Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE D: WORLD ART
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Preferred Title:
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Bust of Julia Flavia, Daughter of Titus
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Image View:
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Detail, from the front (drapery added in the Baroque period)
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Creator:
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unknown (Roman (ancient) sculptor)
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Location:
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repository: Museo Nazionale Romano (Rome, Lazio, Italy) inv. 8638
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Location Note:
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Palazzo Altemps; Piazza di Sant'Apollinare, 46; Ludovisi Collection
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GPS:
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+41.901172+12.473059
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Date:
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ca. 80 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; Titus, Emperor of Rome, 40-81 ; Flavian dynasty
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Description:
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Julia Titi Flavia (64-91) was the daughter and only child to Roman Emperor Titus from his second marriage to the well-connected Marcia Furnilla. She later bacame the mistress of her uncle, the Emperor Domitian. The bust displays the elaborate curled hairdo popular during the Flavian dynasty. The drapery of the bust was restored during the Baroque period. Nose and right ear restoration and some curls restored in resin. (Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page)
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Collection:
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Archivision Adjunct Module D: World Art
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Identifier:
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7A3-R-PAL-BOJ-A012
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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