Portrait Head of Augustus: in sala — Villa Getty

After many years of civil war, Augustus took complete power in Rome in 27 B.C. He claimed that he was re-establishing the Roman Republic, but he actually founded the Roman Empire. Visual signs emphasizing its power and legitimacy bolstered this new political order. Portraits of Augustus served as symbols of his political agenda rather than corresponding to his physical features as described in written sources. Augustus is always shown in an ideal, classicizing style, and his appearance bears little relation to his actual age. One constant feature of Augustus's portraits is his hairstyle, with its distinctive forked locks of hair on his forehead.

Portrait Head of Augustus

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Scheda

Nella stessa sala · Getty Villa, Gallery 209, Early Roman Sculpture, Villa Getty

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In catalogo

Fonti

Bust of a Flavian Woman, late 1st century A.D.

Grave Relief of a Silversmith, first quarter of 1st century A.D.

Portrait Bust of a Woman, possibly Octavia Minor, 20–10 B.C.

Portrait Head of an Old Man, 25 B.C.–A.D. 10

Portrait Head of an Old Woman, 25–1 B.C.

Portrait Head of a Man, 75–50 B.C.

Portrait of a Man, 1st century B.C.

Portrait Statue of a Woman, about A.D. 120–130