Hadrian as a hero

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Ancient Rome (Italy)

Hadrian as a hero

Ca. 136. White marble.
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In 136 A.D., two years before his death, Emperor Hadrian had the previous realism of his portraits replaced with an idealized image of him as a young hero. Gold coins with this portrait, minted during his last years as emperor, indicate that he was probably represented as New Romulus. The bust was added in the sixteenth-century.

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Inventory number: E000176
Author: Roman workshop
Title: Hadrian as a hero
Date: Ca. 136; XVII century
Technique: Sculpted
Medium: White marble
Dimension: Height: 82 cm; Depth: 33 cm; Width: 58 cm
Provenance: Royal Collection

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