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Religious art was also a major form of Roman sculpture. A central feature of a Roman temple was the cult statue of the deity, who was regarded as "housed" there (see aedes). Although images of deities were also displayed in private gardens and parks, the most magnificent of the surviving statues appear to have been cult images.
Augustus in ancient Roman sculpture (10 P) Pages in category "Sculptures of men in Italy" The following 47 pages are in this category, out of 47 total.
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]
Ancient Greek and Roman sculptures in the British Museum (2 C, 36 P) C. Collections of classical sculpture (8 C, 10 P) Ancient Greek and Roman colossal statues (2 C ...
(Top) 1 Amphitheaters. 2 Baths. 3 Circuses. 4 Gardens. ... 10.3 Statues. 10.4 Tombs. 10.5 Mausoleums. 10.6 Obelisks. ... Roman Forum Forum of Augustus Trajan's Forum ...
Commodus as Hercules, also known as The Bust of Commodus as Hercules, is a marble portrait sculpture created sometime in early 192 AD. [1] [2] It is housed in the Capitoline Museums in Rome, Italy. [2] Originally discovered in 1874 in the underground chambers of Horti Lamiani, [3] it has become one of the most famous examples of Roman ...
Pages in category "Roman sculpture portraits of emperors" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total. ... This page was last edited on 13 October ...
Sculptures of men by country (39 C, 1 P)-Statues of men (21 C, 18 P) A. Sculptures of Antinous (1 C, 7 P) Sculptures of Augustus (1 C, 1 P) B. Sculptures of biblical ...