Portrait of Julia Domna
Portrait of Julia Domna
Published 2017-11-15T16:57:49+00:00
This plaster head is a reworked cast from a portrait of Julia Domna (Inv. 66058) housed at The Roman National Museum in Palazzo Massimo, Rome. Julia Domna (170-217 AD) was the wife of Septimius Severus (193-211 AD), identified by her characteristic hairstyle known as a "tartaruga". The hair is combed from a central parting on the head with successive kinks leading to the bottom of her head.
Julia was famous for her prodigious learning as well as her extraordinary political influence, and is remembered for being a patron of the arts, music, and philosophy, using her title and influence to spread the previously persecuted Philosophy and helping it improve and flourish in Rome.
If you produce new work with the model and want to share it with us, drop us a line at web@smk.dk or stw@myminifactory.com. This scan was produced in collaboration between The Statens Museum for Kunst and Scan the World for the SMK-Open project. Every model produced from this initiative is available under an open source license.
Scanner - Artec Eva
Date published | 15/11/2017 |
Complejidad | Medio |
Titulo | Portrait of Julia Domna |
Date | ca. 193-210 AD |
Dimensión | Height 315mm (without base) |
Adhesión | KAS1236 |
Periodo | Severan |
Medio | Plaster |
Crédito | Cast from original bust (inv. 66058) at The National Museum of Rome |
Record | http://collection.smk.dk/#/en/detail/KAS1236 |
Lugar | SMK - Statens Museum for Kunst |