Augustus von Prima Porta

The Trophy on “Augustus of Prima Porta” Alberti’s Window

One of the more interesting monuments made during the reign of Rome's first emperor Augustus (r. 27 BC-AD 14) is a statue referred to as the "Augustus of Prima Porta". I still remember the talk that one of my teachers in Mediterranean archaeology gave about this statue.

Statue of Augustus from Prima Porta. Detail. Rome, Vatican Museums, Chiaramonti Museum, New Wing

Over 2000 years ago, one man managed to become so powerful that he didn't just become a new king of Rome, but something completely new; an emperor. In this s.

Augustus von Prima Porta

The Head of the Statue. The face renders a youthful emperor, even though the statue was constructed when Augustus was about forty years of age. The Prima Porta style of facial construction consists of a broad cranium and narrow chin, sharp ridged eyebrows, aquiline nose and a rounded mouth.

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Augustus from Prima Porta New Wing Augustus from Prima Porta This statue has been dated to the beginning of the 1 st century A.D. It was found in the ruins of the Villa of Livia, Augustus's wife, at Prima Porta on the via Flaminia.

Augustus von Prima Porta

The marble sculpture Augustus Primaporta celebrates Rome's first emperor and his victory over the Parthians. This artwork, found in Livia's estate, showcases a naturalistic, idealized figure of Augustus, borrowing from ancient Greek art.

Augustus Prima Porta Painting by Troy Caperton Fine Art America

The Caesar Augustus statue, better known as the Augustus of Prima Porta, portrays the Roman Empire's first emperor. The Caesar Augustus statue stands in a manner popular in Roman art known as the contrapposto pose, where the weight of the statue relies on one leg.

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The marble statue of Augustus at Prima Porta adopts features from a Greek athletic statue from fifth century B.C., the Doryphoros of Polykleitos; its head, facial construction, leg and overall pose. It was found in the villa of Livia in Prima Porta and was constructed to commemorate the Roman victory over the Parthians in 20 B.C.

Augustus from Prima Porta

So far the message of the Augustus of Primaporta is clear: he is an excellent orator and military victor with the youthful and perfect body of a Greek athlete. Is that all there is to this sculpture? Definitely not! The sculpture contains even more symbolism.

Statue of August from Prima Porta (close up). Marble. Ca. 20 17 BCE. Inv. No. 2290. Rome

Augustus of Prima Porta

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Primaporta Augustus Full length statue of the first Roman Emperor. After the battle of Actium in 31 BCE Rome became an empire with Augustus, formerly Octavian, at its head.

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Augustus of Primaporta. One of Augustus' most famous portraits is the so-called Augustus of Primaporta of 20 B.C.E. (the sculpture gets its name from the town in Italy where it was found in 1863). At first glance this statue might appear to simply resemble a portrait of Augustus as an orator and general, but this sculpture also communicates a good deal about the emperor's power and ideology.

The Polychrome Reconstruction of the Prima Porta Statue Frieze

Augustus of Prima Porta ( Italian: Augusto di Prima Porta) is a full-length portrait statue of Augustus Caesar, the first emperor of the Roman Empire .

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Augustus of Prima Porta. One of Augustus' most famous portraits is the so-called Augustus of Primaporta of 20 BCE; the sculpture gets its name from the town in Italy where it was found. At first glance this statue might appear to simply resemble a portrait of Augustus as an orator and general, but this sculpture also communicates a good deal.

Portrait of Augustus of the Prima Porta type, early 1st century AD, Louvre Museum Louvre

Augustus of Primaporta, which now sits in the Vatican Museum, is a white marble sculpture of a strong and handsome young man in his armor. From the frontal view, a very detailed scene plays out upon his breastplate. He is standing with his right foot forward and his left foot slightly lifted of the behind him.

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This website gives an introduction to the statue of Augustus at Prima Porta. It includes detailed descriptions, historical context and modern interpretations of the statue in light of Roman and Augustan culture. Click on the links below to learn more about the statue. (Ramage, 2005)

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The statue was discovered in the villa of Augustus' wife Livia at Prima Porta, a few kilometres north of Rome; It is now on display in the Braccio Nuovo (new wing) of the Musei Vaticani. It's date of origin is not entirely certain but it was probably made shortly after Augustus' death and is likely a copy of an original bronze statue vowed to Augustus by the senate in 20BC as a monument.