Caption
Commodus imperator in viridario summi pontificus, Sculpture of Emperor Commodus as Hercules, Antiquarum statuarum urbis Romae quae in publicis locis visuntur icones, Ancient sculptures in Rome, print, album page, Caption in Latin. Print is part of an album., number: '21', printmaker, publisher, Rome, Italy, paper, engraving, height 221 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, (story of) Hercules (Heracles), portrait of emperor Commodus, A monochrome engraved image of a standing male statue on a rectangular plinth, depicted nude with a cloak draped over one shoulder and wrapped around part of the body; the figure has a bearded face with wavy hair and wears a laurel wreath, one arm holds a cylindrical object while the other supports a small child seated on the forearm; a lion's head pelt drapes across the chest and shoulder near the child; the figure's musculature and anatomical details are finely engraved, with detailed line work creating shading across the torso, limbs, and drapery; the background is filled with horizontal engraved lines, and faint marks of engraving and signature-like marks appear near the lower left of the image.
Credit line
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26B30_483
License type
Rights managed
Available size
38.2Mb (11.4Mb) / 9.5in x 15.6in / 2847 x 4687 (300dpi)