Vulca
Vulca of Veii was an Etruscan artist from the town of Veii. The only Etruscan artist mentioned by ancient writers, he worked for the last of the Roman kings, Tarquinius Superbus (supposed to have died in 495 BC). He is responsible for creating a terracotta statue of Jupiter and a four-horse chariot for the Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus on the Capitoline Hill, as well as a terracotta statue of Hercules, known as the Hercules Fictilis ("clay Hercules") from its composition.
Also recorded as Vulca of Veii
Vulca
- Born
- 600. · Veii.
- Died
- 6. · Etruscans.
- Nationality
- Etruria.
- Occupation
- sculptor.
- Movements
- Etruscan art.
- Languages
- Etruscan.
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Vulca of Veii was an Etruscan artist from the town of Veii. The only Etruscan artist mentioned by ancient writers, he worked for the last of the Roman kings, Tarquinius Superbus (supposed to have died in 495 BC). He is responsible for creating a terracotta statue of Jupiter and a four-horse chariot for the Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus on the Capitoline Hill, as well as a terracotta statue of Hercules, known as the Hercules Fictilis ("clay Hercules") from its composition.
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Some have postulated that he also constructred the Apollo of Veii. His statue of Jupiter was reputedly painted with cinnabar and victorious Roman generals would paint their faces red in imitation during their triumphal marches through Rome. Pliny the Elder wrote that his works were "the finest images of deities of that era..more admired than gold."
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600
Vulca born at Veii.
600
Vulca died at Etruscans.
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Veii.
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Etruscans.
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 1231262982, Vulca.
General reference · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
- Getty Union List of Artist Names 500128009, Vulca.
General reference · The Getty Research Institute
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q530048: Vulca
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- “Vulca”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Literature
Thermodynamic parameters of elasticity and electrical conductivity of reinforced natural rubber (nr) vulca nizates, Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Ethiopia, 2004.
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Gemeinsame Normdatei 1231262982, Vulca.Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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Getty Union List of Artist Names 500128009, Vulca.The Getty Research Institute
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