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Bust of a Boy from the Augustus Family at The State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg

Title
Bust of a Boy from the Family of the Emperor Octavian Augustus


Artist
Unknown, ancient Rome


Date
Late 1st century BC - early 1st century AD


Medium
Marble


Dimensions
Height, 23 cm


Accession #
P-32 (A.314)



This portrait is one of many depictions of boys from the family of the Roman Emperor Octavian Augustus. Having no sons, Augustus adopted Gaius (20 BC - 4 AD) and Lucius (17 BC - 2 AD), sons of his daughter Julia from her marriage to Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa. Both died young and were deified after their deaths. Many depictions of them have survived. It is not possible to provide any more definite identification of the boy in this portrait, since in depictions of the heirs to the throne it was accepted practice to emphasize the family likenesses of the Julian dynasty. The portrait excellently conveys the fragility and gentleness of the child, the soft features, the calm, thoughtful expression. In the treatment of the hair, the drawing of the eyes and form of the head there is a clear likeness to Augustus himself.
 

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