Marble Portrait Of Alexander

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Marble portrait of alexander. The back of the head has been worked to receive the remainder of the hair which was probably made of another material such as stucco or plaster. The surface is in good condition with only minor abrasions. Altes museum berlin germany. British museum london united kingdom.
1 363 likes 12 comments πππππππ ππ πππ πΌππΎππππ πππππΏ maarit johanna hellsten on instagram. Marble portrait of alexander the great 2nd 1st century bce said to be from alexandria egypt. 230 235 roman the young emperor severus alexander r. The bust was later used as a model for sculptures and paintings.
Ancient literary sources say that he let only one sculptor carve his portrait. The drooping of the head onto the shoulder and its slight backward inclination the great mane of hair rising from the middle of the forehead. The head was cut to fit into a separately made body. Egypt babylonia persis media bactria the punjab and the valley of the indus in the second half of his reign he had to find a way to rule his newly conquered countries.
370 300 b c who created the standard alexander portrait type. Marble portrait bust of severus alexander ca. Marble portrait of alexander the great 199 1. This portrait of alexander the great in the erbach type named after the best copy in schloss erbach germany was found in madytos thrace turkey.
Alexander hamilton is a marble bust portrait of alexander hamilton done in the style of a roman senator by the italian sculptor giuseppe ceracchi. 222 235 is wearing a toga contabulata with a large overfold sinus across the chest and a diagonal fold extending over the left shoulder and down the back. Marble portrait head of alexander the great. It seems that it had fallen there from one of the buildings on the higher city the head reveals all of the characteristic features of the sculpted heads of alexander the great.
Roman marble copy after a greek original from around 340 bc. British museum london remove ads advertisement. Ceracchi also created many replicas in both marble and plaster. Marble portrait of alexander the great youthful image of the conqueror king hellenistic greek.
Carole maintains the popular ancient history photo blog following hadrian where she travels the world in the footsteps of emperor hadrian. Literary sources tell us though perhaps not reliably that alexander reigned 336 323 bc chose only a few artists to produce his image and famous names such as the sculptor lysippos and the painter apelles were associated with his portraiture.