Marble Bust Of Commodus As Hercules

Commodus as hercules also known as the bust of commodus as hercules is a marble portrait sculpture created sometime in early 192 ad.

Marble bust of commodus as hercules.

The term which derives from antoninus s name is often extended to include commodus son of marcus aurelius joint emperor with his father from 176 to marcus aurelius s death in 180 and then sole emperor until his own death in 192. The lion s skin the club and the golden apples are all representative of the greek hero. The bust of commodus as hercules is a beautifully designed bust. The lion s skin over his head the club in this right hand and the golden apples of hesperides in his left hand as a reminder of the greek hero s feats.

Commodus had many statues made representing him as this greek demigod and hero. Commodus marcus aurelius commodus antoninus was born in 161. We can see this in each respected bust. This bust of commodus as hercules made in the hellenistic time period is one of the most famous pieces of roman art.

The bust is one of the most famous masterpieces of roman portraiture and depicts the emperor in the guise of hercules whose attributes he has been given. The capitoline museums rome. Commodus was inaugurated in 183 as consul with aufidius victorinus for a colleague and assumed the title pius. It is housed in the capitoline museums in rome italy.

A marble bust of roman emperor commodus as the hero of greek mythology hercules c. Bust of commodus as hercules 2nd century a d. Both emperors were will respected by their people of their era but seen in different ways. The effete likeness of emperor commodus stares vacantly his hair pompadoured with a lion skin over his head not messing up one curl musei capitolini in palazzo dei conservatori capitoline museums campidoglio area commodus.

The bust of commodus as hercules and the portrait head of caracalla are very elegant marble bust statues of two grand roman emperors. With the death of marcus aurelius a long period of stability in the roman empire came to an end. Portraits of antonine imperial persons of which a bronze equestrian figure of marcus aurelius on the capitol and a great marble bust of commodus as hercules in the palazzo dei conservatori are perhaps the most arresting examples display a treatment of hair and beard deeply undercut and drilled that grew ever more pictorial and baroque as the 2nd century advanced. A bust of commodus kunsthistorisches museum vienna.

Antonines the roman emperors antoninus pius reigned ad 138 161 and his adopted son and heir marcus aurelius reigned ad 161 180.