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Marble portrait of the emperor Antoninus Pius

Marble portrait of the emperor Antoninus Pius. Culture: Roman. Dimensions: H. 15 13/16 in. (40.2 cm). Date: ca. A.D. 138-161. Antoninus Pius was adopted by Hadrian as his successor when he was already fifty-one years old. His portraits thus represent him as a mature man in a sober but refined style that consciously echoes the imperial imagery adopted by Hadrian. At the beginning of his reign in A.D. 138, he had to impel a reluctant Senate to award Hadrian divine honors, and it is probably for this reason that he himself was given the title of Pius. Unlike his two immediate predecessors, Trajan and Hadrian, Antoninus did not embark on any major wars or travel widely through the Empire. Indeed, he was in effect the last emperor to spend most of his reign in the city of Rome itself. Regarded as a just and diligent administrator, Antoninus presided over the Empire at the height of its power--a time that the historian Edward Gibbon later famously referred to as the period when "the condition of the human race was most happy and most prosperous.".
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Marble portrait of the emperor Antoninus Pius
Descripción:
Traducción automática: Retrato de mármol del emperador Antoninus Pius. Cultura: Romana. Dimensiones: H. 15 13/16. (40,2 cm). Fecha: ca. 138-161 d.C. Antoninus Pius fue adoptado por Adriano como su sucesor cuando ya tenía cincuenta y un años. Sus retratos lo representan así como un hombre maduro en un estilo sobrio pero refinado que se hace eco conscientemente de la imaginería imperial adoptada por Adriano. Al comienzo de su reinado en el año 138 d. C., tuvo que obligar a un Senado reacio a otorgar honores divinos a Adriano, y es probablemente por esta razón que a él mismo se le otorgó el título de Pío. A diferencia de sus dos predecesores inmediatos, Trajano y Adriano, Antonino no se embarcó en ninguna guerra importante ni viajó mucho por el Imperio. De hecho, fue en efecto el último emperador que pasó la mayor parte de su reinado en la propia ciudad de Roma. Considerado como un administrador justo y diligente, Antonino presidió el Imperio en el apogeo de su poder, una época a la que el historiador Edward Gibbon se refirió más tarde como el período en que "la condición de la raza humana era más feliz y más próspera". ".
Marble portrait of the emperor Antoninus Pius. Culture: Roman. Dimensions: H. 15 13/16 in. (40.2 cm). Date: ca. A.D. 138-161. Antoninus Pius was adopted by Hadrian as his successor when he was already fifty-one years old. His portraits thus represent him as a mature man in a sober but refined style that consciously echoes the imperial imagery adopted by Hadrian. At the beginning of his reign in A.D. 138, he had to impel a reluctant Senate to award Hadrian divine honors, and it is probably for this reason that he himself was given the title of Pius. Unlike his two immediate predecessors, Trajan and Hadrian, Antoninus did not embark on any major wars or travel widely through the Empire. Indeed, he was in effect the last emperor to spend most of his reign in the city of Rome itself. Regarded as a just and diligent administrator, Antoninus presided over the Empire at the height of its power--a time that the historian Edward Gibbon later famously referred to as the period when "the condition of the human race was most happy and most prosperous.".
Técnica/material:
MARMOL
Periodo:
ANTONINE
Museo:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Localización:
ROMAN EMPIRE
Crédito:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
Autorizaciones:
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Tamaño imagen:
3202 x 4268 px | 39.1 MB
Tamaño impresión:
27.1 x 36.1 cm | 10.7 x 14.2 in (300 dpi)
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