ID: 700002267	Record Type: Movable Work
Images: 1

Herm of a Vestal Virgin (herm; Antonio Canova (Italian, 1757 - 1822); 1821 - 1822; J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center (Los Angeles, Los A...; 85.SA.353)

Note: With the discovery of the so-called House of the Vestals in Pompeii, Vestal Virgins became a popular subject in the 1700s and 1800s. This figure wears a historically accurate cloak, which suggests that Canova researched the subject.

Titles:

Herm of a Vestal Virgin (preferred,C,U,English-P,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

herm [300047170] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (Hierarchy Name), Visual Works (Hierarchy Name), <visual works (Guide Term)>, <visual works by medium or technique>, sculpture (visual work), <sculpture by subject type>)

sculpture (visual work) [300047090]

..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (Hierarchy Name), Visual Works (Hierarchy Name), <visual works (Guide Term)>, <visual works by medium or technique>)

busts (figures) [300047457]

..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (Hierarchy Name), Visual Works (Hierarchy Name), <visual works (Guide Term)>, <visual works by subject type>, figures (representations))

Classifications:

sculpture (preferred)

Creation Date: 1821 - 1822

Creator Display:

Antonio Canova (Italian, 1757 - 1822) [preferred,JPGM]

Canova, Antonio (Italian sculptor, painter, draftsman, and architect, 1757-1822) [500115339]

Locations:

Current: J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center (Los Angeles, Los Angeles county, California, United States) [500329598] J. Paul Getty Museum, J. Paul Getty Trust, Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)

Repository Numbers: 85.SA.353

Other: Creation: Italia [1000080] Europe (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Display Materials: Marble

	marble (rock) [300011443]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (Hierarchy Name), materials (matter), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, rock, metamorphic rock)

Dimensions: Object: H: 49.8 x W: 31.9 x D: 24.1 cm (1 ft. 7 5/8 in. x 1 ft. 9/16 in. x 9 1/2 in.)

Cultures:

Italian (preferred)

Style/Period/Group/Movement:

	Neoclassical [300021477] (preferred,style)
	.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods, <styles and periods by region>, European, <European styles and periods>, <modern European styles and movements>)

General Subject:

human figure(s) (preferred )

Specific Subjects:

	vestal virgin [300379898]
	.....(Agents Facet, People, people (agents), <people by occupation>, <people in the humanities>, <people in religion and related occupations>, <people in religion>, clergy, <ancient Greek and Roman clergy>) (AAT)

	Ancient Roman [300020533]
	.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods, <styles and periods by region>, <Early Western World>, Mediterranean (Early Western World), <ancient Italian styles and periods>) (AAT)

	woman (female human) [300025943]
	.....(Agents Facet, People, people (agents), <people by gender>) (AAT)

Inscriptions: Inscription: Inscribed on the front, "VESTALIS".

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Top of the CONA hierarchy

.......... Movable Work

Sources and Contributors:
Herm of a Vestal Virgin	........ [JPGM]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)

Subject: ....... [JPGM,VP]

Note:
English	..... [VP]
	..... J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-)