Augustus from Prima Porta / Portrait of Augustus as Imperator / Head, compared to head of bronze herm copy of Polykleitos' Doryphorus from the Villa dei Papyri / Augustan; Creation date: marble: ca. 15 CE, Creation date: bronze prototype: 20 BCE

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Work Title: Augustus from Prima Porta; Portrait of Augustus as Imperator
View Title: Head, compared to head of bronze herm copy of Polykleitos' Doryphorus from the Villa dei Papyri
Creator/Culture: Roman
Site/Repository: Discovery location: Villa of Livia, Prima Porta (Roma, Lazio, Italy); Repository: Braccio Nuovo, Musei Vaticani (Rome, Italy)
Period/Date: Augustan; Creation date: marble: ca. 15 CE, Creation date: bronze prototype: 20 BCE
Media/Technique: marble, originally painted
Dimensions: height: 204 cm (80.31 inches)
Subjects: Male portraits; Statues; Rodin, Auguste, 1840-1917. Victor Hugo; Roman; Italy; Sculptures (visual works)
Work Record ID: 147920
Image Record ID: 686306
Digital filename: 07d123517
Classification Filing Number: 232; R763; 6AUVA 3 2n; *.r
HART Image Order Number: 220505
Date Added/Updated: 2012-11-25 07:22:32

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Collection: History of Art, VRC Image Bank
Image Size: 2659 x 1759
File Size: 622 KB
Record: 686306
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Full citation: History of Art Department, Visual Resource Collections. Image 686306. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. URL: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/h/hart/x-686306/07d123517. May 16, 2024.