Jean-Claude Golvin

Bust of Nero

Type

Drawing

Equipment used

Watercolor;Black ink;Paper

Dimensions

63.5 x 45 cm (Overall) 22.2 x 20.5 cm (Drawing)

Period

Geographical area

Location or theme

Miscellaneous

Presentation :

Views: 2

Front view of Nero’s bust. The drawing is in portrait format. It is organized within a frame drawn in ink. Inscriptions are visible in the margins. An unused print of the interior of the Villa de Prima Porta appears on the reverse.
It depicts the bust of Emperor Nero, turned three-quarters. His face sports a beard. He is wearing a drapery held in place by a fibula.

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