Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE C: WORLD ART
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Preferred Title:
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Julio-Claudian Princeps, Possibly Drusus
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Image View:
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Overall view of the toga-clad standing figure
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Creator:
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unknown (Roman (ancient) sculptor)
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Location:
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repository: Museo Arqueologico Nacional (Madrid, Madrid, Spain)
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Location Note:
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C/ Serrano, 13
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GPS:
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+40.423333-3.688889
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Date:
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early-mid 1st century CE (creation)
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Cultural Context:
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Roman (ancient)
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Style Period:
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Early Imperial
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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; Roman Empire; Julio-Claudian dynasty; Drusus Julius Caesar
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Description:
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The concept of the official portrait was established under Caesar Augustus. When Augustus was crowned in the year 23 BCE, the figure of the princeps became one with the state. Official portraits in the Julio-Claudian dynasty are marked by an idealized classicism. Found in the Aula sacra of the theater in Merida, along with a head of Augustus, and another toga-clad figure, thought to be Augustus' successor and adopted son, Tiberius (the father of Drusus). Drusus Julius Caesar (14 BCE-23 CE) died at age 36 without becoming emperor. (Source: Madrid, Museo Arqueologico Nacional [website]; http://www.man.es/man/en)
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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-S-NAMM-DRUS-A01
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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