Classical Busts

Engravings of notable historical figures represented as busts, showcasing detailed sculptural work and classical attire from different eras.

NUMA POMPILIUS the second king of Rome, according to legend Date: 715 - 673 BC

White, Marcus Zeichner Rubens, Peter PaulStecher: Vorsterman, Lucas (1)

Archimedes (ca. 285-212 BCE), Greek Mathematician & Physicist Artist Unknown Marble relief Museo Capitolino, Rome, Italy

TEOCRITO. POETA GRIEGO 315 - 250 AC. GRABADO RETRATO. BIBLIOTECA NACIOINAL . MADRID.

Marcus Mettius Epaphroditus of Chaeronea. Ancient Greek grammarian of the first century, colored woodcut from Crabbe's Historical Dictionary from 1825, historical, digital reproduction.

Marble bust of a bearded man resembling Sophocles (Greek original now lost).Laxio. Italy. c. 100-120. Brisith Museum. London. GBR.

MARCUS ANTONIUS (Mark Antony) (82 - 30 BC) Roman statesman and triumvir, portrait bust

Constantine I (272-337), also known as Constantine the Great and Saint Constantine, was the son of Emperor Constantius. His father sent him east to serve under Emperors Diocletian and Galerius, spending some time in the court of the latter. After his father died in 306, Constantine was proclaimed his successor and emperor by his army at Ebocarum (York). He at first remained officially neutral in the efforts of Emperor Galerius to defeat the usurper Maxentius, but after Galerius' death, Constantine was eventually dragged into the conflict. He eventually defeated Maxentius in 312, and then fought against his erstwhile ally, Emperor Licinius, for sole control of both western and eastern portions of the Roman Empire. Licinius was defeated in 324, and Constantine became emperor of a united empire. Constantine enacted many reforms strengthening the empire, ending the tetrarchy system and restructuring government. He became the first emperor to claim conversion to Christianity, and he called

Eutichio Ajello / 'Hermes-Sakkôn and Xenophon'. Mid-XVIIIcentury. Pencil on paper. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

Bust of Seneca 1500-1600 Italian. Marble and porphyry .

Julius Caesar (100-44 BC) Roman soldier and statesman. Engraving c1825.

'Portrait of Socrates'. Italy, Late 18th century. Dimensions: height: 83,0 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg.

Hadrian (76-138 AD), Roman Emperor from 117-138. Nervan-Antonine Dyansty. National Roman Museum. Palazzo Altemps. Rome. Italy.

Pittacus (born c. 640 - 568 BC) was an ancient Mytilenean general and one of the Seven Sages of Greece. from the book Crabbe's Historical Dictionary. 1825. Historical. colored. digitally restored reproduction from a 19th-century original

Moschion (born probably 3rd century BC) was a Hellenistic tragedian poet from Athens, colored woodcut from Crabbe's Historical Dictionary from 1825, Historical, digital reproduction.

"Acute pain" from le Brun, Heads. Representing the various passions of the soul..., circa 1760

Aratus of Soli, c. 315 to 240 BC, Greek didactic poet, colored woodcut from Crabbe's Historical Dictionary from 1825, historical, digital reproduction.

Bust of Hercules. Christian Friedrich Stoelzel (Germany, 1751-1816). Germany, 1800. Prints; engravings. Etching

Junius Brutus.

ECCE HOMO, L.F. DURUISSEAU, After Mignard, After Philippe Louis Parizeau, 1764 - 1803 print Numbered at the top right: 35. publisher: Parispublisher: ParisFrance paper engraving Christ alone (also called 'Ecce Homo')

Diokletian, Diocles, Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus, zwischen 236 und 245 -312, war von 284 bis 305 römischer Kaiser, Historisch, digitale Repro...

Head of Asclepius, from Bulla Regia, Tunisia

Homer, 1st-2nd century, Roman poet, from Baiae, Campania, Italy, 1924. Artist: Unknown

Zenon of Kun.

Nerva. Roman Emperor. Marble statue bust. ITALY.

Constantius II (317-361) was Emperor Constantine I's third son, and became co-emperor alongside his brothers Constantine II and Constans as well as his cousins Dalmatius and Hannibalianus after his father's death in 337.

Illustration depicting a bust of Socrates. Socrates was a classical Greek philosopher and educator. Dated 18th Century

Socrates (born 469 BC in Alopeke. Athens. died 399 BC in Athens) was a Greek philosopher who was fundamental to Western thought and who lived and worked in Athens during the time of the Athenian democracy. From the book Crabbe's Historical Dictionary. 1825. Historical. colored. digitally restored reproduction from an original from the 19th century

Antoninus Pius, 19 September 86, 7 March 161, was Roman Emperor from 10 July 138 until his death, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century or...

Germanicus Julius Caesar (15 B.C.-19 A.D.). Roman General and Consul. Colored engraving.

Here we see a douple-herm of the ancient Greek historians Herodotus and Thucydides. In the ancient Greek religion,a herm was sacred object of stone connected with the cult of Hermes, the fertility god.

HOMER - 8th century BC Greek epic poet.

Europides (c.480-c.406 BC). Tragedian of classical Athens. Engraving from "Cyclopedia of Universal History", 1885.

Tète dun ésclave dace avec le bonnet phrygien. Vatican. Probably James Anderson (British, 1813 - 1877)

Solon .

Socrates, born around 469 BC BC, died 399 BC Chr. Classic Greek philosopher. From the book Crabbes Historical Dictionary, published in 1825., Historically, digitally restored reproduction of a template from the 19th century, Record Date Not Stated

Marble bust of Herodotos 2nd century A.D. Roman Copy of a Greek bronze statue of the first half of the fourth century B.C.Herodotos (ca. 484-424 B.C.) of Halikarnassos achieved fame in his lifetime for his Histories, which chronicle the Greek wars with Persia in the first quarter of the fifth century B.C. and the years surrounding those momentous events. His most brilliant and original accomplishment was his conception of a narrative that interweaves local traditions in a span of more than seventy years and encompasses much of the world known to the ancient Greeks through fact and fiction. Cicero called him the father of history. This work is one of numerous extant Roman copies that stem from a Greek statue, probably of the first half of the fourth century B.C. Portraits of Herodotos also appear on Roman bronze coins from Halikarnassos.. Marble bust of Herodotos 245829

Plato, ancient Greek philosopher born in Athens during the Classical period, circa 428 - 348 BC. From a gem presented to nobleman Ippolito Vitelleschi by the Marquis Tassi. Platone. Copperplate engraving by Guillaume Vallet after Giovanni Angelo Canini from Iconografia, cioe disegni d'imagini de famosissimi monarchi, regi, filososi, poeti ed oratori dell' Antichita, Drawings of images of famous monarchs, kings, philosophers, poets and orators of Antiquity, Ignatio deLazari, Rome, 1699.

Michelangelo (Michelangelo Buonarroti) (1475-1564). Italian artist. Bust. Vatican.

Anonymous / 'Chrysippus (¿)'. XVIII century. Marble. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

Claudius (10BC-54AD). Roman emperor from 41 to 54. Julio-Claudian dynasty. Bust. 41-54 AD. Historical Museum. Oslo. Norway.

Demosthenes Stecher: Kilian, Bartholomew (2) Draftsman: Sandrart, Joachim of (The Elder)

Bust of a bearded man , Sculpture, Antiquities. Nicholas Catsimpoolas Collection

Bronze head of a philosopher from Antikythera, Greece

Historical print from the 19th century, bust of Lucius Annaeus Seneca or Seneca the Younger, 1 - 65 AD, a Roman philosopher, dramatist, scientist, statesman and Stoic

The marble bust of Marcus Antonius Gordianus, 20 January 225, 244, known as Gordian III, was Roman Emperor from 238 to 244, see in the Louvre of Paris, France, digital improved reproduction of an original 19th century print, Europe

Diogenes of Sinope (ca. 412 BC - 323 BC). Greek philosopher belonging to the Cynic School. Engraving by A. Roca. Detail. "Historia Universal", by César Cantú. Volume I, 1854. Author: Antonio Roca Sallent (1813-1864). Spanish engraver.

Portretbuste Van Sophocles; Sophocles; Graphices examples of various artists.

Archimedes (287 BC - 212 BC). Ancient Greek mathematician and inventor. Portrait. Chromolithography. Detail. "Historia Universal" by César Cantú. Volume III, 1882.

Marble bust, memorial to King and Emperor Friedrich III, spa garden, Bad Homburg vor der Hoehe, Hesse, Germany, Europe

A Roman SENATOR in his senatorial seat Date: circa 200 BC

Theophrastus, 372 BC, 287 BC Greek philosopher and naturalist, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Portrait Head of Demosthenes; Roman Empire; 1st - 2nd century; Marble; 34.5 cm (13 9,16 in.)

Portrait Roman Emperor Antinous, was a young man of great beauty, favorite and lover of the Roman emperor Hadrian, Italy, Ancient Rome. Old 19th century engraved illustration, El Mundo Ilustrado 1880

SOCRATES - 470/399 - FILOSOFO GRIEGO. Location: NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ARCHAEOLOGY. NEAPEL. ITALIA.

Portrait Bust of John Lutma de Oude, Johannes Lutma (II), 1634 - 1689.

Gaius Julius Caesar (100 B.C.-44 B.C.) Roman General & Statesman Engraving

Marcus Porcius Cato (234-149 B.C.) was renowned for his strong opposition to luxury, believing the Hellenic culture threatened Rome. As censor, he scrutinized the conduct of candidates running for office and of military generals. He urged the Romans to destroy Carthage, with the words Carthago delenda est (Carthage must be destroyed). He wrote several books, one a manual on running a farm.

Plato .

Aristide (Museo Napoli) , Antiquities, Sculpture, Philosophers, Aristotle. Nicholas Catsimpoolas Collection

HOMERO. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN. HOMERO SIGLO VIII AC.

Gaius Julius Verus Maximinus "Thrax" was Roman emperor from 235 to 238 AD. His father was an accountant in the governor's office and sprang from ancestors who were Carpi, a people whom Diocletian would eventually drive from their ancient abode and transfer to Pannonia.This illustration is of the bust housed in the Louvre Museum.

Hesiod (born before 700 BC, probably in Ascra in Boeotia) was a Greek poet who lived as a farmer and herder. Hesiod's works, along with Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, are the main sources for our current knowledge of Greek mythology. Colored woodcut from Crabbe's Historical Dictionary from 1825. Historical, digital reproduction.

HERACLITO. FILOSOFO GRIEGO. 540-480 AC. GRABADO RETRATO. BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL DE MADRID.

Socrates (470 - 399 BC) Athenian philosopher

Roman senator seated on a chair, ancient Rome. In white toga with maroon sandals in the Curia Julia or senate house. Senateur Romain. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by L. Labrousse, artist of Bordeaux, under the direction of Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur from his Lantique Rome, ou description historique et pittoresque, Ancient Rome, or historical and picturesque description, Chez Deroy, Paris, 1796.

Antistene il cinico. Vaticano. Roma , Antiquities, Sculpture, Philosophers, Antisthenes, approximately 445 B.C.-approximately 360 B.C.. Nicholas Catsimpoolas Collection

Bust of a Classical philosopher, Severo Calzetta da Ravenna, c. 1505 - c. 1525 The man keeps the lifted head a little to the left, carries mustache and beard and a band around the curly hair. A classic gown hangs over the shoulders, the two ends of which are held together on the right shoulder. Padua bronze (metal) The man keeps the lifted head a little to the left, carries mustache and beard and a band around the curly hair. A classic gown hangs over the shoulders, the two ends of which are held together on the right shoulder. Padua bronze (metal)

Hermes of Epicurus and Metrodorus, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1847.

DETALLE DE LA CABEZA DEL SARCOFAGO ANTROPOIDE MASCULINO FENICIO - SIGLO V AC - PROCEDENTE DE PUNTA DE VACA. Location: MUSEO DE CADIZ-ARQUEOLOGIA. SPAIN.

MARCUS PORCIUS CATO (234-149 BC), Roman statesman, known as Censorius (the Censor), Sapiens (the Wise), Priscus (the Ancient), or Maior (the Elder). Date: 234 - 149 BC

Aristomacho. a Greek painter or sculptor of unknown date. from the book Crabbe's Historical Dictionary. 1825. Historical. colored. digitally restored reproduction from a 19th-century original

'Archimedes', (c287-212 BC) , 1830. Archimedes of Syracuse (c287- 212 BC) Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, inventor, and astronomer. From "Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. Thomas Tegg, R. Griffin and Co., J. Cumming, London, Glasgow and Dublin, 1830

France, Force, Personification of Force, recto - stamped, Bust of a man. Numbered upper right outside plate edge: PL. IV. P. 124., print, book illustration, prints, height 186 mm, width 142 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1700 - 1799, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process)

Anne de Montmorency, First Duchess of Montmorency 1493, 1567 Soldier and Marshal of France 1522. Constable of France 1538. From the book Crabbs Historical Dictionary, published 1825, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Head of study of a great man.

Gaius Julius Caesar (ca. 100-44 B.C.). Roman statesman, general, and writer. Portrait in "Personajes Ilustres", 1875. Color.

Bearded man in a pilot cap - one of the so -called "Głąd Wawelski" by Sebastian Taurberach and the woodcarler Hans decorating the ceiling of the Wawel parliamentary hall in the years around 1540-1804/1807 and from 1927; Plater-Zyberk, Stefan (1891-1943); around 1917 (negative); around 1917-1927 (print) (1915-00-00-1927-00-00);

Ludovico Ariosto, 1474 -1533. Italian poet. After a 16th century engraving from Science and Literature in The Middle Ages by Paul Lacroix published London 1878

Miltiades .

Thales from Milet, born around 624 BC BC, died around 546 BC BC pre -Socratic Greek philosopher from Milet. One of the seven wise Greece. From the book Crabbes Historical Dictionary, published in 1825., Historically, digitally restored reproduction of a template from the 19th century, Record Date Not Stated

Socrates (439-399 BC) Ancient Greek philosopher. Early 20th century chromolithograph

The statue of Augustus in the Vatican Museum in Rome, Italy, digitally enhanced reproduction of an original print from the 19th century, Europe

The Triumphal Statue of Claudius in the Vatican Museum in Rome, Tiberius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, 1 August 10 BC 13 October 54 AD was the fourth Roman emperor from the Julio-Claudian dynasty, digital improved reproduction of an original print from 1880, Italy, Europe

. Portrait bust of the artist Johannes Lutma de Oude, at the age of 85.

Trojan War heroes: Menelaus, Paris, Diomedes, Odysseus, Nestor, Achilles, Agamemnon

Friedrich Bernard Christian Maassen (1823-1900). German jurist, professor of law, and Roman Catholic scholar. Engraving. Colored.

Portrait Head of a Man. Unknown

Los Papas y los Bárbaros. Victor II (-1057), Papa de de la iglesia católica de 1055 a 1057. Grabado de 1866.

Emilia-Romagna Ferrara Argenta S. Domenico09. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Post-medieval: Architecture, architectural sculpture, painting, frescoes. Works in museum include 15th century terracotta statues and painting, sculpture Owner: Pinacoteca Comunale Object Notes: Two sets of prints and negatives General Notes: Successivamente alla realizzazione di questo servizio, risalente al l'anno 1978, al Pinacoteca e stato aggiunto. Per questo motivo e in prepazione da parte un servizio aggiornato sulla Pinacoteca di Argenta. German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province

Aristides, c.AD 140. Athenian Christian philosopher. Engraved by J.W.Cook.

Photograph showing Rembrandt's painting 'St. Bartholomew' which was sent to the Duveen Brothers establishment, New York, in 1912. Date: 1912

Head detail of bust of Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 - 43 B.C.), Roman statesman, scholar and writer, marble

Aristotle, Aristoteles, 384 BC Chr., 322 BC BC, woodcut, Italy, Europe

Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus, 236/235-183 BC. Roman general and later consul. From Cassell's Illustrated Universal History, published 1883.

SAINT PIERRE Octave Tassaert (1800-1874). Saint Pierre. Charcoal on cream paper, nineteenth century.

Demosthenes, 384 to 322 BC, Greek statesman and orator of ancient Athens, colored woodcut from Crabbe's Historical Dictionary from 1825, historical, digital reproduction.

Demokritos .

Ancient World Germanic people portrait of a Germanic man wood engraving 19th century after ancient bust,

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