Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
ADJUNCT MODULE C: WORLD ART
Preferred Title:
Emperor Claudius
Alternate Title:
Emperor Claudius as Jupiter
Image View:
Detail, portrayed barefoot (sign of a god) and with an eagle, attribute of Jupiter
Creator:
unknown (Roman (ancient) sculptor)
Location:
repository: Musei Vaticani (Rome (Vatican City), Santa Sede (Holy See), Italy) Inv. 243
Location Note:
Museo Pio-Clementino; Sala Rotonda
GPS:
41.906389 12.454444
Date:
ca. 37-54 CE (creation)
Cultural Context:
Roman (ancient)
Style Period:
Imperial (Roman)
Work Type 1:
sculpture (visual work)
Classification:
Sculpture and Installations
Material:
marble
Technique:
carving (processes)
Subjects:
portrait; rulers and leaders; Claudius, Emperor of Rome, 10 B.C.-54 A.D.; Jupiter (Roman deity)
Description:
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)
Collection:
Archivision Adjunct Module C: World Art
Identifier:
7A3-R-VM-SOEC-A11
Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.

Emperor Claudius