#marble bust

[angelicathedaisy]

I love the subsection of marble busts/ statues that have star or some celestial ornaments in a lady’s hair. Yes two of the examples are Diana/ Artemis but for good reason Iike I’m literally obsessed.

Hiram Powers 1850 / 54. America Giosuè Argenti (1819 – 1901) L'Immacolata

Diana, 1771, statue by Giovanni Battista  Hiram Powers, 1853, Diana

[vintagehomecollection]

Interior Visions: Great American Designers and the Showcase House, 1988

[blueiskewl]

A ROMAN MARBLE PORTRAIT BUST OF THE EMPEROR LUCIUS VERUS ANTONINE PERIOD, LATE 2ND CENTURY A.D.

Lucius Aurelius Verus (15 December 130 – January/February 169) was Roman emperor from 161 until his death in 169, alongside his adoptive brother Marcus Aurelius. He was a member of the Nerva–Antonine dynasty. Verus' succession together with Marcus Aurelius marked the first time that the Roman Empire was ruled by more than one emperor simultaneously, an increasingly common occurrence in the later history of the Empire.

Born on 15 December 130, he was the eldest son of Lucius Aelius Caesar, first adopted son and heir to Hadrian. Raised and educated in Rome, he held several political offices prior to taking the throne. After his biological father's death in 138, he was adopted by Antoninus Pius, who was himself adopted by Hadrian. Hadrian died later that year, and Antoninus Pius succeeded to the throne. Antoninus Pius would rule the empire until 161, when he died, and was succeeded by Marcus Aurelius, who later raised his adoptive brother Verus to co-emperor.

As emperor, the majority of his reign was occupied by his direction of the war with Parthia which ended in Roman victory and some territorial gains. In the spring of 168 war broke out in the Danubian border when the Marcomanni invaded the Roman territory. This war would last until 180, but Verus did not see the end of it. In 168, as Verus and Marcus Aurelius returned to Rome from the field, Verus fell ill with symptoms attributed to food poisoning, dying after a few days (169). However, scholars believe that Verus may have been a victim of smallpox, as he died during a widespread epidemic known as the Antonine Plague.

Despite the minor differences between them, Marcus Aurelius grieved the loss of his adoptive brother. He accompanied the body to Rome, where he offered games to honour his memory. After the funeral, the senate declared Verus divine to be worshipped as Divus Verus.

[uncleclaudius]

The marble bust of Augustus wearing a laurel wreath, of unknown provenance but most likely contemporary to the Augustan period, now a part of a private collection in the UK.

[preselimoon]

Sad Alex

[ninebaalart]

A marble bust of Palutena. This one was actually a lot of fun to do, feel like I really nailed the marble texturing.

[catjohnstonillustration]

Head full of flowers

[thesixthduke]

[charlesreeza]

Caracalla, Marble, Roman, 212-217 CE

Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli

Photo by Charles Reeza

[scottishsquirrel]

Benedetto da Maiano 1442?-1497

Filippo Strozzi 1475ca.

Louvre, Paris

[inknighted]

statue studies will always be my favourite

reblogs help new people to see my art and are always appreciated! thank you for being here ^-^

[flyse]

Bust of a Youth (Saint John the Baptist?), Francesco Mochi (Italian, 1580-1654), 1625-405

Marble, on variegated black marble socle

40.5 × 33 × 29 cm

[vintagehomecollection]

A large Victorian buttoned stool, upholstered in wool damask with a deep wool fringe, acts here as a coffee table. On top, a tole tray provides the necessary rigid surface for putting down glasses and cups.

Classic Decorative Details, 1994

[blueiskewl]

Roman Marble Portrait Head of the Athenian Playwright Menander C. 1st century AD

Menander (c. 342/41 – c. 290 BC) was a Greek dramatist and the best-known representative of Athenian New Comedy. He wrote 108 comedies and took the prize at the Lenaia festival eight times. His record at the City Dionysia is unknown.

He was one of the most popular writers in antiquity, but his work was lost during the Middle Ages and is now known in highly fragmentary form, much of which was discovered in the 20th century. Only one play, Dyskolos, has survived almost complete.

[uncleclaudius]

Portrait bust of Tiberius, now part of a collection in Louvre.

According to the biographer Suetonius, Augustus had this to say about Tiberius:

‘Alas, for the people of Rome, doomed to such slow-grinding jaws!’ 

But even Suetonius doubts the veracity of this statement and cites several examples to the contrary.

The people of Rome indeed disliked Tiberius' rule which lasted long twenty-two years. He died on 16th March 37 AD.

There are some rumours that he was helped along by his successor, Caligula, but Tiberius was seventy-seven years old at the time of his death and it was most likely natural.

[coffitheconqueror]

Color study of a Marble Bust for art class

Tehehe... art