Ovid's Fasti: Some Characteristics

Ovid’s Fasti
Some Characteristics

piety
respect for the gods
personal relationship with god

Bernini, Gianlorenzo
Aeneas, Anchises, and Ascanius
1618-19
Marble
height 86 5/8" (2.2 m)
Galleria Borghese, Rome

worship
references to religious ceremonies
both civic (public) and private

antiquarianism
references to the early days of Rome

patriotism
celebration of Rome’s great history
praise of the emperor and his family

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