The Braschi Antinous (130 A.D.)

The Braschi Antinous is a sculpted body of Antinous. It is presumed to have resided in villa of Hadrian at Praeneste, today Palestrina. Antinous was the Emperor Hadrian’s favourite who drowned at the bottom of the Nile in 130 A.D and was made a god by the Emperor. This statue is supposed to have dated two years after his death. Here it is evident how the statue is in a glorified pose that was very popular for that era. This pose represented any person who were gods. The Braschi Antinous head is looking down, this means that he is looking over everyone, this represents status. Since, he is a god he represents the standard of beauty for all men in Roman society, curly hair and a tall muscular physique.

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