He is antinous a favorite of emperor hadrian it was found at the hadrian s villa tivoli modern day italy.
Marble statue of antinuous from tivoli.
A fine statuary always characterized by the idealized beauty and sofistication of this young man made god.
3 to contemporaries it seemed to be the real attraction.
Taking a closer look at the statue the head of young antinous is tilted to the side like he is in a state of reflection.
This marble statue depicts a standing striding man with an egyptianized style.
Hadrian s villa villa adriana in italian is a large roman archaeological complex at tivoli italy a unesco world heritage site it is the property of the republic of italy and has been directed and run by the polo museale del lazio since december 2014.
The statue was bought by pope clement xii in 1733 and went on to.
Deified by emperor hadrian after his death many examples of antinous sculpture has been preserved until today.
Hadrian founded the city of antinoopolis in his memory and the antinous cult spread throughout the empire.
Its idealized characteristics as well as the intense polishing of its marble surface with a special oil which helped it survive gleaming and in excellent condition is indicative of the time of radical hadrian.
To contemporaries it seemed to be the real attraction of his collection.
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It was bought before 1733 by alessandro cardinal albani.
Capitoline antinous last updated march 18 2019 the capitoline antinous.
The capitoline antinous is a marble statue of a young nude male found at hadrian s villa tivoli 1 during the time when conte giuseppe fede was undertaking the earliest concerted excavations there.
2 it was bought before 1733 by alessandro cardinal albani.
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He was drowned in the river nile during an imperial visit to egypt in a d.
130 138 roman portrait head from a monumental statue of antinous was the young lover of the roman emperor hadrian.
A large antineion flanked the entrance of hadrian s enormous villa at tivoli and was likely the source for many of the egyptian and egyptianizing.
The capitoline antinous is a marble statue of a young nude male found at hadrian s villa tivoli during the time when conte giuseppe fede was undertaking the earliest concerted excavations there.
Marble portrait head of antinous ca.
A roman marble statue of the emperor hadrian reign 117 138 a d.