Sculpture, Busto di Antinoo - 27 cm - marble powder

Professional academic sculpture, completely handmade by skilled artisans. A piece from a museum plaster cast collection. The workmanship has very ancient origins and is carried out by artists in the sculptural field, made with materials such as scagliola and Carrara marble powder.

Antinoo (circa 110-130 AD), a young man of extraordinary beauty from Bithynia, was the companion of Emperor Hadrian, with whom he formed a deep bond. He tragically died by drowning in the Nile, an event that prompted Hadrian to deify him, establish a cult in his honor, and found the city of Antinopoli. Antinous became a symbol of ideal beauty and immortality, celebrated through statues and monuments that depict him with divine traits, blending Greek, Roman, and Egyptian influences.

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