Emperor Antoninus Pius

A dark bronze bust of a bearded, curly-haired man wearing a laurel wreath and a draped garment fastened at the shoulder, with touches of gilding on the drapery. The head is turned slightly to the right, set on a green stone base. The sculpture is shown against a plain grey background.

Look closer: A small round medallion or brooch fastens the drapery on the figure's right shoulder.

Artist

Antico (Pier Jacopo Alari Bonacolsi)

Date

1519–24

Medium

Bronze, partially oil-gilt, silver inlay, on serpentinite socle

Source

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Size

2912 × 3880 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Edward Fowles, 1965