A colossal Roman marble head, about three times life size, from an acrolithic statue of the first century AD, idealized and youthful in its features, part of the Ludovisi collection formed by Cardinal Ludovico Ludovisi in the 17th century and long counted among its most celebrated pieces. It was traditionally identified as a head of Juno, and it also carries an alternative scholarly reading as an idealized portrait of Antonia Minor, mother of the emperor Claudius, shown in the guise of the goddess, a common device in Julio-Claudian imperial portraiture. The head was admired by German classical writers including Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, who kept a plaster cast of it in his study, and Friedrich Schiller. It is displayed today in the Palazzo Altemps branch of the Museo Nazionale Romano. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Current LocationPalazzo Altemps, Museo Nazionale Romano, Rome, Italy 2 Current Custodian Custody HistoryPart of the Ludovisi collection formed by Cardinal Ludovico Ludovisi in the early 17th century; passed to the Boncompagni Ludovisi family; the collection is displayed today at Palazzo Altemps under the Museo Nazionale Romano. 2 Origins
CreationSourced to the subject's own account Date of CreationSourced to the subject's own account Classification
Object TypeSourced to the subject's own account Medium (class)Sourced to the subject's own account Physical Form
MediumSourced to the subject's own accountMarble (acrolithic head) 1 Subject Matter
Depicted SubjectSourced to the subject's own accountA colossal idealized female head identified as Juno, also read as Antonia Minor portrayed in the goddess's guise. 1 Rights and Reproduction
Reproduction and CopyrightThis atlas describes and cites the head rather than reproducing a photograph of it. 2 Connections
Depicts
Juno, Deities Source Juno Ludovisi, Wikipedia
Originated In
Italy, Regions Source The Boncompagni Ludovisi Collection, Museo Nazionale Romano
Sources
1. Juno Ludovisi, Wikipedia
WikipediaLead section, describing the head
The Juno Ludovisi (also called Hera Ludovisi) is a colossal Roman marble head of the 1st century CE from an acrolithic statue of an idealized and youthful Antonia Minor as the goddess Juno.
catalogue record, medium/object-type description
A colossal Roman marble head, about three times life size, from an acrolithic statue of the first century AD, idealized and youthful in its features, part of the Ludovisi collection formed by Cardinal Ludovico Ludovisi in the 17th century and long counted among its most celebrated pieces.
View the Source 2. The Boncompagni Ludovisi Collection, Museo Nazionale Romano
Museo Nazionale RomanoBoncompagni Ludovisi Collection page, introductory paragraph
The most celebrated of the three collections of ancient sculpture displayed in the museum is the Boncompagni Ludovisi marble collection, acquired between 1621 and 1623 by Cardinal Ludovico Ludovisi for his villa on the Quirinal Hill.
- Originated In: Italy, Stored country property on this entity, cited to this source: Italy
View the Source Roman art (Wikipedia)
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