Head of a Young Man

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Head of a Young Man

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Date
400–420
Medium
Sandstone
Department
European Art
Institution
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Object ID
1823

The frontal pose and simplified facial features of this head are characteristic of Roman portrait sculpture after the reign of Constantine the Great (306-337 A.D.). The focus of portraiture now shifted away from realistic depictions of outward physical features, concentrating instead on the expression of the inner, spiritual self, as represented by this young man's upturned gaze. Syria, Asia

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The Putnam Dana McMillan Fund

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