Marble Statue Of Antinuous From Tivoli
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Marble statue of antinuous from tivoli. Jan 5 2020 explore michael stennett s board hadrian and antinous followed by 579 people on pinterest. 2 it was bought before 1733 by alessandro cardinal albani. The statue unearthed in 1740 at the casino michili may instead have come from this area of worship where the image of antinous would have been associated with other egyptian deities. He was drowned in the river nile during an imperial visit to egypt in a d.
It was bought before 1733 by alessandro cardinal albani. 3 to contemporaries it seemed to be the real attraction. Its idealized characteristics as well as the intense polishing of its marble surface with a special oil which helped it survive gleaming and in excellent condition is indicative of the time of radical hadrian. To contemporaries it seemed to be the real attraction of his collection.
Donated to pope benedict xiv the statue was placed in the capitoline museum in 1742. Hadrian founded the city of antinoopolis in his memory and the antinous cult spread throughout the empire. The capitoline antinous is a marble statue of a young nude male found at hadrian s villa tivoli during the time when conte giuseppe fede was undertaking the earliest concerted excavations there. The statue was bought by pope clement xii in 1733 and went on to.
130 138 roman portrait head from a monumental statue of antinous was the young lover of the roman emperor hadrian. He is antinous a favorite of emperor hadrian it was found at the hadrian s villa tivoli modern day italy. Whether you cherish any. See more ideas about roman sculpture roman art ancient rome.
This marble statue depicts a standing striding man with an egyptianized style. Hadrian s villa villa adriana in italian is a large roman archaeological complex at tivoli italy a unesco world heritage site it is the property of the republic of italy and has been directed and run by the polo museale del lazio since december 2014. A large antineion flanked the entrance of hadrian s enormous villa at tivoli and was likely the source for many of the egyptian and egyptianizing. Marble portrait head of antinous ca.
Taking a closer look at the statue the head of young antinous is tilted to the side like he is in a state of reflection. Capitoline antinous last updated march 18 2019 the capitoline antinous. A roman marble statue of the emperor hadrian reign 117 138 a d. A fine statuary always characterized by the idealized beauty and sofistication of this young man made god.