Vulca of Veii
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Vulca of Veii was an Etruscan sculptor renowned in antiquity for creating some of the most important terracotta statuary in early Roman religious architecture.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Apulu of Veii | 1 |
| Vulca of Veii canonical | 1 |
| Vulca of Veii (attributed) | 1 |
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Etruscan sculptor
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person ⓘ |
| activeIn |
Archaic period
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late 6th century BC ⓘ |
| artForm | terracotta sculpture ⓘ |
| artisticStyle | Archaic Etruscan style ⓘ |
| associatedWithCity |
Rome
NERFINISHED
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Veii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
Tarquinius Priscus (according to later tradition)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tarquinius Superbus (according to later tradition) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Etruria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Etruscan art NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Etruscan ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| historicity | known only from literary sources ⓘ |
| influenced | early Roman sculpture ⓘ |
| knownForWorkOn | Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus on the Capitoline Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Latinized form of an Etruscan name ⓘ |
| legacy | considered one of the earliest named artists in Roman tradition ⓘ |
| materialUsed | terracotta ⓘ |
| mentionedBy | Pliny the Elder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameVariant |
Vulca
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ⓘ
Vulca of Veii the sculptor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early Roman religious architecture
ⓘ
terracotta statuary ⓘ |
| occupation | sculptor ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Veii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionActive | central Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext |
Etruscan religion
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman state cult ⓘ |
| sourceMention | Pliny the Elder, Natural History NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| specialization |
architectural terracotta decoration
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large-scale cult statues ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Apollo of Veii
this entity surface form:
Vulca of Veii (attributed)
this entity surface form:
Apulu of Veii