Roman Eagle

[Sulla]

Hi guys/gals I am working on an illustration that has a large roman eagle statue in the background and I was wondering if any one knows of good examples of Roman eagles I can look at for imperation?

[tlclark]

Which period?

I have some.

Here's one of the eagles above the apotheosis of Antoninus Pius and Faustina from his column base.



I also have an image from Titus' apotheosis from the Arch of Titus.

Travis

[Sulla]

Say first century but its not an exact historical piece. So maybe pick what you have that looks the most artisticaly interesting

[Titus Martius]

1st century:
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e310/ ... ftitus.jpg
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e310/ ... 6068_2.jpg

3rd century mosaic:
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e310/ ... aicSUP.jpg

unknown:
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e310/ ... si63f4.jpg

[Uwe Bahr]

somewhat archaic oil lamp in the form of an eagle - found at the Augustaean Roman stronghold Haltern:

[url:3n9ijw2m]http://www.livius.org/a/germany/haltern/haltern_lamp.JPG[/url]

[Sulla]

Thanks for the images. This one http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e310/ ... si63f4.jpg is the closest to what I am looking for.

[Theodosius the Great]

[Sulla]

Thanks that one is interesting.

[Primitivus]

Theodosius,

Do you know the milieu of the eagle image you posted? It's quite impressive. Just the sort that inspired many of America's colonial artists...

[Jona Lendering]

unknown:
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e310/ ... si63f4.jpg

It was part of the entrance of the Forum of Trajan, which was in the northwest. (Earlier reconstructions show a temple on this site, but it is now certain that the temple was in the southeast; the northwest was the monumental entrance.) The eagle itself is in the narthex of the Sant' Apostoli church.

It has often been reproduced, for example on monuments of the Italian monarchy and the fascists (e.g., on the lamp standards along the Via dei Fori Imperiali). As heraldic emblem, it is now replaced by the star.

[Theodosius the Great]

Theodosius,

Do you know the milieu of the eagle image you posted? It's quite impressive. Just the sort that inspired many of America's colonial artists...

Hi Primitivus,

I found it on this page but it doesn't mention its place of origin.

BTW, it says the Greeks used the eagle as a symbol for Zeus...

[Primitivus]

Hi Primitivus,

I found it on this page but it doesn't mention its place of origin.

Thanks. It's interesting. They have some nice replicas for sale. Doesn't say whether they are direct copies or are inspired by ancient artwork. (I'm assuming, from the detail that they are the former.)

[Crispvs]

I think at least some of them are probably inspired by ancient works of art. The 'Weary Heracles Plaque' looks to me to bear more than a passing resemblance to the Herakles Farness statue.

Crispvs