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Title	Marcus Aurelius, front view.
Date	170 [CE]?
Cultural Context	Ancient Roman Italian European Western European
Style/Period	Roman (ancient Italian style) Antonine Imperial (Roman)
Theme	Sculpture (visual work) Statues Busts Figurative art Figures (representations) Front views Portraits Emperors Men (male humans) Rulers (people) Leaders (people) Monarchs Royalty Upper class Aristocrats Costume (mode of fashion) Drapery (representations) Cloaks Clasps (fasteners) Fasteners Hairstyles
Subject	Sculpture Portraits Emperors Rulers Men People associated with politics & government Clothing & dress Capes (Clothing) Fasteners Hairstyles Beards Mustaches
Description	Discovered at Acqua Traversa (near Rome), 1674. "This bust, in nearly perfect condition, is characterized by the contrast between the light and brilliant skin of the face and the dark mass of hair, covered with concretions. Numerous grooves and stains on the left side of the face show that concretions were also scratched into the flesh. The sculptor clearly appreciated the play of light and shadow and enhanced it by skillfully carving (with a drill) the hair and the fringe of the paludamentum (military cloak) that covers the cuirass. Such an approach was common in the Antonine era, when a search for visual effects distinguished it from the prevailing classicism of the eras of Hadrian and Antoninus Pius. [...] The portrait shown here belongs to type III, or 'Type Term 726,' the creation of which dates to the accession of the new emperor in 161 A.D. The type was reproduced throughout his reign, but 166 A.D., when Marcus Aurelius asserted his authority, marks the beginning of type IV, or 'Museo Capitolino Imperatori 38.' So it is interesting to note that it is type III, a style that prevailed at the time of power-sharing, which is best represented at Acqua Traversa." (Excerpt from catalogue entry by Daniel Roger, pp. 58-59). Purchased in 1807, formerly in the Borghese collection (MA 1166-INV. MR 561; N 1416). Restorer: C. Devos, 2006.
People Pictured	Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome, 121-180
Material	Fine-grained marble Marble (rock) Rock Stone (rock)
Measurements	H: 33 in (86 cm)
Technique	Sculpting Carving (processes)
Work Type	Sculpture Busts Portraits Statues
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.59, cat.7).
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 762-02.jpg
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