Marble Portrait Of Emperor Antoninus

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Marble portrait of emperor antoninus.

138 he had to impel a reluctant senate to award hadrian divine honors and it is probably for this reason that he. Born into a senatorial family antoninus held various offices during the reign of emperor hadrian who adopted him as his son and successor. 85 162 half sister of sabina wife of the emperor hadrian and aunt of the emperor antoninus pius. 4 april 188 8 april 217 formally known as antoninus marcus aurelius antoninus was roman emperor from 198 to 217.

At the beginning of his reign in a d. Learn more about this artwork. A roman marble portrait head of the emperor antoninus pius reign 138 161 a d. Antoninus pius ˌ æ n t ə ˈ n aɪ n ə s ˈ p aɪ ə s.

Marble portrait of the emperor antoninus pius. His portraits thus represent him as a mature man in a sober but refined style that consciously echoes the imperial imagery adopted by hadrian. Marble portrait of the emperor antoninus pius. On view at the met fifth avenue in gallery 169.

Titus aelius hadrianus antoninus augustus pius. Caracalla took the official name of m. Marble portrait of the emperor caracalla a d. Over lifesized depicted with his head turned slightly to his left with a full beard and a downturned mustache framing his parted lips his heavy lidded eyes unarticulated the inner canthi naturalistically rendered his brows lightly incised with shallow vertical creases above the bridge of his nose his hair a.

Marble portrait of the emperor antoninus pius. Antoninus pius was adopted by hadrian as his successor when he was already fifty one years old. Download this artwork provided by the metropolitan museum of art. Antoninus pius was adopted by hadrian as his successor when he was already fifty one years old.

19 september 86 7 march 161 was roman emperor from 138 to 161. Antoninus pius was adopted by hadrian as his successor when he was already fifty one years old. This head originally belonged to an honorary portrait statue of mindia matidia or matidia minor a d. Despite this in his official.

His portraits thus represent him as a mature man in a sober but refined style that consciously echoes the imperial imagery adopted. He was one of the five good emperors in the nerva antonine dynasty. National archaeological museum naples. Antoninus pius 86 ad 161 ad.

Marble portrait of the emperor antoninus pius ca. Marble portrait of matidia minor. His portraits thus represent him as a mature man in a sober but refined style that consciously echoes the imperial imagery adopted by hadrian. Caracalla ˌ k æ r ə ˈ k æ l ə karr ə kal ə.

Marble portrait of the emperor antoninus pius roman antonine the met. Roman emperor from 138 161. Antoninus pius also known as antoninus 86 ce 161 ce.