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A bust is a sculpted or cast representation of the upper part of the human body, depicting a person's head and neck, and a variable portion of the chest and shoulders. The piece is normally supported by a plinth. The bust is generally a portrait intended to record the appearance of an individual, but may sometimes represent a type.
The Bust of Pope Gregory XV is a marble portrait sculpture by the Italian artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini. [1] Executed in 1621, the work is one of three busts of the subject created by Bernini—the other two were bronze casts. [2] The marble bust is on permanent display at the Art Gallery of Ontario, in Toronto. It was donated to the museum by ...
The Tusculum portrait, also called the Tusculum bust, is the only extant portrait of Julius Caesar which may have been made during his lifetime. [1] It is also one of the two accepted portraits of Caesar (alongside the Chiaramonti Caesar) which were made before the beginning of the Roman Empire. [2]
Source: Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Booker T. Washington, portrait bust in patined plaster" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1935 - 1943.
The surviving portraits of individuals are almost entirely sculptures, covering a period of almost five centuries. Roman portraiture is characterised by unusual realism and the desire to convey images of nature in the high quality style often seen in ancient Roman art. Some busts even seem to show clinical signs. [1]
More images: Self-portrait / Self-portrait with Storm Cap: National Portrait Gallery, London: 1912 Bust: Bronze, cast 1917: 502 x 270mm 1912 plaster in Israel Museum [1] [37] Female Figure in Flenite: Tate Britain: 1913 Sculpture: Serpentine stone: 457 x 95 x 121mm plus base [38] Birth: Art Gallery of Ontario: 1913 Carved panel: Stone: 30.6 x ...
English: Female portrait bust. Pentelic marble. Found in Athens. The woman has an elaborate coiffure, characteristic of the time of the emperor Trajan (AD 98-117). National Archaeological Museum, Athens, Greece
English: An ancient Roman bust, c. 50-30 BC, depicting a woman from Ptolemaic Egypt, either Queen Cleopatra VII or a member of her entourage during her 46-44 BC visit to Rome with her lover Julius Caesar. The bust is now located in the British Museum, London. Source: "Portrait Head", The British Museum (online collection).