Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
ADJUNCT MODULE D: WORLD ART
Preferred Title:
Bust of Aristotle
Image View:
Detail, three quarter view of head from right side; mantle is modern addition
Creator:
after Lysippos (Ancient Greek sculptor, active ca. 370-ca. 300 BCE); unknown (Roman (ancient) sculptor)
Location:
repository: Museo Nazionale Romano (Rome, Lazio, Italy) Inv. 8575
Location Note:
Palazzo Altemps; Piazza di Sant'Apollinare, 46; Ludovisi Collection
GPS:
41.901172 12.473059
Date:
Roman copy, ca. 117-138 CE (creation)
Cultural Context:
Roman (ancient)
Style Period:
Imperial (Roman); Late Classical
Work Type 1:
sculpture (visual work)
Classification:
Sculpture and Installations
Material:
marble; alabaster drapery
Technique:
carving (processes)
Subjects:
portrait; Aristotle; portrait bust; philosopher
Description:
Roman copy (Hadrianic Period, 117-138 CE) after a Greek bronze original by Lysippos from 330 BCE; the alabaster mantle is a modern addition. (Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia. org/wiki/Main_Page)
Collection:
Archivision Adjunct Module D: World Art
Identifier:
7A3-R-PAL-BOA-A02
Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.

Bust of Aristotle