The Augustus of Prima Porta, ca. 1870 – 1876

Title

The Augustus of Prima Porta

Photographer

• Unknown

Production Place

• Italy

Period Produced

• 19th century

School

• documentary photography

Object Type

• photograph

Physical Description

Albumen print mounted on cardboard

Material

• albumen
• silver (toned) particles
• cardboard
• paper

Technique

• albumen print

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Photographic Collection

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main, Eigentum des Städelschen Museums-Vereins e.V.

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Acquisition

Acquired in 2011 with support from the Kulturstiftung der Länder and the Hessischer Kulturstiftung, property of the Städelscher Museums-Verein e.V.

Genre

• portrait

Main Motif

• man
• Augustus (Roman emperor)
• Eros
• Caelus
• Sol
• Aurora
• Luna
• Diana
• Apollo

Persons Shown

• Augustus (Roman emperor)
• Eros
• Caelus
• Sol
• Aurora
• Luna
• Diana
• Ceres
• Apollo

Associated Persons and Institutions

• Mars
• Vatican Museums
• Livia Drusilla (Empress of the Roman Empire)
• Phraates IV. ( parthischer König)

Primary

• 31D14 adult man
• 98B(AUGUSTUS)9 portrait of Augustus
• 91A11 Uranus (Caelus), Heaven
• 92D1 (story of) Cupid, Amor (Eros)
• 92C3 (story of) Diana (Artemis)
• 92B371 Apollo as sun-god, i.e. Sol (Helius), Titan
• 92C3711 Luna in her chariot, usually drawn by two horses, a white and a black one; 'Carro della Luna' (Ripa)
• 23R110 personification of the morning, 'Aurora'; 'Aurora' (Ripa)

Secondary

• 45C22 armour
• 31A231 standing figure
• 48C2 sculpture