Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
ADJUNCT MODULE C: WORLD ART
Preferred Title:
Julio-Claudian Princeps, Possibly Drusus
Image View:
Detail of the head and upper body
Creator:
unknown (Roman (ancient) sculptor)
Location:
repository: Museo Arqueologico Nacional (Madrid, Madrid, Spain)
Location Note:
C/ Serrano, 13
GPS:
40.423333-3.688889
Date:
early-mid 1st century CE (creation)
Cultural Context:
Roman (ancient)
Style Period:
Early Imperial
Work Type 1:
sculpture (visual work)
Classification:
Sculpture and Installations
Material:
marble
Technique:
carving (processes)
Subjects:
portrait; rulers and leaders; Roman Empire; Julio-Claudian dynasty; Drusus Julius Caesar
Description:
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/ma n/en)
Collection:
Archivision Adjunct Module C: World Art
Identifier:
7A3-R-S-NAMM-DRUS-A0 2
Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.

Julio-Claudian Princeps, Possibly Drusus