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Imperial Colors focuses on the paired busts of Emperor Septimius
Severus (r. 193-211) and his wife, Empress Julia Domna in the
Eskenazi Museum of Art, two of the finest known examples of later
Roman portrait sculpture. This book presents innovative
multidisciplinary research that is accessible both to specialists
and generalists. In addition to contextualizing these portraits in
the visual art and culture of the wider Roman empire, this
publication will provide the first detailed and secure evidence for
their original appearances. Highlights of this include the recently
discovered vestiges of colorful paint, fresh insights into
masterful marble polishes, and fascinating possibilities regarding
their production and display in antiquity. These sculptures are
also carefully constructed images, designed to promote political
ideas. They represent continuity with older Imperial models but
were updated to create a distinctive visual language for the new
Imperial house.
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