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Julia Agrippina (6 November AD 15 – 23 March AD 59), also referred to as Agrippina the Younger, was Roman empress from 49 to 54 AD, the fourth wife and niece of Emperor Claudius, and the mother of Nero . Agrippina was one of the most prominent women in the Julio-Claudian dynasty. She was the great granddaughter of Augustus (the first Roman ...
Chalcedony cameo portrait bust of the younger Agrippina, wife of the Emperor Claudius and mother of the Emperor Nero: the cameo is broken off at the base of the neck and at the lower nose. Part of the empress's tunic survives at the right lower edge. The hair is parted centrally and brushed to either side of the head in a series of increasingly tight waves. Around the face is a row of tight ...
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Drupal\footnotes\Plugin\Filter\FootnotesFilter->getLinkInstances('Agrippina the Younger watches as men of the emperor move nearer and nearer to her. They carry weapons. Having survived one attempt on her life, she knows that she will not survive another. One man knocks her over the head with a club and another raises his sword.
Jun 17, 2021 · Topics include the history and status of women’s statues in Rome, damnatio memoriae, and body types for female standing statues. The Caelian statue of Agrippina is contrasted to three other installations once featuring her in Rome; their epigraphic remains suggest that the display of imperial women’s statues could vary greatly even while ...
Tombstone. Unknown Maker, Roman. Portrait of Agrippina the Younger, ca. 40 CE. Marble (from Paros) head, and 18th-century colored marble bust. Height: 81.6 cm (32 1/8 inches) Anonymous gift 56.097. To request new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.
58 cm (height), ancient part 28 cm. Inventory. 1914 n. 115. The sculpted head reproduces the features of Agrippina the Younger, set on a splendid modern alabaster bust. An inscription traced on a hem of the robe, level with the left breast, dates the modern bust to the year 1652. The curls are arranged in three rows on either side of the face ...
She was the first true empress of Rome, although you’ll struggle to hear anyone refer to her as such. Born into the Roman ruling family of the first century, the Julio-Claudians, Agrippina was destined to be at the centre of Roman power, but more likely, as a woman, just to the side. Her mother, Vipsania Agrippina (Agrippina the Elder) was ...
