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Mounted Large Bust God of Beauty Cast Study Of Antinous in Roman Style Sculpture. Imposing Large Cast Study Of Antinous in the Style Of Bust Found in Hadrian’s Villa in Vatican Museum. As well as The Bust in Via dei Fori Imperiali Rome. A Very Large Bust Standing at 3 Feet 2 Inches and Width of 2 Feet 5 Inches. A breathtaking Dark Patina over the Cast Study, that gives it an imposing old look as seen in the pictures. An outstanding piece to have in a living room a library , an office, an entryway , on top of a console , in an open bookcase. A great gift idea for a house warming, it will elevate your interior Design. It can go in a modern setting, or traditional design.
The most striking thing about the young man was his physical appearance. He was known for his great beauty, which was depicted numerous times by artists, often long after his death. The sculptures portray a young man with thick, curly hair and a full mouth. From his radiant countenance to his sculpted physique, Antinous personified the epitome of physical attractiveness and became an eternal symbol of timeless beauty. Based on the existing busts and other artistic portrayals, Antinous physical appearance was sometimes taken as a clue that the young man was not solely of Greek ancestry.
Hadrian seems to have favored men as sexual and romantic partners, and Antinous was his most famous favorite. Historians today agree that there was a sexual component to their relationship, a fact that was well-known in Roman times. Antinous was not the first male companion that Hadrian took in his life, and this sort of relationship was socially acceptable then.
Some of the busts that exist and were the reason studies such as our piece was made after, here are the Four : 1- Part of a statue of Antinous depicted as Apollo, 130-138 AD, from the Via dei Fori Imperiali Rome Centrale Montemartini, Rome. 2- Bust of Antinous, 130-138 AD, Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence Carole Raddato CC BY-SA. 3- Bust of Antinous, found at Hadrian’s Villa in 1790, Vatican Museums. 4- Portrait bust with head of Antinous. Found in Patras in 1856 along with bust no. 418. Dated a little after 130 AD. Inv. no. 417.
Antinous, son of Eupeithes , Greek: c. 111 – c. 130 was a young Greek man from Bithynia and a favorite and likely lover of the Roman emperor Hadrian. Following his death aged eighteen, Antinous was deified (made into a deity a God of the beauty ) on Hadrian's order s, being worshipped in both the Greek East and Latin West, sometimes as a god and sometimes as a hero.
Little is known of Antinous's life, although it is known that he was born in Claudio polis (present day Bolu, Turkey), in the Roman province of Bithynia. He was probably introduced to Hadrian in 123, before being taken to Italy for a higher education.
He had become the favorite of Hadrian by 128, when he was taken on a tour of the Roman Empire as part a group of people accompanying Hadrian. Antinous accompanied Hadrian when he attended the yearly Eleusinian Mysteries religious rites in Athens, and was with him when he killed the Marousian lion in Libya, an event highly publicized by the Emperor. In October 130, as they were part of a flotilla (group of small warships) going along the Nile, Antinous died amid mysterious circumstances. A number of suggestions have been put forward for how he died, ranging from an accidental drowning to an intentional human sacrifice or suicide.
After his death, Hadrian deified Antinous and founded an organized cult devoted to his worship that spread throughout the Roman Empire. Hadrian founded the city of Antinoöpolis close to Antinous's place of death, which became a cultic center for the worship of Osiris-Antinous. Hadrian also founded games in commemoration of Antinous to take place in both Antinoöpolis and Athens, with Antinous becoming a symbol of Hadrian's dreams of pan-Hellenism. The worship of Antinous proved to be one of the most enduring and popular of cults of deified humans in the Roman Empire, and events continued to be founded in his honor long after Hadrian's death. Antinous became a symbol of male homosexuality in Western culture, appearing in the work of Oscar Wilde and Fernando Pessoa.
H: 38” and Width 29” Depth 15” Base 11 x 11 Inches
- Dimensions:Height: 38 in (96.52 cm)Width: 29 in (73.66 cm)Depth: 15 in (38.1 cm)
- Style:Greco Roman (In the Style Of)
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- Date of Manufacture:20th
- Condition:Additions or alterations made to the original: on the interior shows an additional reinforcement to make it stronger. Overall good condition, some cracks , little losses to plaster . you are welcome to see it in person at La Maison francaise Antiques by appointment only, thank you. Wear consistent with age and use. Minor losses.
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