Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
ADJUNCT MODULE A: ITALIAN ART
Preferred Title:
Portrait of a Woman of the Flavian Period
Alternate Title:
Fonseca Bust
Image View:
Detail of hairstyle with high front curls from the side
Creator:
unknown (Roman (ancient))
Location:
repository: Musei Capitolini (Rome, Lazio, Italy) inv. MC0434
Location Note:
Piazza del Campidoglio, 1; Palazzo Nuovo, Hall of the Emperors
GPS:
41.893056 12.4825
Date:
ca. 90-100 CE (creation)
Cultural Context:
Roman (ancient)
Style Period:
Imperial (Roman)
Work Type 1:
sculpture (visual work)
Classification:
sculpture
Material:
marble
Technique:
carving (processes)
Measurements:
63 cm (height)
Description:
Dates from the beginning of the second century CE, found in the area of S. Stefano Rotondo. It is sometimes called the "Fonseca Bust" because it was donated by Father Giuseppe Fonseca to Pope Benedict XIV (1740-1758). It is an extraordinary masterpiece of ancient sculpture, both for the expressive power of the face as well as for for technical expertise in reproducing the incredible hair style. The hairstyle dates the bust to the Flavian period, which ended in 96 CE. (Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia. org/wiki/Main_Page)
Collection:
Adjunct Module A: Italian Art
Identifier:
7A3-R-CM-FB-A09
Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.

Portrait of a Woman of the Flavian Period