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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.
Sep 21, 2018 · 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
Many people believe it is depicting Marcia Furnilla, the second wife of Titus because it was possibly found in a Flavian villa near Albano. However, it is more likely that it is a funerary statue of an unknown elite woman from a Trajanic tomb, as it is consistent with the funerary trends of that time.
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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Martia Fulvia (Marcia Furnilla), wife of Titus, Emperor of Rome. Line engraving, 16--, after A. Sadeler after Titian.
Jun 17, 2024 · 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.
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Her younger sister Marcia Furnilla was the second wife of emperor Titus. [3] Marcia was a maternal aunt to Furnilla's and Titus' daughter Flavia. Marcia's paternal uncle was the senator Quintus Marcius Barea Soranus , while her paternal cousin was the noblewoman Marcia Servilia Sorana .
