Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
ADJUNCT MODULE B: ITALIAN ART
Preferred Title:
Colossal Bust of Alexander the Great
Image View:
Overall view from the right side
Creator:
unknown (Roman (ancient) or Ancient Greek sculptor)
Location:
repository: Musei Capitolini (Rome, Lazio, Italy) inv. MC532
Location Note:
Piazza del Campidoglio 1; Palazzo Nuovo
GPS:
41.893021 12.4825
Cultural Context:
Roman (ancient)
Style Period:
Greco-Roman; Hellenistic
Work Type 1:
sculpture (visual work)
Classification:
Sculpture and Installations
Material:
marble (origin Greece)
Technique:
carving (processes)
Subjects:
portrait; rulers and leaders; Alexander, the Great, 356-323 B.C.
Description:
Found in Rome in 1839. Because the marble has been identified as Greek in origin, it may be a Hellenistic (330 BCE to 31 BCE) original.
Collection:
Adjunct Module B: Italian Art
Identifier:
7A1-G-CM-ATG-A02
Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.

Colossal Bust of Alexander the Great