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The Emperor as Philosopher, probably Marcus Aurelius (reigned AD 161-180)

Gallery ID:

Gallery 103 [1]

Collection:

Ancient Near East, Greek, and Roman Art [2]

Artist:

Turkey, Bubon(?) (in Lycia), Roman, late 2nd Century [3]

Classification:

The extremely high quality and monumental scale of this bronze draped figure suggest that this is an imperial portrait. The pose with left leg forward, right arm raised to the chest, and right hand visible - is identical to several Greek portraits of philosophers. The figure is most probably the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius, who was a student of Stoicism, a set of Greek philosophical beliefs popular among educated Romans of his day. Marcus Aurelius wrote a collection of philosophical reflections called Meditations.

Medium:

bronze, hollow cast in several pieces and joined [5]

Credit Line:

Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund [6]

accnbr ssss:

[7]

accnbr iiii:

5

accnbr yyyy:

1 986

accnbr pppp:

[8]

Has cover record?:

No

Museum Collection Highlight?:

yes

Object Type:

A

Artist Last Name:

[9]

Artist First Name:

[10]

Images:

c. 180-200 [11]

Overall - h:193.00 cm (h:75 15/16 inches) [12]

Recently Acquired:

Object ID:

8 541

Sortable Date:

175

On loan:

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