Bust of Trajan, (sculpture)

Smithsonian American Art Museum and its Renwick Gallery

Object Details

sculptor
Unknown (Italian) (possibly by)
architect
White, Stanford 1853-1906
Subject
Trajan, Emperor of Rome
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Jersey survey, 1994.
Summary
A bust of Trajan with head turned slightly to the proper left. He is dressed in amored breastplate with a gorgon aegis. He wears a cloak buttoned at his proper left shoulder. The bust is mounted on a base atop a garden wall.
Ca. 17th c
Control number
IAS NJ000342
Type
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Medium
Bust: marble; Base: concrete
Owner/Location
Delbarton School/St. Mary's Abbey Mendham Road Italianate Gardens Morristown New Jersey 07960
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
Topic
Portrait male--Bust
Occupation--Other--Aristocrat
Dress--Historic--Armor
Mythology--Classical--Gorgon
Emblem
Record ID
siris_ari_333386
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