Vulca
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Vulca of Veii was an Etruscan artist from the town of Veii. The only Etruscan artist mentioned by ancient writers, he worked for the last of the Roman kings, Tarquinius Superbus (supposed to have died in 495 BC). He is responsible for creating a terracotta statue of Jupiter and a four-horse chariot for the Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus on the Capitoline Hill, as well as a terracotta statue of Hercules, known as the Hercules Fictilis ("clay Hercules") from its composition. Some have postulated that he also constructred the Apollo of Veii. His statue of Jupiter was reputedly painted with cin
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Etruria
- Place of birth
- Veii
- Place of death
- Etruscans
- Occupation
- sculptor
- Languages spoken
- Etruscan
- Movement
- Etruscan art
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- date of birth
- 0600-01-01
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- Museo Nazionale Etrusco di Villa Giulia
- date of death
- 0500-00-00
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Article · Español
Vulca fue un artista de la ciudad etrusca de Veyes. Es el responsable de la creación de una estatua en terracota de Júpiter que estaba dentro del sobre la Colina Capitolina, y posiblemente del Apolo de Veyes y la Loba Capitolina.
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