue of Atlas kneeling with the celestial sphere. It is decorated with low reliefs depicting 41 classical Greek constellations distinguished by Ptolemy. Roman copy of a Hellenistic original. The statue was found in Rome and acquired by Cardinal Alessandro Farnese in 1562
University of Bologna
Title: Farnese Atlas
Description:
Statue of Atlas kneeling with the celestial sphere.
It is decorated with low reliefs depicting 41 classical Greek constellations distinguished by Ptolemy.
Roman copy of a Hellenistic original.
The statue was found in Rome and acquired by Cardinal Alessandro Farnese in 1562.
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