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Mar 19, 2009

Portrait Head of a Man

c. AD 100

Italy, Roman, early 2nd Century

Marble

Overall: 26.3 cm (10 3/8 in.)

Gift of J. H. Wade 1925.944

Location

103 Roman

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Portrait heads like this could belong to busts, herms, or full-length statues.

Description

Although the identity of this man remains a mystery, its realism is striking. Far from idealized, it convincingly depicts a solid middle-aged man with wrinkled forehead, high cheek bones, and deep-set eyes.

Citations

Howard, Rossiter. "Two Roman Portraits." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 13, no. 1 (1926): 8-13. www.jstor.org

Bieber, Margarete. 1944. “Roman Sculpture in the Cleveland Museum.” Art in America 32 (April): 65–83. Ill. p. 73 (Fig. 8), discussed pp. 73-74.

The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958. Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 37 archive.org

The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966. Reproduced: p. 25 archive.org

The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969. Reproduced: p. 25 archive.org

The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978. Reproduced: p. 29 archive.org

Canaday, John. What Is Art?: An Introduction to Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture. New York: Knopf, 1980. Pp. 63-64, Fig. 89.

Neils, Jenifer. "The Twain Shall Meet." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 72, no. 6 (1985): 326-59. P. 357, no. 8. www.jstor.org

Exhibition history

The Silver Jubilee Exhibition. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 23-September 28, 1941).

Juxtapositions. The Cleveland Museum of Art (September 11-October 10, 1965).

Portraiture: The Image of the Individual. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 22, 1983-January 22, 1984).

The Twain Shall Meet. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 30, 1985-January 5, 1986).

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