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Togatus Barberini is a Roman marble sculpture from around the first-century AD [1] that depicts a full-body figure, referred to as a togatus, holding the heads of deceased ancestors in either hand. [2] It is housed in the Centrale Montemartini in Rome, Italy (formerly in the Capitoline Museums). [1]
The so-called "Togatus Barberini", a statue depicting a Roman senator holding portrait effigies (possibly imagines) of deceased ancestors; marble, late 1st century BC; head (not belonging): mid 1st century BC.
The Barberini family was originally a family of minor nobility from the Tuscan town of Barberino Val d'Elsa, who settled in Florence during the early part of the 11th century. [1] Carlo Barberini (1488–1566) and his brother Antonio Barberini (1494–1559) were successful Florentine grain, wool and textile merchants.
The so-called "Togatus Barberini" depicting a Roman senator with portrait busts of ancestors, one of which is supported by a herma: marble, late 1st century BC; head (not belonging): middle 1st century BC. [53] Patronage was a cornerstone of Roman politics, business and social relationships.
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The so-called "Togatus Barberini", a statue depicting a Roman senator holding the imagines of deceased ancestors in his hands; marble, late 1st century BC; head (not belonging): mid-1st century BC. When the Republic began, the Senate functioned as an special committee. It consisted of 300–500 senators who served for life.
The Palazzo Barberini (English: Barberini Palace) is a 17th-century palace in Rome, facing the Piazza Barberini in Rione Trevi. Today, it houses the Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica , the main national collection of older paintings in Rome.
This category contains individual works of sculpture created by the Roman civilization during the 1st century.. Though some statues in this category may show Hellenistic influences, this category is only for sculptures that are not direct copies of Hellenistic antecedents.