Books by Alessia Di Santi
Molti sono gli studi dedicati ad Antinoo, il giovane favorito dell’imperatore Adriano, eroizzato ... more Molti sono gli studi dedicati ad Antinoo, il giovane favorito dell’imperatore Adriano, eroizzato e divinizzato in seguito alla sua prematura morte nelle acque del Nilo, avvenuta nel 130 d.C. Tuttavia, le numerose immagini che lo ritraggono costituiscono ancora oggi “una questione in sospeso”: identificazione, definizione e datazione di questi ritratti sono le problematiche più evidenti. Con il presente volume, risultato della ricerca dottorale dell’autrice, si propone quindi un nuovo studio sulle immagini di Antinoo, con lo scopo di ricostruirne la storia, cercando di risolvere questioni lasciate aperte e approfondendo aspetti fino ad oggi rimasti inesplorati o non sufficientemente indagati. Sculture, monete e altre tipologie di oggetti recanti l’effigie di questo noto personaggio dell’Antichità vengono trattate adottando una prospettiva nuova, che si libera dai moderni pregiudizi tipologici e cronologici che hanno influenzato i precedenti studi, per focalizzarsi, per quanto possibile, sui contesti di produzione e destinazione delle opere.
Papers by Alessia Di Santi
Annali della Scuola Normale Superiore - Classe di Lettere e Filosofia, serie 5, vol. 16/2 (suppl.), 2024
Nel 2023 la missione archeologica della Scuola Normale Superiore ha avviato lo studio e lo scavo ... more Nel 2023 la missione archeologica della Scuola Normale Superiore ha avviato lo studio e lo scavo del cd. Torrione a NordEst del Tempio D. Portati alla luce negli anni Cinquanta da P. Griffo, i resti di questa struttura a pianta quadrangolare, denominata Torrione ma di fatto ancora ignota, sono stati finora solo parzialmente indagati. Dopo aver illustrato gli obiettivi delle nuove ricerche intraprese in quest’area, il contributo offre una preliminare analisi architettonica della costruzione e presenta i dati emersi dai saggi di scavo effettuati all’esterno e all’interno della struttura (saggi 13, 15). I primi risultati non confermano l’ipotesi avanzata da Griffo, secondo il quale il corpo di fabbrica potrebbe essere una torre difensiva del IV secolo a.C., e invitano piuttosto a considerare il Torrione in relazione al vicino Tempio D: non si esclude, infatti, che anche questa struttura sia stata costruita nel V secolo a.C., probabilmente senza alcuno scopo difensivo.
Annali della Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa - Classe di Lettere e Filosofia, 2024
This contribution focuses on a still overlooked marble sculptural group from the collections of t... more This contribution focuses on a still overlooked marble sculptural group from the collections of the National Archaeological Museum of Florence. The group is actually a fragment of a Roman sarcophagus (2nd century CE), depicting a military general with Virtus according to the iconography of the well-known submissio scene, even if it was restored in Modern times with additions that transformed the original sarcophagus relief into a sculptural group with a different meaning, most probably a modern representation of conjugal concordia. Thanks to the results from the technical and formal-stylistic examination of the sculpture and the study of its collecting history, the paper reconstructs the biography of this unique piece. The study also provides an appendix on the preliminary scientific investigations carried out on the marble of both the ancient fragment and the modern additions.
Archeologia Classica 75 , 2024
The article focuses on a still overlooked marble statue representing Bacchus, from the collection... more The article focuses on a still overlooked marble statue representing Bacchus, from the collections of the National Archaeological Museum of Florence, currently housed at Villa Corsini in Castello. After a first section dedicated to the analysis of the sculpture and its comparison with a neglected drawing by Pierre Jacques, which reproduces the statue with the note “la Valle”, the article sheds new light on the sculpture’s collecting history, from Rome to Florence. Unlike what was previously hypothesized, the statue did not pass through Villa Medici: thanks to the results of new archival investigations, it can now be reasonably stated that the Bacchus arrived in Florence following a purchase by Jacopo di Alamanno Salviati, who in all likelihood bought it from the art dealer Giovanni Antonio Stampa between 1572-77 and 1586.
MARMORA 19 , 2023
Per uso strettamente personale dell'autore. È proibita la riproduzione e la pubblicazione in open... more Per uso strettamente personale dell'autore. È proibita la riproduzione e la pubblicazione in open access. For author's personal use only. Any copy or publication in open access is forbidden.
Antinous as Apollo Lyceus? The Double Identity of a Statue from Leptis Magna
Topiaria Academica. Beiträge zu aktuellen Trends und Problemen in der Klassischen Archäologie, herausgegeben von Pascal Hoffmann und Annika Stöger, 2024
Il catalogo del mondo: Plinio il Vecchio e la Storia della Natura (catalogo della mostra, Como, 3 maggio-31 agosto 2024), a cura di G. Adornato, 2024
Annali della Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa. Classe di Lettere e Filosofia 14/2, Suppl., 2022
GEI034. Delos. Specifications for a building
GEI (Greek Economic Inscriptions), dir. by A. Magnetto, D. Erdas, 2017
It is generally considered probable that the portraits of Augustus, Livia and Tiberius in the Ny ... more It is generally considered probable that the portraits of Augustus, Livia and Tiberius in the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek come from the ancient amphitheatre of Arsinoe, the most important ancient city in the Fayum region (Egypt). However, after a detailed study of the letters written by the art dealer who sold the sculptures to the museum and an analysis of the archaeological, papyrological and epigraphic documentation, it is clear that this supposed provenance was only a conjecture of the seller, without any foundation.
MARMORA a n i n t e r nat i o na l j o u r na l f o r a r c h a e o l o g y, h i s t o ry a n d a... more MARMORA a n i n t e r nat i o na l j o u r na l f o r a r c h a e o l o g y, h i s t o ry a n d a r c h a e o m e t ry o f m a r b l e s a n d s t o n e s 1 3 b 2 0 1 7 p i s a b ro m a fa b r i z i o s e r r a e d i to r e m m xv i i i estratto Abstract This article focuses on the three marble portraits of Augustus, Livia and Tiberius, nowadays displayed at the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. The busts are commonly labeled as the 'Group from
Conference Presentations by Alessia Di Santi
Computational Science and Its Applications – ICCSA 2025 Workshops (Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 15899), 2026
This paper focuses on a marble statue representing the god Apollo as an archer, from the collecti... more This paper focuses on a marble statue representing the god Apollo as an archer, from the collections of the National Archaeological Museum of Florence (MAF), now exhibited at Villa Corsini in Castello (Florence). The larger-than-life-size statue has been considered a Roman pastiche: a head derived from a 4th century BCE (Before Common Era) prototype was joined to a body inspired by models from the beginning of the 5th century BCE. In this perspective, it would be important to define whether this pastiche is a Roman or a Modern work. Having no information about the provenance of this unique sculpture, this research sheds new light on its biography through the investigation of its materiality. Specifically, 3D Ultrasonic Tomography is employed to examine marble characteristics. The obtained velocity model shows interesting results, highlighting areas of obvious integrations and possible metal pins, to join parts of the statue. The analysis of these results leads to the idea that the statue was probably reassembled in modern times, in a way that is not entirely consistent with its original appearance.
Coins Mirroring Sculptures: New Evidence for the Understanding of the Images of Antinous
125th Annual Meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America and The Society for Classical Studies. Colloquium: Ancient Coins and Sculpture, organized by the AIA Numismatic Interest Group (Chicago, January 4-7), 2024
Ancient Art Through the Medici’s Eyes: Some Sculptures from the National Archaeological Museum of Florence
124th Annual Meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America and The Society for Classical Studies (New Orleans, January 5-8, 2023), 2023
11th International Round Table on Polychromy in Ancient Sculpture and Architecture: "THE MATERIALITY OF POLYCHROMY" (9-12 novembre 2022, Roma, Musei Capitolini - Museo Nazionale Romano), 2022
The Two Faces of the Coin: Rise and Fortune of the Cult of Antinous Through the Numismatic Sources
123rd Annual Meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America and The Society for Classical Studies (San Francisco, January 5-8, 2022), 2022
118th Annual Meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America and The Society for Classical Studies (Toronto, January 5-8, 2017)
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