Roman sculpture from Augustus to Constantine (1907)
Strong, Eugénie Sellers · London : Duckworth and Co. ; New York : C. Scribner's Sons · leaf 428
137; see also the magnificenthead, known, unfortunately, only from the cast at Strassburg,ib. Fig. 136, and the head in the Brit. Mus. Cat. 1899. t On the important question of the restorations consultHelbig. The head is restored, but the body, with the prominentchest and high placed breasts, is… … THE PRINCIPATE OF HADRIAN 251 sensuous melancholy are the dominating traits. Inspite of his powerful frame, the new god bends hisshapely head as if weary alike of Imperial favour andof divine honours. A modern critic has admirablyanalyzed the sadness that pervades the youth ofAntinous ; pain and…
Sculpture, Roman · Sculpture, Greco-Roman
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