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Today, politicians think very carefully about how they will be photographed. Think about all the campaign commercials and print ads we are … See more So far the message of the Augustus of Primaporta is clear: he is an excellent orator and military victor with the youthful and perfect body of a Greek athlete. Is that all th… By Julia Fischer Nothing was more important to a Roman emperor than his image. Augustus and the power of images In this marble freestanding sculpture, Augustus stands in a contrapposto pose (a relaxed pose where one leg bears weigh…
So far the message of the Augustus of Primaporta is clear: he is an excellent orator and military victor with the youthful and perfect body of a Greek athlete. Is that all th…
By Julia Fischer
Nothing was more important to a Roman emperor than his image.
Augustus and the power of images
In this marble freestanding sculpture, Augustus stands in a contrapposto pose (a relaxed pose where one leg bears weigh…
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