Marble Bust, Roman Emperor, 20th Century

The gentleman appears dressed in armor and headdress with long curly wig. The idealization, clothing and posture refer to examples of busts made in the environment of the court of Louis XIV (17101774) by artists such as Antoine Coysevox...

Lost wax casting. Base in marble. On the square base rises a rock formation treated so that it resembles ice in and snow. Above it, the polar bear is placed, which stretches its head...

Bust of Menelaus or Ajax (Pasquino Group). Bronze. Twentieth century. Bust made of bronze that shows a man with a beard, dressed in a cloak gathered in a circular brooch and with a strap on the other shoulder, and wearing a helmet decorated with reliefs. The work is inspired by a highly appreciated sculpture known as the Pasquino Group (or Menelaus carrying the body of Patroclus or Ajax carrying the body of Achilles), made in marble copying a Hellenistic bronze and dated around 200-150 BC. C. About fifteen Roman marble copies are known of it, many “intervened” (or restored) during the 16th and 17th centuries. The earliest of these copies were first documented in Rome in the 1500s. Cosimo I, Grand Duke of Tuscany, purchased an ancient marble fragment of an armored male bust supporting a dying companion, moved it to Florence (inventoryed in 1574) and Ferdinando II...

In the portrait is where Rome gives his most characteristic contribution of the tradition founded by the Greeks, a contribution that has matured much earlier than in other types of s...

Important Italian bust "Roman Emperor" 20th Century Marmo di Carrara Measure: H: 63cm perfect conditions

Important Italian bust "Roman Emperor" 20th Century Marmo di Carrara Measure: H: 55cm perfect conditions

A striking early 20th-century bust of Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, better known as Caracalla, who ruled as Roman Emperor from 198 to 217 AD. This finely sculpted representation capture...

A finely crafted multicolor marble bust of Roman Emperor Septimius Severus, representing the refined artistry of classical Roman portraiture. The emp...