Augustus of Primaporta, 20 CE; ROMAN (The Early Empire)
Augustus was emperor during the Early Empire
-Roman portrait sculpture turned from the earlier veristic style of the Republic to a more classicizing style associated with ancient Greece
-until his death, portraits of Augustus depict him as an ageless youth
-both the contrapposto stance and the smooth features of his face are strongly reminiscent of Doryphoros from the Greek Classical Age
-shows the tendency in Roman art to express a message through references to earlier works (Cupid, dolphin, breastplate) - by associating Augustus with historical or divine figures, these references projected an image of earthly and divinely ordained power, thereby elevating the emperor above other politicians
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