Nero as a child, front view.
Title
Nero as a child , front view .
Date
50 [CE]?
Cultural Context
Ancient Roman Italian European Western European
Style/Period
Roman (ancient Italian style) Imperial (Roman) Julio-Claudian
Subject
Sculpture Portraits Emperors Rulers People associated with politics & government Children Youth Boys Clothing & dress Jewelry Pendants (Jewelry) Hairstyles Gestures
Description
The Louvre portrait is of a "young boy wearing a toga praetexta (a purple-bordered toga) and bulla (ornament worn around a child's neck) . […] Comparisons with coins bearing the image of Britannicus exclude the possibility that this is a portrait of Claudius's natural-born son . The hairstyle is very similar to what is seen in the last Claudian portrait images , known as the Turin type , which feature hair combed very straight over the forehead and parted in a little "fork " over the nose or over the inside corner of the right eye . This hairstyle was worn by Claudius in the Sebasteion (a temple dedicated to the cult of emperors) in Aphrodisias . The similarity of hairstyles emphasized the close affiliation of Claudius and Nero , though they had no actual blood tie. " (Excerpt from catalogue entry by Daniel Roger , p . 80) . Provenance unknown . Purchased in 1807 , formerly in the Borghese collection (MA 1210-INV . MR 337 ; N 1580).Restorer : D . Ibled , 2005 .
People Pictured
Nero, Emperor of Rome, 37-68
Material
Fine-grained marble Marble (rock) Rock Stone (rock)
Measurements
H: 54 3/8 in (138 cm)
Technique
Sculpting Carving (processes)
Work Type
Portraits Statues Sculpture
Repository
Musee du Louvre (Paris, France)
Source
Giroire, Cecile, and Daniel Roger. Roman Art from the Louvre. New York: American Federation of Arts in assoc. with Hudson Hills Press, 2007. (p.[81], cat.23).
Rights
Photographs of the works in the exhibition reproduced in Giroire courtesy: Copyright © 2007 Musee du Louvre and the American Federation of Arts/Anne Chauvet, Daniel Lebee, and Carine De Ambrosis.
Digital Publisher
University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center
Format
image/jpeg
Digital File Name
VRC 762-08.jpg
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