Portrait bust of Lucilla, wife of the Roman Emperor Lucius Verus, c160-c170. Artist: Unknown

Portrait bust of Lucilla, wife of the Roman Emperor Lucius Verus, c160-c170. Artist: Unknown

2-588-251 - The Art Collector/Heritage-Images

Portrait bust of Lucilla, wife of the Roman Emperor Lucius Verus, c160-c170. Lucilla (c148-182) was the daughter of Marcus Aurelius and Faustina the Younger. Marcus and Lucilla's husband were Co-Emperors of Rome from 161 until 169, when Lucius Verus died. After his death, her father forced her to marry a political ally of his, Claudius Pompeianus. Lucilla was exiled to Capri and executed after plotting against Marcus' successor, her brother Commodus. Found in the collection of The Hermitage, St Petersburg.


Image Details


People Information

Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
Subject
  1. Lucilla: Roman: Empress
People Related
  1. Lucius Verus: Roman: Emperor
  2. Marcus Aurelius: Roman: Emperor

Medium
  1. Marble

Picture Type
  1. Portrait

Category Hierarchy

People Royalty

Society & Culture Art & Literature

Artistic Representations Portraits

History & Politics Artefacts


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 2922x4820
File Size : 41,262kb


Aliases

  1. IMG_1593
  1. 0790000203
  1. 2-588-251
  1. 2588251

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