archaic statue fragment, possibly Apollo, 6th c BC
I dont quite understand the tremendous aesthetic shift in Greek art: This and the many stylistically related kouroi are all completely unlike anything envisioned with the (later) Classical eye
I dont quite understand the tremendous aesthetic shift in Greek art: This and the many stylistically related kouroi are all completely unlike anything envisioned with the (later) Classical eye
mummy of a cat from Abydos, Egypt, c. 1st c AD, British Museum.
A shipment of as many as 180,000 mummified cats was brought to Britain at the end of the nineteenth century to be processed into fertilizer...
A shipment of as many as 180,000 mummified cats was brought to Britain at the end of the nineteenth century to be processed into fertilizer...
marble portrait of Lucius Verus, ca. 166–170, co-emperor with Marcus Aurelius,
Metropolitan Museum of Art
He was said to have blond hair that glinted in the sun, as if sprinkled with gold dust
Metropolitan Museum of Art
He was said to have blond hair that glinted in the sun, as if sprinkled with gold dust
bronze bust of Lucius Junius Brutus founder of the Roman Republic, c 3rd or 4th c BC,
possibly by an Etruscan artisan, Capitoline Museums
It is an odd mix of primitive and virtuosity
possibly by an Etruscan artisan, Capitoline Museums
It is an odd mix of primitive and virtuosity
a Roman, unknown, Capitoline Museums
I think this is one of the most captivating portraits of any age. He and Kaaper (above) could be in The Godfather.
I think this is one of the most captivating portraits of any age. He and Kaaper (above) could be in The Godfather.
a wood and gesso portrait of King Tutanhkamen emerging from a lotus, ca. 1354 BC
Notice the folds of skin on the neck
Notice the folds of skin on the neck
a wooden Ka statue of pharoah Hor, c 1757 BC, Cairo
It is so much more animated, jovial, than most royal portraiture— if idealized funerary statuary can be jovial
It is so much more animated, jovial, than most royal portraiture— if idealized funerary statuary can be jovial
A selection of compelling portraits I gathered along the way.
4 comments:
Love this post! Wonderful portraits you've captured! I'm a new follower now! ; )
Lotus
Happy New Year!
Nice! thanks Lotus!
Very, very nice! Thanks for posting this.
Thnks makropoulos.
I think it's getting to be time for medievial facebook
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