Original scientific paper

Portret Lucija Vera iz Borla/Ankensteina

Bojan Djurić ; University of Ljubljana, SI-1000 Ljubljana

Abstract

Not far from the Roman colony Poetovio (Ptuj,
Slovenia), below Castle Borl/Ankenstein, a limestone
copy of a colossal Acqua Traversa portrait of the
Roman Emperor Lucius Verus was found in 1951.
Careful examination has shown that this long supposed
ancient sculpture is actually an unfinished face
copy (mask) executed in a manner known from the
plaster casts in use in the private academies in Rome
and elsewhere across Europe. The surface of the face
bears copying marks, possibly left by a pointing machine.
The work is of a high quality and comparable
with the marble portraits produced in the second half
of the 18th century in Rome, especially in Albacini’s
workshop. Analyses have also shown that most likely
a single ancient replica (rather than a series) is thus
far known of Type 4 portraits of Lucius Verus in the
colossal Acqua Traversa variant.

Keywords

Lucius Verus; Acqua Traversa portrait; Carlo Albacini; Borl/Ankenstein portrait; face copy; pointing technique

Hrčak ID:

193308

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/193308

Publication date:

29.12.2017.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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