Iconography

GODS AND MYTHS

Ceres / Census of Antique Art known to the Renaissance / Known Prototypes / Venice, Museo Archeologico, inv. 103
Ceres / Single figure / Without torch, without cornucopia
Ceres / Single figure / Portraits as Ceres

PORTRAITS

Rulers / Ancient / Roman empresses, women of imperial families, and imperial lovers / Faustina the Elder (c100-140)
Types of portrait / As mythological figures / Female

Further details

perhaps an image of Faustina as Ceres - because of the radical cleaning the authenticity of the statue is doubtful; supposedly related to a drawing by Pierre Jacques

Artist or creator

Ancient Roman

Date

2nd century (middle)

Location

Venice, Museo Archeologico (inv. 103; Grimani Bequest)

Associated persons

Ian Jones (Photographer (digital))

Notes on photograph

Bibliographic Citation

Gustavo Traversari, Museo Archeologico di Venezia, I Ritratti, Roma 1968, p. 62, no. 42, fig. 40; A. M. Riccomini, Nota sulle antichità romane disegnate da Pierre Jacque scultore di Reims, Ricercha di Storia dell'arte 51 (1993), pp. 63-68, esp. p. 65

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Acknowledgements

Record created with the generous support of the Dean’s Development Fund, School of Advanced Study’

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