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Marcia Furnilla came from a noble and distinguished family. She was from the gens Marcia who were of plebeian status, [1] claiming descent from the Roman king Ancus Marcius. She was a daughter of Roman Senator Quintus Marcius Barea Sura and Antonia Furnilla. Her sister was Marcia, the mother of Ulpia Marciana and of future Roman Emperor Trajan.
A daughter - Ulpia Marciana (48-112/114), who inherited her second name from her mother's paternal ancestry. Marciana married Gaius Salonius Matidius Patruinus, who was a wealthy senator and became Praetor. Marciana bore Patruinus a daughter called Salonia Matidia, who was born in 68. A son - Marcus Ulpius Traianus, or known as Trajan (53-117).
By Mary Beard. I am responding here to a request for a bit more information about the statue of Marcia Furnilla. I mean the so-called “Marcia Furnilla” — MF was the second wife of the emperor Titus but, although the hairdo makes this about the right date, there is no reason to suppose that this is her. She comes from Rome, is housed in ...
Nudity. In her statue Marcia Furnilla is given the body of Venus, which acts as a kind of costume; the woman's actual body is replaced by a divine one. This explains the contrast between Furnilla 's aged face and round youthful body. The Venus body in this case is an indicator of femininity and fertility, important qualities for the Roman woman ...
Title: Marcia Furnilla, from Roman Emperors and Empresses. Artist: Aegidius Sadeler II (Netherlandish, Antwerp 1568–1629 Prague) Publisher: Marcus Sadeler (German, Munich before 1614–in or after 1650) Date: 1586–1629. Medium: Engraving. Dimensions: Sheet (trimmed): 12 3/4 × 9 3/4 in. (32.4 × 24.8 cm) Classification: Prints. Accession ...
Plate 11: Marcia Furnilla, half-length, looking to the right, her right arm resting on a base, wearing a mantle embroidered with acanthus scrolls and fastened with a brooch Etching and engraving
7 The Incongruous Body: Portrait of ‘Marcia Furnilla’ as Venus; 8 The Beloved Body: Antinous; 9 The Other Body: Marble Relief with Female Gladiators; 10 The Non-Human Body: Pan and a She-Goat; Epilogue: Bernini’s ‘Neptune and Triton’ Glossary of Greek and Latin Terms; Bibliography; Index
