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Mar 17 2011
Ovid Banished from Rome, J. M. William Turner
British / Greco-Roman / Impressionist / Landscape / Paintings (Reproductions) / Turner - 1 year ago - troycapc
This is a reproduction of “Ovid Banished from Rome” of 1838 by J. M. William Turner. The infamous Roman author of erotic poetry had often irritated Augustus who was intent on restoring the "old morals" to the Roman Empire. In the scandal over his own daughter’s infidelities, Publius Ovidius Naso was exiled from Rome to the barbaric lands on the shore of the Black Sea where he died after ten years. This masterpiece was produced when the artist was sixty-three years old and well advanced into the eccentricity which marked his life after the death of his father. He had repeated bouts of depression and died twelve years after completing this painting. The original painting is 49.2 inches wide and 37.24 inches wide and resides in a private collection.
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Dec 18 2010
Death of Germanicus by Nicolas Poussin, 1628
Baroque / French / Greco-Roman / Neoclassical / Paintings (Reproductions) - 1 year ago - troycapc
This dramatic scene shows the death of Germanicus the step-grandson of Augustus and physical grandson of Mark Antony. His younger brother was the future emperor Claudius. Germanicus was very popular with the Roman people and Augustus who celebrated his triumphs over the Germans and in Anatolia. During his tour of duty in the East he fell ill and died at Antioch. His small son Caligula later became emperor. Nicolas Poussin has captured the moment of Germanicus’ death at the early age of 35 in his early Classical style. Poussin was also thirty-five years old when he painted this masterpiece. The original is at the Minneapolis Institute of the Arts in Minnesota.
Nov 19 2010
Augusta Prima Porta, image by Troy Caperton, 2008
Caperton / Contemporary / Greco-Roman / Neoclassical / Vatican - 1 year ago - troycapc
This beautiful example of Classical statuary was discovered on April 20, 1863. When it was transported to Rome, it became a symbol of the newly created Kingdom of Italy and was a prime exhibit of the Mostra Augustea della Romanita, a celebration of the emperor’s 2000th birthday on September 23, 1938. This representation of the statue is from my photograph from my recent trip to Rome. The ancient masterpiece was one of the world’s first efforts at propaganda in art, an attempt at portraying the radical Octavian in the guise of a traditional conservative Roman.
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