盖乌斯皇帝半身雕像,又名卡利古拉

古罗马

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 162

这件精美的卡利古拉半身雕像沿袭了为他曾祖父奥古斯都开创的官方肖像风格,并因此强调了朱里亚·克劳狄王朝的统一和延续性。但在这里,艺术家设法捕捉到了卡利古拉自己的个性。高傲侧转的头和紧闭的薄唇可能暗示使他臭名昭著的浮华和残忍。他短暂的统治因年仅28岁即遭遇刺杀而终结。那以后他的许多雕像都被打碎、重刻或扔进台伯河。

Marble portrait bust of the emperor Gaius, known as Caligula, Marble, Roman

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