http://www.dervadventure.com/images/Bartok1.gif
This was taken at the Vatican Museum in 2005. Major props to anybody who can identify this...
2006-09-25 13:15:09 · 8 answers · asked by Steve S 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Sculpture
It is not "Mouth of Truth" or "La Bocca della Verità". That is another cool Vatican sculpture with an open mouth
2006-09-25 13:52:01 · update #1
It appears to be a Byzantine interpretion of the Christ...
2006-09-25 13:20:14 · answer #1 · answered by luckiest 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's called the "Mouth of Truth" or "La Bocca della Verità "
The most famous characteristic of the Mouth, however, is its capability of act as lie detector. Starting from the Middle Ages, it was believed that if one told a lie with his hand in the mouth of the sculpture then it would be bitten off. Bocca was placed in the portico of the Santa Maria in Cosmedin church in the 17th century.
2006-09-25 13:23:24 · answer #2 · answered by princessofthegalaxy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Haha! I was waiting for it to change and scream at me. Been clicking on too many monster links lately.
Sorry, I was hoping it would be something easy like the Pieta. It's not the Pieta.
2006-09-25 13:18:42 · answer #3 · answered by Terisu 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Isn't it more related to those ancient Greek theatre masks?
I think it's one of many representations of comedy, one of the emotions theatre sought to inspire in its spectators in ancient times.
(Compare it with some others shown in google images).
2006-09-25 14:09:57 · answer #4 · answered by Smurfette 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know the name but it certainly is a theatrical Roman mask used for plays.
2006-09-25 13:18:39 · answer #5 · answered by Dulcinea 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it doesn't look Greek by facial characteristics and the hair. i am going to say that it is Etruscan.
my second answer would be roman, but doubtful.
what makes me mad is that i believe i saw this before... in person...
2006-09-25 18:31:57 · answer #6 · answered by christy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wow. I wish I could identify it but I'm not sure
2006-10-03 12:48:22 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
tell me if you got an answer for this
2006-09-25 13:17:00 · answer #8 · answered by Ayman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋