两尊皇室成员的雕像

古罗马

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 162

从古典时期开始,像这样的半裸人物站像就用来描绘神祗,有突出贡献的凡人的纪念雕像也采用这一造型。但是,这两件作品从前可能属于一组颂扬朱里亚·克劳狄王朝的组雕,该王朝从奥古斯都时期开始统治罗马直到尼禄时期。这两座半裸人像的站姿使人想起公元前五世纪最著名的希腊雕塑家波留克列特斯的经典作品,几乎可以肯定是在刻意营造英雄氛围。皇室成员的塑像,不管是在世者的还是已故者的,常被一起置于公共场所,如城市广场、大会堂或剧场等。

Marble statue of a member of the imperial family, Marble, Roman

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