Livia, from Pompeii, front view, detail of head.
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Title |
Livia, from Pompeii, front view, detail of head. |
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Cultural Context |
Ancient Roman
Italian
European
Western European |
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Style/Period |
Roman (ancient Italian style)
Imperial (Roman) |
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Subject |
Sculpture
Portraits
Details
Heads (Anatomy)
Faces
Women
Empresses
Rulers
People associated with politics & government
Upper class
Clothing & dress
Veils
Headgear
Hairstyles |
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Description |
Figure 37. Livia. Cat. 27: Pompeii. Antiquarium 4400 (caption, p.40); Statue composed of head and reused body. Found leaning against the wall in the peristyle of the Villa of the Mysteries. (p.157) |
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People Pictured |
Livia, Empress, consort of Augustus, Emperor of Rome, ca. 58 BCE-29 CE |
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Material |
White marble
Marble (rock)
Rock
Stone (rock) |
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Measurements |
Head and neck: 0.285 m |
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Technique |
Sculpting
Carving (processes) |
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Work Type |
Sculpture
Statues
Portraits
Details |
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Repository |
Antiquarium (Pompeii, Italy) |
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Source |
Bartman, Elizabeth. Portraits of Livia: Imaging the Imperial Woman in Augustan Rome. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge UP, 1999. (fig.37, cat.27, p.40) |
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Rights |
Photo/illustration credit/reproduced in Bartman courtesy: Copyright Deutsches Archaologisches Institut, Rome. |
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Digital Publisher |
University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center |
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Format |
image/jpeg |
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Digital File Name |
VRC 1944-08.jpg |
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