Bronze from the Grand Tour - Augustus of Prima Porta, Italy, 19th century

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Bronze from the Grand Tour - Augustus of Prima Porta, Italy, 19th century

Name: Bronze from the Grand Tour - Augustus of Prima Porta, Italy, 19th century
Brand: Antikeo
SKU: G0BX2TNEBC
Price: 490 EUR
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Period 19th century

Style Rome and ancient Greece

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A Grand Tour bronze statue with a brown patina, depicting the Prima Porta Augustus in the classical style.
Mounted on a rectangular base of veined gray marble.
Italian work from the late 19th century.
Total height: 25 cm.
Height of the bronze alone: 22.5 cm.
(Hand-restored).

This statuette is a 19th-century bronze reduction of the famous marble statue of Emperor Augustus, discovered in 1863 at the Villa of Livia in Prima Porta, near Rome.
Augustus, the first emperor, is depicted as a “Thoracatus” (general in cuirass), in the adlocutio pose, addressing his troops. At his feet, the small Cupid riding a dolphin recalls the divine ancestry claimed by the Julian line (Venus).

These bronzes were purchased during the Grand Tour as luxury “souvenirs” from famous foundries (such as the Chiurazzi or Sommer workshops in Naples). They allowed collectors to display their culture and taste for antiquity once they returned home, serving as a means to assert their erudition as well.

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Condition	Restored
Style	Rome and ancient Greece (Bronze sculptures of Rome and ancient Greece Style)
Period	19th century (Bronze sculptures 19th century)
Country of origin	Italy
Height (cm)	25
Materials	Bronze, Marble
Internal reference	1736779

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