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English translation for "vase townley"

townley vase
Example Sentences:
1.The Townley Vase is a large Roman marble vase of the 2nd century CE, discovered in 1773 by the Scottish antiquarian and dealer in antiquities Gavin Hamilton in excavating a Roman villa at Monte Cagnolo, between Genzano and Civita Lavinia, near the ancient Lanuvium, in Lazio, southeast of Rome.
Le vase Townley est un grand vase en marbre romain du IIe siècle de notre ère, découvert en 1773 par l'antiquaire écossais et marchand d'antiquités Gavin Hamilton, en train de fouiller une villa romaine à Monte Cagnolo, entre Genzano et Civita Lavinia, près du Lanuvium, au sud-est de Rome.
2.In the 19th century it was often imagined that Keats' Ode on a Grecian Urn (1819) was inspired by the Townley Vase, though modern critics suggest instead that the inspiration was more generic, and may have also owed something to scenes portrayed on William Hamilton's collection of Greek vases which entered the BM collection at around the same time.Copies of the Townley Vase were made in plaster and imitation marble throughout the 19th century.
Au 19e siècle, on imaginait souvent que l'Ode sur une urne grecque de John Keats (1819) était inspirée du vase Townley, bien que les critiques modernes suggèrent plutôt que l'inspiration était plus générique et pouvait aussi provenir des scènes de William Hamilton qui décrivait la collection de vases grecs qui sont entrés dans la collection du British Museum à peu près au même moment.
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