Hadrian
Cavaceppi studium
Hadrian
End of 18th century
Marble of Carrara
The head of this marble bust is a replica of the Portrait of Emperor Hadrian (117–38 AD) in the Emperors’ Room in the Capitoline Museums that dates from the early years of his reign.
The bust, however, belonged to the group of sculptures purchased by Pope Clement XII in 1734 and restored by Napollioni, the master of Bartolomeo Cavaceppi, who may have made either the copy or taken the cast.
In the Torlonia replica, the head is inclined differently to the original model, and the bust itself reveals a typically Baroque paludamento.
Cavaceppi specialised very successfully in imperial portraiture and received many commissions from various areas of Europe.
Provenance:
Near to Casino dei Principi of Villa Torlonia