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"The European"
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This encaustic painting on rectangular cedar wood, known as “L’Européenne,” depicts the portrait bust of a young woman, from her head to her upper body, placed atop a grey-blue background. Her face, an ovular shape with a subtle point at…
Anacreon
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Anacreon is a marble sculpture depicting a full length male figure. The figure is nude, with the exception of drapery covering his shoulders and some of his back as well as the sides of the torso. His musculature is developed, similar…
Anacreon is a marble sculpture depicting a full length male figure. The figure is nude, with the exception of drapery covering his shoulders and some of his back as well as the sides of the torso. His musculature is developed, similar…
Anavysos Kouros
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The Anavysos Kouros is a male nude, human-figure that stands at 1.94 meters (6’4) from head to toe, not including the base. Its height is also roughly seven and a half times the height of the head. The kouros is solid, and standing…
The Anavysos Kouros is a male nude, human-figure that stands at 1.94 meters (6’4) from head to toe, not including the base. Its height is also roughly seven and a half times the height of the head. The kouros is solid, and standing…
Artemidorus
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The Artemidorus is a mummy wrapped fully, plastered, and painted. Along with the paint there is also use of gold leaf for designs throughout. The portrait depicts Artemidorus wearing a white mantle and tunic. He is a thin man with a…
The Artemidorus is a mummy wrapped fully, plastered, and painted. Along with the paint there is also use of gold leaf for designs throughout. The portrait depicts Artemidorus wearing a white mantle and tunic. He is a thin man with a…
Bust of Ankh-haf
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In ancient Egypt, artists often gravitated towards abstract qualities in their portraiture, resulting in characteristics that some would not define as a “true portrait.” This decree is shattered in the Bust of Prince Ankh-haf, as it…
In ancient Egypt, artists often gravitated towards abstract qualities in their portraiture, resulting in characteristics that some would not define as a “true portrait.” This decree is shattered in the Bust of Prince Ankh-haf, as it…
Bust of Nefertiti
Description: The Bust of Nefertiti, a highly significant bust from the New Kingdom (18th Dynasty, Amarna Period) showcases Queen Nefertiti holding her head in an upright position. Her eyes are half open, rendering a sense of serenity, and her mouth…
Bust of Pericles
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The Roman marble portrait bust, “Bust of Pericles,” depicts the upper chest, neck, and head of a male figure. The figure’s head is slightly tilted to the left, suggesting that the original Greek bronze portrait, the basis for the copy,…
Bust of Themistokles
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The ‘Bust of Themistokles’ depicts the head of a man and part of his upper chest, which is more specifically known as a herm, on the bottom of which rests a small Greek inscription of his name, ‘Themistokles’. In terms of facial…
The ‘Bust of Themistokles’ depicts the head of a man and part of his upper chest, which is more specifically known as a herm, on the bottom of which rests a small Greek inscription of his name, ‘Themistokles’. In terms of facial…
Coin of Ptolemy I
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The Tetradrachm of Ptolemy I Soter, like all coins, has two sides, the obverse and reverse. The obverse depicts the portrait of Alexander the Great. He is shown wearing an elephant headdress, the mitra of Dionysus, the ram’s horn, and…
The Tetradrachm of Ptolemy I Soter, like all coins, has two sides, the obverse and reverse. The obverse depicts the portrait of Alexander the Great. He is shown wearing an elephant headdress, the mitra of Dionysus, the ram’s horn, and…
Commodus as Hercules
Description: Commodus, rendered in the guise of Hercules in a marble bust, is depicted as a young, muscular man, who is mostly nude. He dawns the skin of a lion as his headdress, with the deflated beast’s front paws secured in a tight knot across his…