COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
AIC_.1979.350
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AIC_.1979.350
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
1998
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1998
AMICA Library Year
false
Object Type:
Sculpture
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Sculpture
Object Type
false
Creator Nationality:
European; Southern European; Roman
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European; Southern European; Roman
Creator Nationality
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Creator Dates/Places:
Italy, Europe
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Italy, Europe
Creator Dates/Places
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Creator Name-CRT:
Roman
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Roman
Creator Name-CRT
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Title:
Portrait Head of the Emperor Hadrian
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Portrait Head of the Emperor Hadrian
Title
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Title Type:
preferred
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preferred
Title Type
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View:
3/4 view
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3/4 view
View
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Creation Date:
Imperial Period, Hadrianic Period, A.D. 117-138
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Imperial Period, Hadrianic Period, A.D. 117-138
Creation Date
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Creation Start Date:
117
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117
Creation Start Date
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Creation End Date:
138
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138
Creation End Date
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Materials and Techniques:
Marble
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Marble
Materials and Techniques
false
Subject Description:
The life-sized portrait head, a fragment from a larger sculpture, shows the Spanish-born emperor who ruled the vast Roman empire from A.D. 117-138. He was a poet, a noted collector of art, and the builder of the Pantheon in Rome and a great palace at Tivoli which he filled with copies of Greek masterpieces. Hadrian is recognizable in sculpted and coin portraits by his luxuriant hair and his beard, a feature that he initiated. The drilling of eyes is also an innovation begun in the Hadrianic period.
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The life-sized portrait head, a fragment from a larger sculpture, shows the Spanish-born emperor who ruled the vast Roman empire from A.D. 117-138. He was a poet, a noted collector of art, and the builder of the Pantheon in Rome and a great palace at Tivoli which he filled with copies of Greek masterpieces. Hadrian is recognizable in sculpted and coin portraits by his luxuriant hair and his beard, a feature that he initiated. The drilling of eyes is also an innovation begun in the Hadrianic period.
Subject Description
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Creation Place:
Early Western World,Roman Republic and Empire
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Early Western World,Roman Republic and Empire
Creation Place
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Dimensions:
H.: 36 cm (14-1/4 in.); W.: 27.5 cm (10-13/16 in.)
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H.: 36 cm (14-1/4 in.); W.: 27.5 cm (10-13/16 in.)
Dimensions
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AMICA Contributor:
The Art Institute of Chicago
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The Art Institute of Chicago
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Chicago, Illinois, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
1979.350
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1979.350
ID Number
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Credit Line:
The Art Institute of Chicago, Katherine K. Adler Endowment
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The Art Institute of Chicago, Katherine K. Adler Endowment
Credit Line
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Rights:
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<a href="http://www.artic.edu/aic/rights/main.rights.html"target="_new">http://www.artic.edu/aic/rights/main.rights.html</a>
Rights
false
Context:
Hadrian inherited an empire which had reached its greatest extent under his predecessor Trajan. Instead to enlarging its boundaries, Hadrian devoted his reign to strengthening its borders and unifying its people under one law. He spent most of his reign visiting his realm where his portrait statues in temples dedicated to the imperial cult and on public buildings acted as unifying images in a diverse empire. The empire's prosperous and peaceful period began with Hadrian.
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Hadrian inherited an empire which had reached its greatest extent under his predecessor Trajan. Instead to enlarging its boundaries, Hadrian devoted his reign to strengthening its borders and unifying its people under one law. He spent most of his reign visiting his realm where his portrait statues in temples dedicated to the imperial cult and on public buildings acted as unifying images in a diverse empire. The empire's prosperous and peaceful period began with Hadrian.
Context
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Related Image Identifier Link:
AIC_.E26414.TIF
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AIC_.E26414.TIF
Related Image Identifier Link
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