aug 6, 510 BC - Temple of Minerva (+Apollo sculpture)

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510-500 BCE
Wood, mud brick, tufa; terracotta (sculpture)
Veii (near Rome)
Etruscan
Vitruvius: seized the temple and writes a book of architecture about the temple, renaissance artists later redesign the temple in their time period
Variations of this style of temple reoccur over time
Sculpture would’ve been on the roof, interacting with another figure, Apollo, archaic smile, in motion
Most likely created by the artist Vulca

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