Portrait of Vespasian
Scan The World
2,633
views
106
downloads
Community Prints
Add your picture
Soyez le premier à partager une photo de l'impression de cet objet
0 comments
Loading comments... 
Portrait of Vespasian
3D
Published 2017-03-23T15:56:43+00:00
3
0
Add to Collection
Description
There are two known series of portraits of Vespasian. The first, survivng in larger numbers, follows the tradition of the private portrait, emphasising the bourgeous appearance described in the literary sources. The Mattei head belongs to the second, later series, more idealized and closer to the canons of Julio-Claudian portraiture. Some stylistic features and its provenance from a collection suggest a late reworking, or even a 17th Century fake.
Licence
Technical Information
| Date de publication | 23/03/2017 |
More Information
| Titre | Portrait of Vespasian |
| Date | Unknown |
| Accession | Inv. 80723 |
| Medium | Crystalline marble |
| Credit | Mattei Collection |
| Localisation | Palazzo Altemps |
Object Parts