Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
Archivision Base to Module 13
Preferred Title:
Antinous Mondragone
Image View:
Overall view, front
Creator:
unknown (Ancient Roman)
Location:
repository: Musée du Louvre (Paris, Île-de-France, France) MR 412
GPS:
48.861045 2.335787
Date:
ca. 130 (creation)
Cultural Context:
Ancient Roman
Style Period:
Imperial (Roman)
Work Type 1:
sculpture (visual work)
Classification:
sculpture
Material:
marble
Technique:
carving (processes)
Measurements:
95 cm (height)
Subjects:
portrait; rulers and leaders; Hadrian, Emperor of Rome, 76-138.
Description:
This colossal bust is a posthumous portrait of Antinous (died 130), the lover of Emperor Hadrian (ruled 117-138). The eyes and the attribute on the top of the head (possibly a lotus flower or a uraeus) were added separately. The body into which the bust was inserted was probably carved in a different stone. In the early 19th century, the bust was displayed at the Villa Mondragone, a property belonging to the Borghese family near Rome. Napoleon I acquired the Borghese collection in 1807. (Source: Louvre Museum [website]; http://www.louvre.fr /)
Collection:
Archivision Addition Module Six
Identifier:
7A3-R-LM-AM-A2
Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.

Antinous Mondragone