Caption
Comodo inperatoris effigies in habitu glariatoris, Sculpture of Emperor Commodus as a gladiator, Ancient sculptures in Rome, Antiquarum statuarum urbis Romae quae in publicis locis visuntur icones, print, album page, Caption in Latin. Print is part of an album., number: '10', printmaker, publisher, Rome, Italy, paper, engraving, height 222 mm x width 134 mm, This print is part of a set of 79 prints (title print) depicting ancient sculptures in Rome., Person, Commodus (Emperor of the Roman Empire), piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture, ruler, sovereign, A monochrome engraved image of a classical male statue on a rectangular plinth, shown standing in contrapposto with one leg stepped forward and the other slightly back, the figure is nude and muscular with a turned head and curly hair, a cloak draped over one shoulder and wrapped behind the back, an arm raised to the neck and the other resting by the side, a short sword or dagger sheathed at the hip, a long rectangular support or staff leaning against the torso, detailed shading lines creating contours across the body and background, the base surface beneath the feet textured with engraved lines, and a narrow border framing the composition.
Credit line
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26B30_460
License type
Rights managed
Available size
48.0Mb (11.7Mb) / 11.1in x 16.9in / 3318 x 5056 (300dpi)