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Collection Online as of February 12, 2025

Togatus Figure

Togatus Figure

1–200 CE
pentelic marble
Overall: 167.7 x 63.5 x 40.6 cm (66 x 25 x 16 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1929.439
Location: 103 Roman

Did You Know?

This body once included a separately made head and arms.

Description

From 1929 until 1973, this toga-clad body was displayed with a portrait head of Vespasian (recarved from Nero) that did not originally belong to it. Several details indicate a mismatch: the surfaces and proportions differ, and the head projected awkwardly forward even after modern recarving of the neck to fit into the body cavity. Aspects of the toga also suggest that it was sculpted later than the head.
  • ?-1928
    Piero Tozzi Gallery, Florence, Italy, sold to Brummer Gallery
    1928-1929
    Brummer Gallery, New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    1929-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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    Motz, Timothy: The Second Life of the Barberini Togatus in Baroque Rome. Kunstgeschichte. Open Peer Reviewed Journal, 2024 Reproduced and Mentioned p. 9 www.kunstgeschichte-ejournal.net
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