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Bust of Severus Alexander

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It follows a new style of official imperial portraiture, characterised by the well-balanced volume of the head and the more psychological portrayal of the subject. His first official portrait, it may have been produced during its subject's second consulate (he wears the insignia of a consul) or more
44:. His short hair also follows a new fashion and refers to his military career. The surface of hair and the very short beard are created with a few chisel strokes as in other busts of the time such as that of Severus' mother 116: 101: 111: 96: 70: 106: 121: 8: 45: 41: 24: 49: 31:
in Florence, it is 70 cm tall and is comparable with coins minted in 226.
90: 74: 28: 48:. The expression is reminiscent of 'inspired' portraits in 88: 52:, but in a more measured, less dramatic form. 79:L'arte dell'antichità classica, Etruria-Roma 23:is a Roman marble sculpture of the emperor 16:Bust of Roman emperor Severus Alexander 89: 117:Roman sculpture portraits of emperors 13: 102:Classical sculptures in the Uffizi 34: 14: 133: 40:probably to mark his marriage to 61: 1: 55: 112:3rd-century Roman sculptures 7: 71:Ranuccio Bianchi Bandinelli 27:aged around 18. Now in the 10: 138: 97:Marble sculptures in Italy 21:Bust of Severus Alexander 81:, Utet, Torino 1976. 107:Severus Alexander 42:Sallustia Orbiana 25:Severus Alexander 129: 82: 69: 65: 137: 136: 132: 131: 130: 128: 127: 126: 87: 86: 85: 67: 66: 62: 58: 50:Hellenistic art 37: 35:Sculpture style 17: 12: 11: 5: 135: 125: 124: 122:Busts in Italy 119: 114: 109: 104: 99: 84: 83: 59: 57: 54: 36: 33: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 134: 123: 120: 118: 115: 113: 110: 108: 105: 103: 100: 98: 95: 94: 92: 80: 76: 75:Mario Torelli 72: 64: 60: 53: 51: 47: 43: 32: 30: 26: 22: 78: 68:(in Italian) 63: 38: 20: 18: 46:Julia Mamea 91:Categories 56:References 29:Uffizi 73:and 19:The 93:: 77:,

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Severus Alexander
Uffizi
Sallustia Orbiana
Julia Mamea
Hellenistic art
Ranuccio Bianchi Bandinelli
Mario Torelli
Categories
Marble sculptures in Italy
Classical sculptures in the Uffizi
Severus Alexander
3rd-century Roman sculptures
Roman sculpture portraits of emperors
Busts in Italy

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