Tomb of the Leopards frescoes

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Etruscan wall paintings archaeological artifact funerary art

The Tomb of the Leopards frescoes are celebrated Etruscan wall paintings depicting lively banqueting scenes that offer key insight into the social life, funerary customs, and artistic style of ancient Etruria.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Etruscan wall paintings ⓘ
archaeological artifact ⓘ
funerary art ⓘ
approximateDate circa 480–450 BCE ⓘ
artisticStyle Etruscan figurative painting ⓘ
influenced by Greek art ⓘ
conservation protected in situ ⓘ
culture Etruscan civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ
currentCondition partially preserved ⓘ
depicts banquet couches ⓘ
banqueting scene ⓘ
dancers ⓘ
drinking vessels ⓘ
garlands ⓘ
leopards ⓘ
musicians ⓘ
reclining diners ⓘ
servants ⓘ
symposium-like gathering ⓘ
discoveredIn 19th century ⓘ
feature decorative borders ⓘ
hierarchical composition ⓘ
profile figures ⓘ
stylized anatomy ⓘ
vivid colors ⓘ
function commemoration of the deceased ⓘ
funerary decoration ⓘ
representation of afterlife banquet ⓘ
heritageStatus part of UNESCO World Heritage site Etruscan Necropolises of Cerveteri and Tarquinia ⓘ
influences modern reconstructions of Etruscan daily life ⓘ
locatedIn Italy ⓘ
Lazio ⓘ
Necropolis of Monterozzi ⓘ
Tarquinia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tomb of the Leopards ⓘ
material pigment on plaster ⓘ
namedAfter leopards painted above the banquet scene ⓘ
significance important evidence for Etruscan funerary customs ⓘ
key source for Etruscan social history ⓘ
major example of Etruscan painting ⓘ
studiedBy Etruscologists ⓘ
classical archaeologists ⓘ
subjectMatter banqueting customs ⓘ
elite social life ⓘ
gender roles in Etruscan society ⓘ
music and dance in funerary ritual ⓘ
technique fresco painting ⓘ
timePeriod 5th century BCE ⓘ
Classical period ⓘ

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Etruscan art → typicalWork → Tomb of the Leopards frescoes ⓘ