Marble Portrait Of Emperor Antoninus

He was a member of the severan dynasty the elder son of septimius severus and julia domna co ruler with his father from 198 he continued to rule with his brother geta emperor from 209 after their father s death in.

Marble portrait of emperor antoninus.

Marble portrait of matidia minor. National archaeological museum naples. On view at the met fifth avenue in gallery 162. Despite this in his official.

Learn more about this artwork. Antoninus pius ˌ æ n t ə ˈ n aɪ n ə s ˈ p aɪ ə s. At the beginning of his reign in a d. Marble portrait of the emperor caracalla a d.

Titus aelius hadrianus antoninus augustus pius. Marble portrait of the emperor antoninus pius roman antonine the met. Marble portrait of the emperor antoninus pius. Antoninus pius 86 ad 161 ad.

Marble portrait of the emperor antoninus pius. Antoninus pius was adopted by hadrian as his successor when he was already fifty one years old. Marble portrait of the emperor antoninus pius. Born into a senatorial family antoninus held various offices during the reign of emperor hadrian who adopted him as his son and successor.

Over lifesized depicted with his head turned slightly to his left with a full beard and a downturned mustache framing his parted lips his heavy lidded eyes unarticulated the inner canthi naturalistically rendered his brows lightly incised with shallow vertical creases above the bridge of his nose his hair a. Download this artwork provided by the metropolitan museum of art. Caracalla took the official name of m. Marble portrait of the emperor antoninus pius ca.

This head originally belonged to an honorary portrait statue of mindia matidia or matidia minor a d. 138 he had to impel a reluctant senate to award hadrian divine honors and it is probably for this reason that he. 19 september 86 7 march 161 was roman emperor from 138 to 161. His portraits thus represent him as a mature man in a sober but refined style that consciously echoes the imperial imagery adopted.

A roman marble portrait head of the emperor antoninus pius reign 138 161 a d. The metropolitan museum of art new york city united states. His portraits thus represent him as a mature man in a sober but refined style that consciously echoes the imperial imagery adopted by hadrian. 85 162 half sister of sabina wife of the emperor hadrian and aunt of the emperor antoninus pius.

His portraits thus represent him as a mature man in a sober but refined style that consciously echoes the imperial imagery adopted by hadrian. Roman emperor from 138 161. Aurelius antoninus pius as part of the severan dynasty s attempt to appear as the legitimate and worthy successors of the secondcentury antonine emperors. He was one of the five good emperors in the nerva antonine dynasty.

4 april 188 8 april 217 formally known as antoninus marcus aurelius antoninus was roman emperor from 198 to 217. On view at the met fifth avenue in gallery 169. Antoninus pius also known as antoninus 86 ce 161 ce.