repository: Musée du Louvre (Paris, Île-de-France, France) MR 412
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repository: Musée du Louvre (Paris, Île-de-France, France) MR 412
Location
false
GPS:
+48.861045+2.335787
Date:
ca. 130 (creation)
Work_DateDisplay
ca. 130 (creation)
Date
false
Cultural Context:
Ancient Roman
Work_Culture
Ancient Roman
Cultural Context
false
Style Period:
Imperial (Roman)
Work_StylePeriodDisplay
Imperial (Roman)
Style Period
false
Work Type 1:
sculpture (visual work)
Work_Worktype1
sculpture (visual work)
Work Type 1
false
Classification:
sculpture
Work_Classification
sculpture
Classification
false
Material:
marble
Work_MaterialDisplay
marble
Material
false
Technique:
carving (processes)
Work_Technique
carving (processes)
Technique
false
Measurements:
95 cm (height)
Subjects:
portrait; rulers and leaders; Hadrian, Emperor of Rome, 76-138.
Work_Image_SubjectDisplay
portrait; rulers and leaders; Hadrian, Emperor of Rome, 76-138.
Subjects
false
Description:
This colossal bust is a posthumous portrait of Antinous (died 130), the lover of Emperor Hadrian (ruled 117-138). The eyes and the attribute on the top of the head (possibly a lotus flower or a uraeus) were added separately. The body into which the bust was inserted was probably carved in a different stone. In the early 19th century, the bust was displayed at the Villa Mondragone, a property belonging to the Borghese family near Rome. Napoleon I acquired the Borghese collection in 1807. (Source: Louvre Museum [website]; http://www.louvre.fr/)