The head, carved from Parian marble, was believed to have been found on the Janiculum hill near the Villa Doria Pamphili in Rome in 1770, in an area then known as Italian: Tenuta della Tedesca, lit. 'Germanwoman's estate'.[2] It and the remains of the statue to which it belonged were found used as spolia in a roadside wall near the Porta San Pancrazio, a gate in the Aurelian Walls.[2] Townley bought the head in July 1773 from Thomas Jenkins, the antiquary and art dealer, for £150. The head was already in Britain by June 1774, probably having been owned previously by John Sackville, 3rd Duke of Dorset, from whom Jenkins wrote in July 1773 that it was "to be received".[2]
townley, antinous, marble, portrait, head, greek, youth, antinous, boyfriend, lover, roman, emperor, hadrian, wearing, wreath, part, collection, london, british, museum, part, townley, marbles, only, head, ancient, once, belonging, statue, dating, from, late, . The Townley Antinous is a marble portrait head of the Greek youth Antinous the boyfriend or lover of the Roman Emperor Hadrian wearing an ivy wreath It is now part of the collection of London s British Museum and was part of the Townley Marbles 1 Only the head is ancient once belonging to statue dating from c 130 140 and the late reign of Hadrian r 117 138 the bust is a modern addition 2 The portrait probably shows the youth as Dionysus Bacchus 2 The bust was acquired along with the rest of the antiquities collected by 18th century Grand Tourist and Fellow of the Royal Society Charles Townley A drawing of the bust attributed to Vincenzo Pacetti is also in the museum s collection 3 Bust of AntinousThe bust in 2011Completion dateHead c 130 140 ADMediumMarbleSubjectAntinousLocationBritish Museum London United KingdomAccession1805 0703 97 The head carved from Parian marble was believed to have been found on the Janiculum hill near the Villa Doria Pamphili in Rome in 1770 in an area then known as Italian Tenuta della Tedesca lit Germanwoman s estate 2 It and the remains of the statue to which it belonged were found used as spolia in a roadside wall near the Porta San Pancrazio a gate in the Aurelian Walls 2 Townley bought the head in July 1773 from Thomas Jenkins the antiquary and art dealer for 150 The head was already in Britain by June 1774 probably having been owned previously by John Sackville 3rd Duke of Dorset from whom Jenkins wrote in July 1773 that it was to be received 2 See also editAntinous Farnese Antinous Mondragone Capitoline Antinous Statue of Antinous Delphi Townley HadrianReferences edit Museum number 1805 0703 97 British Museum Archived from the original on 17 October 2020 Retrieved 13 October 2020 a b c d e portrait head British Museum The British Museum Archived from the original on 2022 10 10 Retrieved 2020 10 13 drawing British Museum The British Museum Archived from the original on 2020 10 18 Retrieved 2020 10 13 External links edit nbsp Media related to Bust of Antinous from Janiculum BM Sc1899 at Wikimedia Commons nbsp This article about a sculpture in the United Kingdom is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Townley Antinous amp oldid 1195296013, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
