Roman sculpture from Augustus to Constantine (1907)
Strong, Eugénie Sellers · London : Duckworth and Co. ; New York : C. Scribner's Sons · leaf 458
h borne up to heaven on the outstretchedwings of a winged male figure. The design is similar tothat of the Apotheosis of Plotina on the Hadrianic panelin the Conversatori (Plate LXXI. Fig. 2). The nudegenius is boldly made to cut across the design, recallingin this the figure that bears the deified… … BASIS OF TlIK COLUMN OF ANTONINUS IlUS J>id<-,-ionTo face J). 270 aiaidino della Pigna—Vuticun THE ANTONINE PERIOD 271 cameo in Paris. He carries the globe, symbol of power,encircled by the snake, symbol of eternity. On eitherside of the deified couple, just above the wings of thegenius, fly…
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