Portrait of Augustus
Greek insular marble. 27—20 BCE.
Inv. No. S 2394.Rome, Capitoline Museums, Centrale Montemartini Museum, I. 61Photo by Sergey Sosnovskiy
Portrait of Augustus.
Greek insular marble. 27—20 BCE.
Inv. No. S 2394.
Rome, Capitoline Museums, Centrale Montemartini Museum, I. 61
(Roma, Musei capitolini, Museo Centrale Montemartini).
Origin:
From the excavation sites on the Via del Mare (1937).
Description:
In this image the sovereign’s features are expressed in terms of «classical beauty» for the first time. The emperor is depicted in a self-possessed and austere attitude.
Credits:
Keywords: γλυπτική sculptura sculpture sculptural scultura skulptur ρωμαϊκό roman romana romano romani römisch römische römisches römischen römischer romain romaine romains romaines αυτοκρατορικό imperial imperiale kaiserliches impérial ρωμαίος αυτοκράτορας οκταβιανός αύγουστος imperator octavianus augustus emperor octavian august imperatore ottaviano augusto kaiser empereur octave octavien auguste ιουλιο-κλαυδιανή δυναστεία iulio-claudia iulii-claudii julii-claudii the julio-claudian dynasty dinastia giulio-claudia julisch-claudische dynastie famille julio-claudienne julio-claudiens απεικόνιση portrait portraiture ritratto ritrattistica porträtmalerei porträt κεφάλι κεφαλή head testa kopf tête marble marmo maschile männliches männlicher portraitkopf male i 61 sala degli orti mecenaziani 7 inv no s 2394
