Title
Portrait bust of Lucilla, wife of the Roman Emperor Lucius Verus, c160-c170. Artist: Unknown
Caption
Portrait bust of Lucilla, wife of the Roman Emperor Lucius Verus, c160-c170. Lucilla (c148-182) was the daughter of Marcus Aurelius and Faustina the Younger. Marcus and Lucilla's husband were Co-Emperors of Rome from 161 until 169, when Lucius Verus died. After his death, her father forced her to marry a political ally of his, Claudius Pompeianus. Lucilla was exiled to Capri and executed after plotting against Marcus' successor, her brother Commodus. Found in the collection of The Hermitage, St Petersburg.
Date
160th century
Credit line
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Art Collector
Reference
HRM19E66_266
Model release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
50,5Mb (1,3Mb) / 11,4in x 17,1in / 3429 x 5144 (300dpi)