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Numerous portraits of Constantine of this type were produced to mark his victory over Maxentius at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge in 312 A. D. Coins of the period depict him as invictus (unconquerab [+]
Esta cabeza, que a primera vista no parece antigua sino barroca, es el retrato de Marco Aurelio (121-180 d.C) en la última fase de su vida. Característicos del cuarto tipo de retrato de los rizos pein [+]
This portrait of Hadrian (117-138 AD) does not follow a specific classical model, freely interpreting elements such as the curls of his hair and his expression. It may have belonged to Queen Christina [+]
This poorly preserved Roman copy of a Greek original from around 290 b.c.e. belongs to a rather irregular group of five Roman copies of a scupture baselessly identified with Lycurgus of Sparta. It pre [+]
The Belvedere Courtyard in the Vatican, a favoured location for study, housed an excellent collection of classical sculptures. From 1543 this included the full-length image of a beautiful nude youth, [+]
A brilliant orator and politician, Cicero (106-43 BC) became the literary reference for the values of Roman culture. This bust retains the original inscription with his name and age at his death in Ro [+]
The piece belongs to a group of four busts of Ethiopians purchased for the Buen Retiro Palace in 1678 by Charles II. Their inspiration comes from models by the French sculptor Nicolas Cordier, the cre [+]
El Emperador viste arnés y paludamento y lleva sobre el peto, en relieve, la cabeza de Gorgona. La basa es de jaspe morado claro. Está deteriorado por haber permanecido expuesto al aire libre. Present [+]
Tuccia was one of the virgins at the temple of Vesta, goddess of fire. Accused of adultery, she proved her innocence by carrying water in a sieve without spilling a drop. This marble head is closely b [+]
Retrato de un personaje de la época republicana. Imita el prototipo y la forma del busto de dicha época pero el estilo en que se ha realizado está mucho más simplificado, es más frío y académico que l [+]
Antinous (c. 105-130 AD), the Emperor Hadrian’s favourite, was deified with the name of Osiris to commemorate his death in the Nile and he was venerated as a god under the Roman Empire. By the fifteen [+]
The hairstyle, which may be a wig, identifies the subject as the influential Julia Domna (AD 160-217). Born in Syria, she was the wife of Septimius Severus, the mother of the Emperors Caracalla and Ge [+]
La iconografía de Marco Aurelio se divide en cuatro tipos de retratos sucesivos. De ellos, los dos primeros lo representan joven, como príncipe heredero bajo Antonino Pío (138-161 d. C.), y el tercero [+]
Busto de Cristo mayor que el natural, con la cabeza vuelta hacia la derecha del espectador y los ojos bajos. El rostro tiene forma oval, con labios muy finos, barba partida y cabello largo y rizado qu [+]
Hercules, who defeated the Nemean lion in his first Labour, used his impregnable crocodile’s skin as a cuirass and a lion’s head as a helmet. Alexander the Great was represented in a similar manner fo [+]
