3 ago 20 ano - Augustus of Prima Porta

Descrição:

Date: 20 CE

Artist: 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