1. THE
PATRICIAN CARRYING BUSTS

2. The Patrician and His Busts
Date: End 1st Century BC – Beginning 1st Century AD
Height: 1.65m - life size?
Material: Marble
Style: Verism / Veristic
What influenced this style? Hellenistic (Greek) sculpting techniques.
Historical Background:Wax masks

3. Subject Matter - The Patrician and His Busts
1. Patrician Carrying Busts
The number of busts carried signifies the length of time the family have been Patricians – only wealthy patricians could have busts made
The ancestor in the patrician’s right hand is possibly his father, as the bust is in the style of ca.40-30BC
The head of the ancestor in the left side is in the style of 50BC, therefore thought to be the patrician’s Grandfather.
A scar in the neck of the main figure shows the head is not original

4. The Veristic Style What is versism? Verism is shown in all 3 figures:
Baldness especially the
Patrician and his father
Sunken Cheeks of Patrician
Sizable Ears esp, Patrician
Bulbous nose of Patrician
Bags under eyes esp.
Patrician’s father
Wrinkles-specific examples?
Thin lips of grandfather

5. Drapery Highlight: Irregular Folds in toga eg?
Leg visible through toga
Natural fall of cloth from body eg?
Thickness/texture of material shown by heavy folds
In what ways is the drapery natural?

6. Other stuff
Mood?
Date palm?