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Head of Livia Drusilla. Roman Empire, 1st century AD.Marble.Very good state of preservation.
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Head of Livia Drusilla. Roman Empire, 1st century AD.
Marble.
Very good state of preservation.
Provenance: French private collection 1970.
Measurements: 30 x 19 x 24 cm.
Marble head, belonging to a Roman sculpture that probably identifies the third wife of the Emperor Augustus, Livia Drusilla or Julia Augusta, daughter of Marcus Livius Drusus Claudianus, who committed suicide in the battle of Philippi. She married at first marriage to Tiberius Claudius Nero, to whom she bore two sons: Tiberius Claudius Nero, the future emperor, and Drusus, a great general. The head is characterised by the search for harmony in the features. The almond-shaped eyes are combined with thin lips and a straight nose. The hair has a central highlight in parallel waves and is tied back in a bun. All these elements contribute to the severe but noble character. The Romans brought two important innovations to the world of sculpture: the portrait and the historical relief, neither of which existed in the Greek world. However, they followed Greek models for much of their sculptural production, a base which in Rome was combined with the Etruscan tradition. After the first contacts with Classical Greece through the Magna Graecia colonies, the Romans conquered Syracuse in 212 BC, a rich and important Greek colony in Sicily, which was adorned with a large number of Hellenistic works. The city was sacked and its art treasures taken to Rome, where the new style of these works soon replaced the Etruscan-Roman tradition that had prevailed until then. Cato himself denounced the looting and decoration of Rome with Hellenistic works, which he considered a dangerous influence on native culture, and deplored the Romans' applause of statues from Corinth and Athens, while ridiculing the decorative terracotta tradition of ancient Roman temples. However, these oppositional reactions were in vain; Greek art had subdued Etruscan-Roman art in general, to the extent that Greek statues were among the most coveted prizes of war, being displayed during the triumphal procession of the conquering generals.
Marble.
Very good state of preservation.
Provenance: French private collection 1970.
Measurements: 30 x 19 x 24 cm.
Marble head, belonging to a Roman sculpture that probably identifies the third wife of the Emperor Augustus, Livia Drusilla or Julia Augusta, daughter of Marcus Livius Drusus Claudianus, who committed suicide in the battle of Philippi. She married at first marriage to Tiberius Claudius Nero, to whom she bore two sons: Tiberius Claudius Nero, the future emperor, and Drusus, a great general. The head is characterised by the search for harmony in the features. The almond-shaped eyes are combined with thin lips and a straight nose. The hair has a central highlight in parallel waves and is tied back in a bun. All these elements contribute to the severe but noble character. The Romans brought two important innovations to the world of sculpture: the portrait and the historical relief, neither of which existed in the Greek world. However, they followed Greek models for much of their sculptural production, a base which in Rome was combined with the Etruscan tradition. After the first contacts with Classical Greece through the Magna Graecia colonies, the Romans conquered Syracuse in 212 BC, a rich and important Greek colony in Sicily, which was adorned with a large number of Hellenistic works. The city was sacked and its art treasures taken to Rome, where the new style of these works soon replaced the Etruscan-Roman tradition that had prevailed until then. Cato himself denounced the looting and decoration of Rome with Hellenistic works, which he considered a dangerous influence on native culture, and deplored the Romans' applause of statues from Corinth and Athens, while ridiculing the decorative terracotta tradition of ancient Roman temples. However, these oppositional reactions were in vain; Greek art had subdued Etruscan-Roman art in general, to the extent that Greek statues were among the most coveted prizes of war, being displayed during the triumphal procession of the conquering generals.
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Head of Livia Drusilla. Roman Empire, 1st century AD.
Marble.
Very good state of preservation.
Provenance: French private collection 1970.
Measurements: 30 x 19 x 24 cm.
Marble head, belonging to a Roman sculpture that probably identifies the third wife of the Emperor Augustus, Livia Drusilla or Julia Augusta, daughter of Marcus Livius Drusus Claudianus, who committed suicide in the battle of Philippi. She married at first marriage to Tiberius Claudius Nero, to whom she bore two sons: Tiberius Claudius Nero, the future emperor, and Drusus, a great general. The head is characterised by the search for harmony in the features. The almond-shaped eyes are combined with thin lips and a straight nose. The hair has a central highlight in parallel waves and is tied back in a bun. All these elements contribute to the severe but noble character. The Romans brought two important innovations to the world of sculpture: the portrait and the historical relief, neither of which existed in the Greek world. However, they followed Greek models for much of their sculptural production, a base which in Rome was combined with the Etruscan tradition. After the first contacts with Classical Greece through the Magna Graecia colonies, the Romans conquered Syracuse in 212 BC, a rich and important Greek colony in Sicily, which was adorned with a large number of Hellenistic works. The city was sacked and its art treasures taken to Rome, where the new style of these works soon replaced the Etruscan-Roman tradition that had prevailed until then. Cato himself denounced the looting and decoration of Rome with Hellenistic works, which he considered a dangerous influence on native culture, and deplored the Romans' applause of statues from Corinth and Athens, while ridiculing the decorative terracotta tradition of ancient Roman temples. However, these oppositional reactions were in vain; Greek art had subdued Etruscan-Roman art in general, to the extent that Greek statues were among the most coveted prizes of war, being displayed during the triumphal procession of the conquering generals.
Marble.
Very good state of preservation.
Provenance: French private collection 1970.
Measurements: 30 x 19 x 24 cm.
Marble head, belonging to a Roman sculpture that probably identifies the third wife of the Emperor Augustus, Livia Drusilla or Julia Augusta, daughter of Marcus Livius Drusus Claudianus, who committed suicide in the battle of Philippi. She married at first marriage to Tiberius Claudius Nero, to whom she bore two sons: Tiberius Claudius Nero, the future emperor, and Drusus, a great general. The head is characterised by the search for harmony in the features. The almond-shaped eyes are combined with thin lips and a straight nose. The hair has a central highlight in parallel waves and is tied back in a bun. All these elements contribute to the severe but noble character. The Romans brought two important innovations to the world of sculpture: the portrait and the historical relief, neither of which existed in the Greek world. However, they followed Greek models for much of their sculptural production, a base which in Rome was combined with the Etruscan tradition. After the first contacts with Classical Greece through the Magna Graecia colonies, the Romans conquered Syracuse in 212 BC, a rich and important Greek colony in Sicily, which was adorned with a large number of Hellenistic works. The city was sacked and its art treasures taken to Rome, where the new style of these works soon replaced the Etruscan-Roman tradition that had prevailed until then. Cato himself denounced the looting and decoration of Rome with Hellenistic works, which he considered a dangerous influence on native culture, and deplored the Romans' applause of statues from Corinth and Athens, while ridiculing the decorative terracotta tradition of ancient Roman temples. However, these oppositional reactions were in vain; Greek art had subdued Etruscan-Roman art in general, to the extent that Greek statues were among the most coveted prizes of war, being displayed during the triumphal procession of the conquering generals.
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