Livia, from Puteoli, front view.
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Title |
Livia, from Puteoli, front view. |
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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
Women
Empresses
Rulers
People associated with politics & government
Upper class
Standing
Clothing & dress
Veils
Headgear
Hairstyles
Cornucopias |
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Description |
Figure 105. Livia. Cat. 28: Puteoli. Copenhagen, Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek 1643. (caption, p.132); White marble with grayish streaks, head, separately carved, may be of a different marble type. From Puteoli (Pozzuoli) [...]. (p.158) |
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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 |
H: 2.20 m |
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Technique |
Sculpting
Carving (processes)
Drillwork (sculpture technique) |
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Work Type |
Sculpture
Statues
Portraits |
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Repository |
Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek (Copenhagen, Denmark) |
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Source |
Bartman, Elizabeth. Portraits of Livia: Imaging the Imperial Woman in Augustan Rome. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge UP, 1999. (fig.105, cat.28, p.132) |
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Rights |
Photo/illustration credit/reproduced in Bartman courtesy: Copenhagen, Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Photo: © Jo Selsing. |
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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 1026-35.jpg |
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