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Marcia Furnilla was a Roman noblewoman who lived in the 1st century. Furnilla was the second and last wife of the future Roman Emperor Titus as well as the aunt of the future emperor Trajan.
The Incongruous Body: Portrait of ‘Marcia Furnilla’ as Venus; Rosemary Barrow, Roehampton University, London; Prepared for publication by Michael Silk, King's College London; Book: Gender, Identity and the Body in Greek and Roman Sculpture; Online publication: 21 September 2018; Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781139600439.009
- Rosemary Barrow
- 2018
Artist or Workshop. Unknown. Materials. Marble. Height of the work. 191 cm tall. Provenience. Possibly from a Trajanic Tomb. Current Location. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen, Denmark. Description and Significance. Description: The statue called Marcia Furnilla depicts a Roman matron in the guise of Venus.
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Apr 26, 2022 · Marcia Furnilla was a Roman noble woman that lived in the 1st century. Furnilla was the second and last wife of the future Roman Emperor Titus. Family. Marcia Furnilla came from a noble and distinguished family. She was from the gens Marcia who were of plebeian status, which claimed descent from Roman King Ancus Marcius.
A free-standing Roman portrait of a late Flavian period Roman lady, perhaps Marcia Furnilla, the second wife of the emperor Titus. The woman has depicted herself as Venus/Aphrodite. (the feet of an "eros," or cupid survive at the base of the statue on the left).
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Feb 22, 2024 · Marcia Furnilla. sister. About Marcia. Marcia (about 33-before 100) was an ancient Roman noblewoman and the mother of the emperor Trajan. Family. Marcia came from a noble and politically influential family, the plebeian gens Marcia, which claimed to be descended from the Roman King Ancus Marcius.
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