aug 3, 20 - Augustus of Prima Porta
Description:
Date: 20 CEArtist: unkown
Medium: Marble
Location: Vatican Museums, Rome
Function:
- idealized view of the Roman Emperor
- confusion between god and man intentional
- to give a sense of divine rule
-propaganda
Cupid on the back of a dolphin is a reference of Augustus's divine descent from Venus
Form:
- contrapposto
- standing barefoot
- chest-plate have many gods
Added to timeline:
Date:
aug 3, 20
Now
~ 2006 years ago