Art Institute of Chicago
Portrait Head of Emperor Hadrian
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- Date
- 130-138
- Medium
- Marble
- Culture
- Italy
- Department
- Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Object ID
- 58135
From the Art Institute of Chicago record
This sculpture depicts Emperor Hadrian (reigned 117–38), identifiable by his luxurious curls and cropped beard. A portrait head embodied the emperor’s authority in his absence, with distinctive hairstyles and facial features that were instantly recognizable throughout the Roman Empire. Hadrian’s beard set him apart from his clean-shaven predecessors and set a trend for imperial portraits until the early 4th century.
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- Credit line
- Katherine K. Adler Memorial Fund
- Provenance
- Bruce (b. 1947) and Ingrid McAlpine (1939-2018), McAlpine Ancient Art, London; sold to the Art Insitute of Chicago, 1979.
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- Object type
- AAT300301253
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