Vortrag "Antike Bildhauertechniken"

History at noon
The Ingelheim funerary figures in the context of ancient sculptural techniques
Short lecture

Both Greek and Roman sculptors used various methods to produce sculptures. For example, “lying” sculptures were extracted semi-finished from the quarry and then transported to the workshops for further processing. Artists also used whole blocks of marble from which they carved the “standing” figures. The early Greeks also used the technique of assembling stone statues from several individual parts, which was later widely practiced by the Romans. The surviving traces of workmanship on the neglected backs of the Roman tomb figures in Ingelheim still provide clues as to how they were once made. In her short lecture, museum employee Florine Jäger M.A. approaches their genesis and ventures a comparison with the sandstone female figure “Mainzer Salus” found in Mainz in 2020.

Lecture: Florine Jäger, M.A., Museum at the Imperial Palace
Registration by telephone until 15.4.2025 at the museum / limited number of persons
Admission: € 4.00 (incl. 1 cup of coffee and 1 sweet surprise)