Portrait of Livia
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Portrait of Livia
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Published 2019-04-26T10:33:55+00:00
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This portrait depicts Livia, wife of Augustus, with a veiled head and shown in the guise of a young bride. This type of elevated depiction of rulers and people of power was commonplace in this era. The collected hairstyle, with a tuft folded like a roll on the forehead (now lost), was called the "all'Ottavia" and was characteristic of Roman matrons, in particular the women of the Giulio-Claudian Family.
Originating from via Marsilio in Padova.
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Date published | 26/04/2019 |
Complexity | Medium |
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Title | Portrait of Livia |
Date | Second half of the 1st Century BC |
Accession | R.L. 835 |
Period | Augustan |
Medium | Marble |
Credit | From Padova, via Marsilio |
Artist | Unknown artist |
Place | Musei Civici agli Eremitani |
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