JULIO-CLAUDIAN, CIRCA 10 B.C.-40 A.D.

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A ROMAN MARBLE PORTRAIT HEAD OF A YOUTH
JULIO-CLAUDIAN, CIRCA 10 B.C.-40 A.D.
Lifesized, on a long slender neck, his head turned slightly to his right, his youthful face tapering to his pronounced chin, with full lips and almond-shaped eyes beneath shallowly-modelled brows, drilled at their inner canthi, his long locks brushed forward, curving left and right from the off-center break above the nose, a single lock before of each large ear, the back of his head summarily carved
16¾ in. (42.7 cm.) high

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Peter Iasillo; Sotheby's, New York, 14 December 1994, lot 92.

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This Julio-Claudian portrait bears resemblance to sculptures of Lucius Caesar (20 B.C.-4 A.D.) and Gaius Caesar (17 B.C.-2 A.D.), the sons of Agrippa, who were adopted in 17 B.C. by Augustus. They were intended as Augustus' successors, but Lucius died at Marseilles on his way to a military campaign in Spain, while Gaius died in Lycia.

This portrait recalls features of their adoptive father Augustus, specifically the brushed forward hair that diverges near the center of the forehead, as well as the strong bone structure of the angular face and the intense emotional presence. While images of Augustus always have strongly idealized features, this current example has a naturalism that distinguishes it from its inspiration.