Frontiers in Art Research, 2021, 3(8); doi: 10.25236/FAR.2021.030807.
Qian Beibei, Yang Dezhong
Art College, Anhui University of Finance and Economics, Bengbu, Anhui 233000, China
Augustus was a famous emperor in ancient Rome. As there are too many souvenirs for him, some people question whether Augustus was deified. In fact, in Rome and other places, Augustus was neither simply remembered as the first emperor nor worshipped as a deified figure. The head portrait created by ancient Romans for him is exquisite in workmanship, full of characteristics and of great research value.
Greece, Augustus, Ancient Rome, Sculpture
Qian Beibei, Yang Dezhong. Analysis of Augustus Head. Frontiers in Art Research (2021) Vol. 3, Issue 8: 32-35. https://doi.org/10.25236/FAR.2021.030807.
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