A Roman Emperor
This figure's armor and laurel wreath identify him as a Roman emperor. Such statues were often placed in courtyards or gardens and were intended to validate the aristocrats' authority by associating them with the traditions and power of the imperial past. This emperor's twisti...
Sculpture
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38560
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sculpture
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normalized
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provenance
Jean Antoine du Vidal de Montferrier, Chateau de Montpellier [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Joseph Brummer [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Joseph Brummer Sale, New York, 1949, Pt. III, no. 515; Walters Art Museum, June 9, 1949, by purchase.
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CC0
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| language |
language
en
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1
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import
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| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL1_27.532_Fnt_NF_C80.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL1_27.532_Fnt_NF_C80.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL1_27.532_Fnt_NF_C80.jpg |
| imageCount | 1 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/27.532 |
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