Marble Portrait Of Empor Antoni

Marble portrait of the emperor antoninus pius.

Marble portrait of empor antoni.

Marble portrait of the emperor antonius pius published 2016 11 15t17 21 43 00 00. 19 september 86 7 march 161 was roman emperor from 138 to 161. This fragmentary head comes from an over life sized portrait bust or statue of lucius verus co emperor with marcus aurelius r. At the beginning of his reign in a d.

B 459 1662 apparently was part of a life sized statue. Marble portrait of the emperor antoninus pius ca. Portrait head of emperor hadrian origin italy date 130 ce 200 ce medium marble dimensions 36 27 5 27 3 cm 14 1 4 10 7 8 10 3 4 in credit line katherine k. Learn more about this artwork.

Download this artwork provided by the metropolitan museum of art. His portraits thus represent him as a mature man in a sober but refined style that consciously echoes the imperial imagery adopted by hadrian. There is also the polychrome painting on an ancient sculpture portrait of emperor caligula 37 41 ad marble ny carlsberg glyptotek copenhagen. The piece is poorly preserved and fragmentary.

His portraits thus represent him as a mature man in a sober but refined style that consciously echoes the imperial imagery adopted. For instance one marble portrait preserves not only the image of caligula but also traces of paint informing us of the existence of this condemned emperor. Born into a senatorial family antoninus held various offices during the reign of emperor hadrian who adopted him as his son and successor. At the beginning of his reign verus was sent to the east to direct military.

Adler memorial fund reference number 1979 350 extended information about this artwork. Knm1k9 from alamy s library of millions of high resolution stock photos illustrations and vectors. He was one of the five good emperors in the nerva antonine dynasty. The metropolitan museum of art new york city united states.

Download this stock image. Marble portrait of the emperor antoninus pius. Antoninus pius was adopted by hadrian as his successor when he was already fifty one years old. 138 he had to impel a reluctant senate to award hadrian divine honors and it is probably for this reason that he.

Scan the world north america new york metropolitan museum of art. Antoninus pius was adopted by hadrian as his successor when he was already fifty one years old. Marble portrait of the co emperor lucius verus a d. A 27 centimetre tall 11 in marble head portrait in the palmyra museum inv.

2 collections community prints add your picture. On view at the met fifth avenue in gallery 162. Antoninus pius ˌ æ n t ə ˈ n aɪ n ə s ˈ p aɪ ə s. On view at the met fifth avenue in gallery 162.

Marble portrait of the emperor antoninus pius.