ECL-Bm.13:80-2013
Parts
Object number
ECL-Bm.13:80-2013
Object type
Identification
Title
Bust : so-called Didius Julianus
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Comments
There is no indication of the location of this piece. Only Fa 4 attributes them all to the collection of the Grand Duke of Tuscany.
Description
Content (description)
Viewed obliquely from left, the emperor looks sharply towards the viewer. He has short curly hair and a long beard, and wears a corselet beneath a cloak pinned on his right shoulder. Between the bust and the pedestal is a panel with the inscription DID/IULIANUS.
Content (object)
bust
lid
lid
Dimensions
height (actual size): 438mm
width (actual size): 287mm
width (actual size): 287mm
Materials & techniques note
black lead pencil on paper
Production
Person
Unknown (Artist)
Date
c.1710-1730
History and association
Previous ownership
