Patrician Carrying Portrait Busts of Two Ancestors (Barberini Togatus)
Title
Patrician Carrying Portrait Busts of Two Ancestors (Barberini Togatus)
Description
The head of this standing figure, though ancient Roman in origin, is a later replacement and not original to this statue. The separation of head and body in this work is understandable since in many instances the bodies of full-length portraits were produced in advance, waiting in the sculptors workshop for a patron to commission a head with his or her own likeness that could be attached to it. Presumably the busts carried by this patrician were likewise only blocked out until they could be carved with the faces of the commissioners ancestors. These faces share a striking family resemblance, and the stylistic difference reproduced in the two distinct bust formats reveals that these men lived in successive generations. They could be the father and grandfather of the man who carries them.
Source
MRC Visual Resources Collection
Publisher
Department of Visual Studies
University at Buffalo
Date
1st Century BCE
BCE
Contributor
Joe Easterly
Rights
Type
portraits
statues
sculpture (visual work)
Still Image
Identifier
VS3486904
vw-20080902-1
vw-20110510-1
Date Created
2011-08-26
Date Modified
2011-08-26
Is Part Of
Media Resource Center
Visual Resources Collection
VS001
Extent
Height 5'5
Medium
marble
Spatial Coverage
Palazzo dei Conservatori, (Rome, Italy)
Temporal Coverage
Ancient Roman
Audience
AHI101
UGC111
UB Only
Collection
Citation
“Patrician Carrying Portrait Busts of Two Ancestors (Barberini Togatus),” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed December 22, 2024, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/34659.