Trees and the significance of sacred grove imagery in Etruscan funerary paintings at Tarquinia (Italy)

• Published in: Atti della Accademia nazionale dei Lincei. Rendiconti Lincei. Scienze fisiche e naturali Vol. 35; no. 3; pp. 637 - 654
• Main Authors: Caneva, Giulia, Zangari, Giulio, Lazzara, Alessandro, D’Amato, Luca, Maras, Daniele F.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2024; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Biomedicine; Earth and Environmental Science; Earth Sciences; Environment; History of Science; Life Sciences; Physics; Plant layout; Research Paper; Trees; Nature; Phytoiconology; Tree symbolism; Cultural values; Etruscan iconology; Plant symbolism

The funerary paintings at Tarquinia, recognized for their extraordinary cultural and artistic importance, reflect the Etruscan aristocracy’s outlook on life, funeral rites, and their concept of the afterlife, such as their relationship with nature. Despite their recurrence, a botanical analysis of t...