Landscape with Roman Ruins by Herman Posthumus (1536), a collage of Roman ruins with the bust at the forefront (Collection: Liechtenstein Museum)[1][2]3D model, click to interact.
The sculpture was made of Parian marble, and is generally considered to be a posthumous and deified portrait of Antonia Minor, mother of Claudius.[10][11]
The bust was probably found in Rome, and prior to joining the Ludovisi Collection, was owned by Cardinal Federico Cesi.[12]
There is debate over whether in addition to Antonia Minor the bust could represent Livia.[13]
Legacy and Popular Cultureedit
As early as 1536, the presence of the sculpture was known to the general public prior to the ownership by Ludovisi.[1] The painting, Landscape with Roman Ruins by painter Herman Posthumus depicts the bust at forefront, surrounded by Egyptian and Roman sculpture fragments with a quote from Ovid's Metamorphoses: "TEMPVS EDAX RERVM TVQVE INVIDIOSA VESTVSTAS O[MN]IA DESTRVITIS" (Translated: Oh, most voracious time, and you, envious Age, you destroy everything).[1]
The sculpture is known to have been greatly admired by Goethe, who bought a cast of it, soon after seeing it in Rome.[14]
The American-British novelist Henry James mentions the Ludovisi Juno several times including in his first long form novel Roderick Hudson. He described it in its surround as follows..."One warm, still day, late in the Roman autumn, our two young men were seated beneath one of the high-stemmed pines of the Villa Ludovisi. They had been spending an hour in the mouldy little garden-house where the colossal mask of the famous Juno looks out with blank eyes from that dusky corner which must seem to her the last possible stage of a lapse from Olympus"...[15]
Notesedit
^ abcCurran, Brian A. (2018-07-24), Holleran, Claire; Claridge, Amanda (eds.), "The Renaissance: The "Discovery" of Ancient Rome", A Companion to the City of Rome, Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, pp. 643–671, doi:10.1002/9781118300664.ch32, ISBN978-1-118-30066-4, S2CID 194866882, retrieved 2023-08-07
^"Herman Posthumus". Liechtenstein. The Princely Collections, Vaduz–Vienna. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
^"The coiffure of Antonia's youth is characterized by a central part and round, braided hairknot" (K. Patricia Erhart, "A Portrait of Antonia Minor in the Fogg Art Museum and Its Iconographical Tradition", American Journal of Archaeology82.2 (Spring 1978:193-212) (online abstract).
^R. Tölle-Kasterbein, "Juno Ludovisi: Hera oder Antonia Minor?" Mitteilungen dI (A), 89 1974.
^Tölle-Kastenbein, Renate. "Juno Ludovisi: Hera oder Antonia Minor?". Mitteilungen des Deutschen Archàologischen Instituts. Atenische Abteilung. 89 (1974): 241–253.
^Watkins, Thomas H.; Kokkinos, Nikos (1994). "Antonia Augusta: Portrait of a Great Roman Lady". The Classical World. 88 (2): 144. doi:10.2307/4351669. ISSN 0009-8418. JSTOR 4351669.
juno, ludovisi, also, called, hera, ludovisi, colossal, roman, marble, head, century, from, acrolithic, statue, idealized, youthful, antonia, minor, goddess, juno, added, ludovisi, collection, formed, cardinal, ludovico, ludovisi, palazzo, altemps, museo, nazi. The Juno Ludovisi also called Hera Ludovisi is a colossal Roman marble head of the 1st century CE from an acrolithic statue of an idealized and youthful 3 Antonia Minor as the goddess Juno 4 Added to the Ludovisi collection formed by Cardinal Ludovico Ludovisi it is now in the Palazzo Altemps Museo Nazionale Romano Rome Juno LudovisiCreated1st century A D PlacePalazzo AltempsPresent locationRomeIdentificationinv 8631Landscape with Roman Ruins by Herman Posthumus 1536 a collage of Roman ruins with the bust at the forefront Collection Liechtenstein Museum 1 2 3D model click to interact Casts of it are in the University of Cambridge Classics Department Casts Gallery UK 5 Bryn Mawr College Pennsylvania USA 6 the Goethehaus in Weimar Germany George Mason University Johnson Center Fairfax USA 7 the University of Helsinki Department of Art History Finland 8 and the University of Tartu Art Museum Estonia 9 Contents 1 Description 2 Legacy and Popular Culture 3 Notes 4 BibliographyDescription editThe sculpture was made of Parian marble and is generally considered to be a posthumous and deified portrait of Antonia Minor mother of Claudius 10 11 The bust was probably found in Rome and prior to joining the Ludovisi Collection was owned by Cardinal Federico Cesi 12 There is debate over whether in addition to Antonia Minor the bust could represent Livia 13 Legacy and Popular Culture editAs early as 1536 the presence of the sculpture was known to the general public prior to the ownership by Ludovisi 1 The painting Landscape with Roman Ruins by painter Herman Posthumus depicts the bust at forefront surrounded by Egyptian and Roman sculpture fragments with a quote from Ovid s Metamorphoses TEMPVS EDAX RERVM TVQVE INVIDIOSA VESTVSTAS O MN IA DESTRVITIS Translated Oh most voracious time and you envious Age you destroy everything 1 The sculpture is known to have been greatly admired by Goethe who bought a cast of it soon after seeing it in Rome 14 The American British novelist Henry James mentions the Ludovisi Juno several times including in his first long form novel Roderick Hudson He described it in its surround as follows One warm still day late in the Roman autumn our two young men were seated beneath one of the high stemmed pines of the Villa Ludovisi They had been spending an hour in the mouldy little garden house where the colossal mask of the famous Juno looks out with blank eyes from that dusky corner which must seem to her the last possible stage of a lapse from Olympus 15 Notes edit a b c Curran Brian A 2018 07 24 Holleran Claire Claridge Amanda eds The Renaissance The Discovery of Ancient Rome A Companion to the City of Rome Chichester UK John Wiley amp Sons Ltd pp 643 671 doi 10 1002 9781118300664 ch32 ISBN 978 1 118 30066 4 S2CID 194866882 retrieved 2023 08 07 Herman Posthumus Liechtenstein The Princely Collections Vaduz Vienna Retrieved 2023 08 07 The coiffure of Antonia s youth is characterized by a central part and round braided hairknot K Patricia Erhart A Portrait of Antonia Minor in the Fogg Art Museum and Its Iconographical Tradition American Journal of Archaeology 82 2 Spring 1978 193 212 online abstract R Tolle Kasterbein Juno Ludovisi Hera oder Antonia Minor Mitteilungen dI A 89 1974 Museum of Classical Archaeology Susan Wood Goddess or woman Klassikstiftung Weimar Goethes Wohnhaus Virpi Huhtala Taidetta kirjastossa Art in the Library 1 University of Tartu Art Museum Tolle Kastenbein Renate Juno Ludovisi Hera oder Antonia Minor Mitteilungen des Deutschen Archaologischen Instituts Atenische Abteilung 89 1974 241 253 Watkins Thomas H Kokkinos Nikos 1994 Antonia Augusta Portrait of a Great Roman Lady The Classical World 88 2 144 doi 10 2307 4351669 ISSN 0009 8418 JSTOR 4351669 Giustozzi 2005 cited in Bibliography p 140 Jongkees Jan Hendrik 1942 De Hera Ludovisi en Livia Bulletin Antieke Beschaving 17 13 16 Hera Ludovisi ringlingdocents org Retrieved 2023 08 07 The Novels and Tales of Henry James Volume 1 Roderick Hudson Chapter 5 Wikisource the free online library Bibliography editNunzio Giustozzi Una Giunone adorata in Adriano La Regina a cura di Museo nazionale romano Electa Milano 2005 ISBN 88 370 37430 p 140 nbsp This article about a sculpture in Italy is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Juno Ludovisi amp oldid 1170439388, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
