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| Keywords: Roman - Portrait Head of Augustus - Walters 23105 - Three Quarter.jpg Some of the finest examples of Roman sculpture are the outstanding portraits that commemorated important individuals The Roman portrait tradition began with the life-like statues of the Republican period 509-27 BC These realistic portraits emphasized the age and experience of the respected elders of the family In imperial times 27 BC-AD 410 the emperor's portrait was copied and displayed in public places throughout the empire and the manner in which he chose to be portrayed had an enormous impact on the style and fashion of the portraits both public and private of his contemporaries As the first emperor of Rome Augustus created a new role for portraits in public life Prominent images of members of the imperial family were intended to emphasize the expected continuation of the family's power This head is from a group of imperial bronzes discovered in what is today the Via Babuino a street in Rome Although only fragments remain the head is of superb quality and clearly demonstrates the skill with which the artist carved the original wax model that was used to cast this statue ca AD 50 Julio-Claudian bronze cm 31 8 26 6 27 3 accession number 23 105 40525 Don Marcello Massarenti Collection Rome date and mode of acquisition unknown Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters with the Massarenti Collection 1902 place of origin Rome Italy Walters Art Museum license Ancient Roman sculptures in the Walters Art Museum Statues of Augustus Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
