ECL-Bn.1:78-2013
Parts
ECL-Bn.1:78-2013
Identification
Bust: Augustus (?)
assigned by cataloguer
Was Fa 2 B no. 26 ( but on the drawing the number appears to be 25)
From the Villa Aldobrandini sul monte Quirinale
From the Villa Aldobrandini sul monte Quirinale
Fa 3 B no. 26
Description
The bust, which is viewed obliquely from right, is probably that of Augustus. He wears a cuirass with a Medusa head at the neck and a fillet tied just above the bottom of the bust. A cloak is arranged on his left shoulder beneath a brooch.
bust
bust
bust
From the Villa Aldobrandini sul monte Quirinale
height (actual size): 414mm
width (actual size): 263mm
width (actual size): 263mm
Written in ink on the back of the drawing: Campiglia Palazzo di Villa Altobrandini ottaviano augusto
25 (?) written in ink on the front of the drawing lower left
black lead pencil on paper
Production
c.1710-1730