Detail View: ADJUNCT MODULE C: WORLD ART: Emperor Claudius
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Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE C: WORLD ART
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Preferred Title:
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Emperor Claudius
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Alternate Title:
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Emperor Claudius as Jupiter
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Image View:
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Detail, head wearing the corona civica (garland of oak leaves)
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Creator:
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unknown (Roman (ancient) sculptor)
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Location:
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repository: Musei Vaticani (Rome (Vatican City), Santa Sede (Holy See), Italy) Inv. 243
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Location Note:
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Museo Pio-Clementino; Sala Rotonda
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GPS:
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+41.906389+12.454444
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Date:
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ca. 37-54 CE (creation)
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Cultural Context:
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Roman (ancient)
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Style Period:
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Imperial (Roman)
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Work Type 1:
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sculpture (visual work)
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Classification:
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Sculpture and Installations
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Material:
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marble
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Technique:
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carving (processes)
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Subjects:
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portrait; rulers and leaders; Claudius, Emperor of Rome, 10 B.C.-54 A.D.; Jupiter (Roman deity)
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Description:
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Claudius was emperor from 41 to 54 CE. A member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, he was the son of Drusus and Antonia Minor. The corona civica, or civic crown, was a garland of oak leaves (corona quercea) granted by the Senate to someone whom they considered had saved the lives of fellow Roman citizens in battle; later it was awarded to emperors whose actions as rulers saved lives in times of war. This statue was found in Lanuvium (modern Lanuvio) in 1865, dating from 37-54 CE. It originally decorated the theater there. The eagle at his feet shows Claudius as Jupiter. (Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page)
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Collection:
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Archivision Adjunct Module C: World Art
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Identifier:
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7A3-R-VM-SOEC-A04
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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