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Sculptural Portraits of Pompey
and Sculpture Associated with his Theater-Complex
Various images of the three most famous marble portraits of Pompeius are found below.
Other known portraits of Pompey, which are not shown here, include (1) a marble bust in the Louvre, Paris and (2) a marble bust in the Uffizi, Florence. The identification of these two aforementioned portraits is by no means universally accepted.
Additional hi-res images of Pompey, especially the Copenhagen portrait, are available at the following sites.
Ancient Roman art in the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
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Cn. Pompeius Magnus.
Marble bust of Pompeius, ca. 50 B.C., Copenhagen, Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek.
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Front and Side Views of Cn. Pompeius Magnus.
Marble bust of Pompeius, ca. 50 B.C., Copenhagen, Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek.
Credit: Trunk, M., “Pompeius Magnus: Zur Uberlieferung under Zweispaltigkeit Seines Portrats,” AA 33 (1994).
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Cn. Pompeius Magnus.
The so-called Venice Pompeius, ca. 70-62 B.C., Venice, Museo Archeologico.
The body attached to the head in this photo is not the original.
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Cn. Pompeius Magnus.
The so-called Venice Pompeius, ca. 70-62 B.C., Venice, Museo Archeologico.
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Cn Pompeius Magnus
(Palazzo Spada Pompey).
Statue of Pompeius with restored head,
ca. 55 BC., Rome.
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Seated Muse.
A seated Muse believed to have been part of the sculptural program of Pompeius' theater complex, ca. 55 B.C., Rome.
Image Credits: VRoma Project.
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Ceres.
A statue of Ceres believed to have been part of the sculptural program of Pompeius' theater complex,
ca. 55 B.C., Rome.
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Minerva.
A statue of Minerva believed to have been part of the sculptural program of Pompeius' theater complex,
ca. 55 B.C., Rome.
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Muse.
A statue of a Muse believed to have been part of the sculptural program of Pompeius' theater complex,
ca. 55 B.C., Rome.
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Herakles.
A statue of Herakles believed to have been part of the sculptural program of Pompeius' theater complex, ca. 55 B.C., Rome.
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Herakles Unearthed 01.
The statue of Herakles unearthed in the foundation of the Pio-Righetti, photo, 1864.
Image Credits: Humanities July 2004.
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Herakles Unearthed 02.
The statue of Hercules unearthed in the foundation of the Pio-Righetti, sketch, 1864.
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