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Roman Portraiture

Etchings featuring busts of Roman emperors and notable figures, emphasizing classical artistry and historical significance in their depictions.

Ingolstadt, Eder, Wilhelm, Munich, Sadeler, Raphaël (II), Raphaël (I), Portrait of Tullus Hostilius, verso lower left - stamped, Head of Tullus Hostilius, third king of Rome. After an ancient coin from the period of the Roman Empire., print, picture, book illustration, prints, pictures, height 83 mm, width 53 mm, height 116 mm, width 69 mm, South Netherlands, 1584-12-20 - 1632, print maker, printmaker, 1623 - 1623, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), letterpress printing, 1560, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher, uitgever, Publicatie, German - 1660, printer, drukker
Ingolstadt, Eder, Wilhelm, Munich, Sadeler, Raphaël (II), Raphaël (I), Portrait of Tullus Hostilius, verso lower left - stamped, Head of Tullus Hostilius, third king of Rome. After an ancient coin from the period of the Roman Empire., print, picture, book illustration, prints, pictures, height 83 mm, width 53 mm, height 116 mm, width 69 mm, South Netherlands, 1584-12-20 - 1632, print maker, printmaker, 1623 - 1623, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), letterpress printing, 1560, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher, uitgever, Publicatie, German - 1660, printer, drukker
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Portrait of Rouget de lIsle, after the medallion of David, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1836.
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Lazio Roma Rome S. Paolo02. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Medieval: Architecture, architectural sculpture fragments, tomb sculpture fragments, sculptural fragments, inscribed tomb markers, sculpture, fresco painting, mosaics Specific Location: Basilica Antiquities: Architectural sculpture fragments, tomb sculpture fragments, sculpture fragments General Notes: the "tomb markers" need to be sorted and catalogued 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, city, site complex and monument.
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Portrait of Meras (1831-), Mexican commander, illustration from L'Illustration, Journal Universel, No 1142, Volume XLV, January 14, 1865.
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Gaius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, 31 August 12, 24 January 41, known as Caligula, woodcut, Italy, Europe
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Sir Isaac Newton. Stipple engraving by J. Whessell, 1812, after L. F. Roubiliac, 1755.
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Homerus, Samuel Lankhout & Co, in or before 1877 - 1903 print The Hague paper portrait of Homer (+ head, bust, etc.)
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Claudius, Rödamer Kaiser Dirres: Langlois, Franis (1589) Date: 16013
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. A study of the heads of two men, turned to the left. The show is to a painting by Pieter Paul Rubens. The print has a Latin caption.
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Zenon of Kun.
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Thales of Miletus (born probably around 624/23 BC in Miletus. died between 548 and 544 BC there) was a pre-Socratic natural philosopher. geometer and astronomer of archaic Greece. from the book Crabbe's Historical Dictionary. 1825. Historical. colored. digitally restored reproduction from a 19th-century original
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Terra Cotta Bust of Lorenzo de' Medici, by Michael Angelo, 1850. Sculpture on display at an exhibition of ancient and medieval art held at '...the Society of Arts, in John-street, Adelphi, London...the bust of Lorenzo de’ Medici, executed in terra cotta by Michael Angelo, could not be more appropriately placed than amidst many of the chef-d'oeuvres of those very artists whose skill was acquired in the schools and ateliers of Florence founded and supported by his munificence and that of his illustrious family'. From "Illustrated London News", 1850.
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Pericles, c. 495 to 429 BC. Greek statesman, orator, and general of Athens. From the book Harmsworth History of the World published 1908.
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Thucydides, c. 460 BC to c. 395 BC Greek historian. From the book Harmsworth History of the World, published 1908, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated
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Lycurgus ca. 700 BC, 630 BC Legendary lawgiver of Sparta from the book Crabbs Historical Dictionary from 1825, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated
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Torquato Tasso 1544-1595. Italian renaissance poet From the book 'Gallery of Portraits' published London 1833.
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Marcus Antonius, 83 BC 30 BC Known as Mark or Marc Antonius, was a Roman politician and general, History of Ancient Rome, Roman Empire, Italy, digital...
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Thucydides, (born in front of 454 BC, died probably between 399 BC and 396 BC) was an Athenian strategist from an aristocratic background, but above all one of the most important ancient Greek historians, coloured woodcut from Crabbe's Historical Dictionary from 1825, Historical, digital reproduction
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Homer, author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, considered to be the first poet of the occident, woodcut from 1880
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HOMERO. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION, MADRID, SPAIN.
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Xenocrates of Chalkedon.
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'Bust of Henri IV'. France, 18th century. Dimensions: h. 55 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg.
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Portrait of Jupiter, Iuppiter, Iupiter or Juppiter, the supreme deity of the Roman religion, historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century
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Greek Orthodox bishop. Engraving by Lemaitre, Vernier and Pigeot. History of Russia by Jean Marie Chopin (1796-1870). Panorama Universal, Spanish edition, 1839. Later colouration. Author: Augustin François Lemaitre (1797-1870). French engraver and lithographer. Emile Louis Vernier (1829-1887). Pigeot.
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CORTÄS, Hernàn (1485-1547). Spanish conqueror of Mexico. Replica from a marble sculpture by Manuel Tolosa (1794). Sculpture on bronze. MEXICO. FEDERAL DISTRICT. Mexico City. Chapultepec Castle.
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Giorgio Vasari / Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects. Francesco Salviati.
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Hannibal
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Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus AD37, 68 Born Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus Fifth and last Roman emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty from the book Crabbs Historical Dictionary from 1825, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated
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PYTHAGORAS ( c. 580 BC - c. 500). Greek philosopher and mathematician. Engraving. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. National Library.
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Alexander the Great or Alexander III. of Macedonia, historical illustration
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Caius Plinius Secundus. Line engraving.
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Bust of Carolus Clusius (1525-1609) in the university Botanical Gardens, Leiden, Netherlands who laid the foundations for Dutch tulip breeding bulb industry
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Giovanni Boccaccio, 1313 - 1375, an Italian writer, a Democrat, a poet of humanism, Decameron, historical portrait
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The ancient marble bust of Zeus of Otricoli is in the Vatican in Rome, Italy, digital improved reproduction of an original 19th century print, Europe
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Aristides, Aristides of Athens, 550 BC - 467 BC, Athenian statesman, historical woodcut, circa 1880
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A Helmeted Soldier, 1660s, pen and brown ink on laid paper, overall: 21 x 16.8 cm (8 1/4 x 6 5/8 in.), Domenico Peruzzini (artist) Italian, 1601 - c. 1671
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Plato .
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Franz von Sickingen, 1481 - 1523, Free Imperial Knight of the Holy Roman Empire, leader of the Rhenish and Swabian knights, historical illustration, wood engraving, about 1888
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Bust of Socrates. 4th c. BC. Greek art. Sculpture on marble. ITALY. LAZIO. Rome. Capitoline Museums.
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Depiction of an ancient Roman couple, digital improved reproduction original from 1880, Cato and Portia, on their tombs, now in the Vatican Museum, Italy, Europe
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Umbria Terni Terni Palazzo Manassei6. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Exterior views: facade of the Palazzo Manassei, the stairwell and loggia, along which are niched Roman statues and busts. Interior views: room with a coffered ceiling and marble busts inset in oval recesses along the walls; room displaying paintings, statues, archaeological artifacts in glass cases, and a lunette fresco by Pier Matteo da Amelia; room with ceiling fresco by Luca de la Haye. Most views are of individual paintings and altarpieces found within these rooms, with the exception of one wooden crucifixion. Owner: Pinacoteca Antiquities: Bas-reliefs of Roman emperors in profile from Hutzel's photo campaign of 1982 have been renumbered (views 42 to 78 are now H-142 to H-178). Though they most likely are part of the Museo preistorico, also in the Palazzo Manassei, they have been filed under Pinacoteca following the sequence of Hutzel's 1982 notes. (Negative count: 55) Object Notes: Hutzel made two photo campaigns of the P
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Busts and gems of Athenian politicians Miltiades the Younger 1,2, Themistocles 3,4, and King Pyrrhus I 5. Milziade, Temistocle, &c. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Giovanni Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World, Il Costume Antico e Moderno, Florence, 1842.
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Archaischer Zeus aus Bronce (Olympia) ; Archaistischer (sog. Zeus Talleyrand) ; Zeus von Otricoli still image. 1898. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection. Jupiter (Roman deity), Zeus (Greek deity), Seven Wonders of the World, Coins , Greek, Coins , To 499
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Plato (c428-c348 BC), Ancient Greek philosopher. Artist: Unknown
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Jan Lutma the elder, designated as Galen. Mezzotint by J. Faber the elder, 17--, after J. Lutma the younger.
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Hippocrates. Line engraving.
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Aristipposing from Kyrenne.
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Joseph Goldberg, Bust of Paracelsus, c 1938 Bust of Paracelsus
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Caracalla, 186, 217 AD, born Lucius Septimius Bassianus and later Marcus Aurelius Septimius Bassianus Antoninus Augustus Roman Emperor From the book Crabbs Historical Dictionary, published 1825, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated
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A face expressing scorn (left) and a face expressing horror (right). Engraving, c. 1760, after C. Le Brun.