Bust of a man
Bust of a man
Marble of Carrara
The figure wears a cuirass with an unnecessary paludamentum over the top, which reveals the neck slightly uncovered and the pteryges that escape from beneath the sleeves.
Although the head is missing, archive photographs reveal that it resembled portraits of Trajan though it was not an exact ancient model.
The rather free and easy work exercised on the bust suggests that it was executed in the nineteenth century rather than in Cavaceppi’s workshop.
Provenance:
Near the Casino dei Principi of Villa Torlonia