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Augustus Of Prima Porta Analysis

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The Roman was very fond of their ancestors and wanted to preserve their image through a life like sculptor and art. One sculptor for example was the sculptor of Rome Emperor Augustus of Prima Porta. When Augustus passed away he was an old man but he wanted his people to remember him when he was younger still fighting battles. A lot of detail went into making the sculptor from his god like structure, facial expression, strong muscle structure, and his cousin cupid, the son Venus riding a dolphin right next to him. Not all Roman wanted to be remembered for their youth but how they looked when they passed away for example the head of a Roman Patrician. The head of the elderly man had a sunken in face where you can see his cheek bones, wrinkles

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