Titus Livius
c. 1550
Livius (or Liry), the most important Roman historian of the Augustan period, came from Padua, where he had been enthusiastically revered from the beginning of the Renaissance. In 1546/47, a monument was erected to him in the Palazzo della Ragione and decorated with a bust “all’antica”, which was of great significance for the development of this genre in Padua and Venice. Demand for more depictions of Livius soon increased, mainly among the city’s university scholars.
Livius (or Liry), the most important Roman historian of the Augustan period, came from Padua, where he had been enthusiastically revered from the beginning of the Renaissance. In 1546/47, a monument was erected to him in the Palazzo della Ragione and decorated with a bust “all’antica”, which was of great significance for the development of this genre in Padua and Venice. Demand for more depictions of Livius soon increased, mainly among the city’s university scholars.
Time:
c. 1550
Object Name:
Statue
Culture:
Padua
Material/technology:
Marble
Dimensions:
h. 67 cm; with base H. 85 cm, W. 56 cm, D. 28 cm; base plinth: 23 x 20,5 cm
Height of the head to the insertion into the shoulder: 22 cm
Copyright:
Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Kunstkammer
Invs.:
Kunstkammer, 7499
Provenance:
(48/PL/1922); from the Estensian Collection; 1872 Catajo Inv., No.1230; 1803 Catajo Inv., p.2