Roman Sculptural Portraits

A series of marble sculptures featuring historical figures from the Roman Empire, highlighting classical styles and intricate hairstyles in various poses.

Roman bust of a woman; Marble, 3rd century AD. From Asia minor

Fulvia Plautilla (c. 185-211). The only wife of the Roman emperor Caracalla. Se was exiled and eventurally killed. Portrait. Late 2nd - Early 3rd century AD. Acropolis Museum. Athens. Greece.

Roman period. Female head, possibly representing a nymph. National Archaeology Museum. Lisbon, Portugal.

Artemis. Huntress goddess. Roman marble sculpture, dating from the second century. Ephesus Museum. Selc¸uk. Turkey.

Woman's head, marble Hellenistic sculpture (Greece). Greek Civilization, 4th-1st Century BC.

Bronze figurine of the Roman god Mars. Romano-German.

Urn lid with the portrait of Decimus Sempronius Hilarus from the 1st century, Museo Archeologico Concordiese with finds from the Roman period, medieval old town, Portogruaro, Veneto, Friuli, Italy, Portogruaro, Veneto, Italy, Europe

Tanit, busto femenino importado de Sicília, 400-300 a.C, Museo arqueológico de Ibiza y Formentera, Patrimonio de la Humanidad «Ibiza, biodiversidad y cultura», Ibiza, balearic islands, Spain.

Lluís Masriera / Molde de yeso para colgante con bailarina, 1920. Colección privada. Author: LLUÍS MASRIERA I ROSÉS.

Bronze bust of Maenad holding goat on her shoulders and fruit in her arms, From Volubilis (Morocco)

Serious portrait of M. de Kisself's Niece Jean-Pierre Dintan (1800-1869) said Dantan the young. Serious portrait of M. de Kisself's niece. Terracotta.

French 18th Century, Louis, Duc de Bourgogne, 18th century Louis, Duc de Bourgogne

Madame du Barry (1746-1793) 1772 Sèvres Manufactory French Sèvres employed many of the most famous French sculptors of the day to produce terracotta or plaster models that could be reproduced in biscuit porcelain. Many of these models were reductions of large-scale sculptures, usually in marble, that had met with critical success. In this instance, the sculptor Pajou created an entirely new model rather than copy the lifesize terracotta bust of Madame Du Barry he had executed two years before.. Madame du Barry (1746-1793) 199393

Italy, Sicily, Erice, Bearded Poseidon bust, terracotta

Gilded terracotta sculpture of Thetis by Giambologna (1529-1608) a Flemish sculptor, known for his marble and bronze statuary. Dated 16th Century

Roman art. Old woman. Portrait. 60-30 century BC. National Roman Museum. Palace Massimo. Rome. Italy.

Terracotta funerary mask representing a tragedy actor, from Lipari, Sicily, Italy. Magna Graecia civilization, 4th century BC.

Weight shaped as head of Mercury wearing petasus, from Pompei

Busto relicario, siglo XV, Catedral de Tortosa.

Popiersie Marii Leszczyńskiej. Coustou, Guillaume (starszy) (1677-1746), sculptor

Terpsichore Lyran (Muse of Lyric Poetry), 1816. Antonio Canova (Italian, 1757-1822). Marble; overall: 177.5 x 78.1 x 61 cm (69 7/8 x 30 3/4 x 24 in.).

Tanit goddess Tanit goddess, Punic necropolis of Puig des Molins, originally from Sicily, 400-300 BC, Archaeological Museum of Ibiza and Formentera, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/Tolox 23005998

Italy, Lazio, Rome, Capitoline Museum Palazzo Dei Conservatore Colossal Bronze Head Of Constantine From The 4Th Century

White gypsum copy of ancient statue of Venus de Milo head for artists on a dark textured background. Plaster sculpture of woman face. Sepia toned.. Gypsum copy of ancient statue Venus head on a dark textured background. Plaster sculpture woman face.

Vessel Ornament of Reclining Flutist, probably 400-375 BC. Italy, Etruscan, early 4th Century BC. Bronze; overall: 5.1 cm (2 in.).

Jean-Pierre Dantan (1800-1869), said Dantan the young. Mask of the painter N. d'Audiffrey. Terracotta and plaster. Paris, Carnavalet museum. French, mask, painter, plaster, terracotta

Aphrodite Pudica. Rome. 1st. - 2nd Century AD. Marble. Venus Pudica.

Mask of a man with loose hair combed forward and a mantle A.D. 120-150 Roman Period The plaster masks derive from pharaonic traditions, in which the mask served as a substitute for the head of the deceased and as a means of elevating him or her to immortal status. The derivation is often reflected in paintings and texts located on the mantle surrounding the head. Like the painted mummy portraits, the masks suggest strongly individualized appearances and affect Roman fashions in hairstyle, jewelry, and dress. They follow, however, a somewhat different pattern. For example, female masks may have coiffures that combine Roman arrangements of the upper part of the hair with long corkscrew locks that were considered typically Egyptian. Despite the seeming individuality of the masks, most faces were made in a mold. Distinguishing details were worked in the plaster with a spatula or knife. The ears were added separately, and sometimes eyes were inlaid with glass or stone. The mask was then fre

Ferdinando de' Medici (1663-1713), Grand Prince of Tuscany ca. 1680-82 Giovanni Battista Foggini Italian These meltingly carved busts of father (1993.332.1) and son are surely the finest examples of the portrait style of G. B. Foggini, the leading sculptor of the Florentine Baroque. While strong echoes of Bernini date the creation of the pair to shortly after the younger artist's return from Rome, they already exhibit Foggini's talent for the depiction of material opulence that earned him the post of Medici court sculptor. Dynamic contrasts abound: the fragile lace cravats and lavish mantles (emulating modes of the contemporary French court) set off the realistically depicted faces. They in turn provide their own study in contrasts: the commanding pose and classic Habsburg physiognomy of the balding father serve as counterpoint to the sweet, somewhat unformed face of the youth, overwhelmed by a delirious cascade of curls. Foggini's artistic genius inaugurated the final flourish of Medi

Samnites, Anthropomorphic votive clay vessel, from Campania Region, Italy

Father Pierre-Julien Eymard, ca. 1863 (original model). Auguste Rodin (French, 1840-1917). Bronze; overall: 14 x 11.4 x 11.7 cm (5 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 4 5/8 in.).

Heads of male statues Limestone Found in various localities, Cyprus 5th century BC

Bliżej Kultury

Female head early 18th century French. Female head 189677 French, Female head, early 18th century, Terracotta, 17 13 in. (43.2 33 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1906 (07.225.419)

Steelyard Weight with the Bust of Athena. Culture: Byzantine. Dimensions: 8 × 3 15/16 × 3 1/8 in., 9.6 lb. (20.3 × 10 × 7.9 cm, 4345g). Date: 350-500.A number of weights like this one survive from the late antique period. Weights were calibrated to specific standardized measurements. They were hung from hooks on one end of a balance to counter whatever goods were weighed on the other side. Bronze weights in the forms of courtly and mythological women are fairly common. The survival of classical subjects, such as Athena here, shows the pervasive taste for antiquity well into the early Byzantine period. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

mother of god of salvador, 12th century, polychrome wood, hermitage of sant salvado, parish of cogolla, la garrotxa, Girona art museum, Girona, Catalonia, Spain.

Minerva, Roman, 2nd century AD. Found on the Esquiline Hill in Rome. Helmet and bust by Carlo Albacini, 1783.

Thérèse-Françoise Potain Roland, Wife of the Sculptor. Dated: c. 1782/1783. Dimensions: overall: 78.5 x 48 x 26 cm (30 7/8 x 18 7/8 x 10 1/4 in.). Medium: terracotta. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Philippe-Laurent Roland.

Libya, Cyrene, Terracotta tanagrine funeral statuette in form of female figures

BUSTO RELICARIO DEL SIGLO XVI DE VILLAFRANCA BIERZO. Location: PALACIO EPISCOPAL-MUSEO DE LOS CAMINOS. ASTORGA. LEON. SPAIN.

Mirror Box with Head of Athena, 400-375 BC. Greece, early 4th Century BC. Bronze, partially gilt; diameter: 11.3 cm (4 7/16 in.). These case or box mirrors, constructed just like modern, hinged makeup compacts, were very fashionable from the later 5th century into the 4th century. The decoration of the cover was always in repoussé. Frequently there was another disk within this cover with an incised decoration of a mythological figure. The actual mirror is the highly polished top of the bottom half of the box. A loop at the hinge allowed the mirror to be suspended as a wall decoration when not in active use.

Anonymous / 'Ethiopian Man'. Early XVII century. Jasper, Marble, Black limestone. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

Fragments from of a Ancient Roman funeral monument. Barcelona. Spain 2013

Fragment of a Funerary Lekythos (Monument in the Shape of an Oil Jar) 400 BCE-301 BCE Athens. This fragment comes from a large tombstone in the shape of a lekythos, a small terra-cotta jar of oil that was often left at a grave as a gift. Inscriptions indentify the three figures. To the left stands Leon, further identified as coming from Halai (located between Athens and Cape Sounion). He is bearded and wears a long himation, or mantle. He clasps hands with, and gazes at, Demagora, the fully clad woman seated before him. Presumably she is his wife, and the similarly clad girl standing behind her is their daughter, Helike, who watches the couple bid eternal farewell, although it is uncertain which of them has died. Only prominent families such as this one had the means to commission such grave monuments on which they could immortalize loved ones by having their names set in stone.. Marble . Ancient Greek

Head of a Buddha. Culture: China (Southern Xiangtangshan). Dimensions: H. 15 1/2 in. (39.4 cm); W. 10 in. (25.4 cm); D. 12 in. (30.5 cm). Date: ca. 565-75. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Statue of Pallas Athena, glyptotheque, Munich, Upper Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Apollo seated with lyre, in porphyry. 2nd century AD. National Archaeological Museum, Naples. Italy.

Głowa kobieca z fetyszem i koralami. Broniewska, Janina (1886-1947)

Portrait of a Child. Unknown

Plaque, Louis XII ca. 1500 French. Plaque, Louis XII 467964

Archaïc female. A.M. Athens , Sculpture, Antiquities. Nicholas Catsimpoolas Collection

Allegory of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands, Jean-Louis van Geel, 1816 Terracotta group with two allegorical women's figures in antique clothing that hold each other's hands. The right figure has a Mercury Staff in her hand and a team by her side. The left figure lacks her right arm, causing her identifying attributes. Both women wear a crown. In the middle is a lion with phases. Brussels terracotta (clay material) United Kingdom of the Netherlands Terracotta group with two allegorical women's figures in antique clothing that hold each other's hands. The right figure has a Mercury Staff in her hand and a team by her side. The left figure lacks her right arm, causing her identifying attributes. Both women wear a crown. In the middle is a lion with phases. Brussels terracotta (clay material) United Kingdom of the Netherlands

Portrait of Johanna Dore. Painted by Francois Dieussart (1600-1661) portrait painter. Dated 17th Century

Plaster sculpture cast the prophet's head with curly hair. St. Mary's Altar by Wit Stwosz in Cracow unknown, Stwosz, Wit (ca 1447 1533)

Terracotta figurine of a woman and baby from Boeotia. Dated 5th Century BC

Libya, Cyrene, Terracotta tanagrine funeral statuette in form of female figures

Funerary relief dedicated by her friend Caius Domitus Agathopus to Maria Auxesis, who died at the age of forty one. Detail of bust of the deceased. Marble. 2nd Century AD. Trajan age. Rome.National Roman Museum (Baths of Diocletian). Rome. Italy.

Console, female head with scarf, console construction element sandstone stone, sculpted Console female head with loose hair and scarf.

The Bocca della Verita, Mouth of Truth is a disc-shaped relief, in the portico of the Santa Maria in Cosmedin church, Rome, Italy / Mouth of Truth, Bocca della Verita, a marble mask in the portico of the Santa Maria in Cosmedin church, Rome, Italy, Europe

Bust de matrona representant (Bust of Noblewoman representing Barcelona) by Eusebi Arnau (Barcelona, 1864-1933). Cast bronze and Montjuic stone

Bust of Queen Caroline of Ansbach (1683-1737) by John Michael Rysbrack (1693-1770) Flemish sculptor. Dated 18th Century

Portrait of woman, distemper painting on wood, from El Fayum

Saint John the Baptist. Dated: c. 1490. Dimensions: overall: 48.9 x 52.1 x 26 cm (19 1/4 x 20 1/2 x 10 1/4 in.). Medium: painted terracotta. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Florentine 15th Century, Probably after a model by Desiderio da Settignano.

An Arab chief, by Pietro Calvi 1881 Bronze, bust with white marble

Collection of antique sculptures at the Cinquantenaire Museum in Brussels, Belgium, Europe

Sardonyx cameo depicting a portrait (Herakles), Roman, 1st century BC -1st century AD

Head of Medusa. Artist: Cameo by Benedetto Pistrucci (Italian, 1783-1855, active England). Culture: Italian, executed in England (London). Dimensions: Overall (isible cameo): 2 1/8 in. (5.3 cm), 53.2 mm;Overall (in setting): 2 11/16 x 2 11/16 in. (6.8 x 6.8 cm). Maker: Mount by Carlo Giuliano (Italian, active England, ca. 1831-1895). Date: cameo 1840-50, mount ca. 1860.One of the most elegant of all Medusas, this head borrows freely from the ancient marble mask known as the Rondanini Medusa in the Glyptothek, Munich. The cameo was commissioned from Benedetto Pistrucci for the impressive sum of 200 guineas by a London dentist and collector, Samuel Cartwright, who also ordered a marble bust of himself (National Portrait Gallery, London). The wings and snakes on the cameo's frame allude to the caduceus of Mercury, emblem of the medical profession. The existence of a silver copy of the Medusa head bearing the mark of the silversmith Carlo Giuliano (sold at Sotheby's in New York in 2006)

Female terracotta figures, 450 B.C., Archaeological Museum in the former Order Hospital of the Knights of St. John, 15th century, Old Town, Rhodes Town, Greece, Europe

Mummy portrait. Panel painting. Woman. 1st-3rd century AD. Thebes, Egypt. Roman times. Louvre Museum. Paris. France.

Ancient Stone Carving of a Face

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