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Testa dell'imperatore Costantino I

ca. 325–370 CE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 169
Per portare avanti il suo progetto di creare una nuova dinastia, Costantino il Grande, primo imperatore cristiano (r. 306-337 d.C.), fondò una nuova capitale dell’Impero romano, chiamandola Costantinopoli in proprio onore. All’epoca in cui venne eseguita questa testa, parte di un busto o, più probabilmente, di una statua imponente, Costantino aveva adottato un’immagine ufficiale allo scopo di distinguersi dai suoi immediati predecessori di religione pagana. Il volto allungato, i capelli ben ordinati e l’aspetto curato del viso ben rasato rispecchiano il dichiarato intento di evocare il ricordo dei “grandi” imperatori del passato, come Augusto (r. 28 a.C.-14 d.C.) o Traiano (r. 98-117 d.C.).

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  • Titolo: Testa dell'imperatore Costantino I
  • Periodo: Tardo periodo imperiale
  • Data: ca. 325-70 d.C.
  • Cultura: Romana
  • Materiale e tecnica: Marmo
  • Dimensioni: Alt. 95,3 cm
  • Crediti: Lascito di Mary Clark Thompson, 1923
  • Numero d'inventario: 26.229
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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