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Augustus of Prima Porta
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The Augustus of Prima Porta is a full-length portrait statue of Augustus, the first Roman emperor.
Augustus of Prima Porta
Augustus of Prima Porta
Version of the statue in 1870 with a staff in his left hand
Version of the statue in 1870 with a staff in his left hand
Unpainted and painted replica of the statue (part of the Gods in Colour exhibition)
Unpainted and painted replica of the statue (part of the Gods in Colour exhibition)
Detail of the breastplate
Detail of the breastplate
Livia
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Livia Drusilla was Roman empress from 27 BC to AD 14 as the wife of Augustus, the first Roman emperor. She was known as Julia Augusta after her formal adoption into the Julia gens in AD 14.
Augustus of Prima Porta
…on April 20, 1863, during archaeological excavations directed by Giuseppe Gagliardi at the Villa of Livia owned by Augustus's third and final wife, Livia Drusilla in Prima Porta. Livia had retired to the villa after Augustus's death in AD 14. Its discovery was first publicized by the German archaeologist Wilhelm…
Bust, Musée Saint-Raymond
Bust, Musée Saint-Raymond
Bust of Augustus, National Archaeological Museum of the Marche Region
Bust of Augustus, National Archaeological Museum of the Marche Region
Bust of Livia, Hermitage Museum
Bust of Livia, Hermitage Museum
Sculpture of Livia in Egyptian basanite, c. 31 BC, Louvre, Paris
Sculpture of Livia in Egyptian basanite, c. 31 BC, Louvre, Paris