ID: 700002298 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700002298	Record Type: Movable Work
Images: 1

Bust of Emperor Caracalla (born 188, reigned A.D. 211 - 217) (sculpture (visual work); Bartolomeo Cavaceppi (Italian, 1716/1717 - 1799) (Italian Ar...; about 1750 - 1770; J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center (Los Angeles, Los A...; 94.SA.46)

Note: The bust depicts Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (188-217 CE), nicknamed Caracalla, who ruled the Roman empire from 211 CE. until his assassination. He dons the garb of a soldier, a cuirass and toga which, like his other mature portraits, seems calculated to convey an image of soldierly toughness and determination. Characteristic of these portraits are the simple, compact volumes, strong turn of the head, furrowed brow, tense facial features rendered in high relief, and an almost scowling expression. Known from at least the sixteenth century, this portrait type was extremely popular with eighteenth-century collectors, who no doubt appreciated the intense psychological and historical asosciations evoked by the bust.

Titles:

Bust of Emperor Caracalla (born 188, reigned A.D. 211 - 217) (preferred,C,U,English-P,U,U)

Bust of Emperor Caracalla (C,U,English,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

sculpture (visual works) [300047090] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>)

bust (general, figure) [300047457]

..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by subject type>, figures (representations), <figures by portion represented>)

Classifications:

sculptures (preferred)

Creation Date: about 1750 - 1770

Creator Display:

Bartolomeo Cavaceppi (Italian, 1716/1717 - 1799) (Italian Artist) [preferred,JPGM]

Cavaceppi, Bartolomeo (Italian sculptor, restorer, and collector, ca. 1716-1799) Qualifier: undetermined Extent: undetermined [500022687]

Locations:

Current: J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center (Los Angeles, Los Angeles county, California, United States) [500329598] J. Paul Getty Museum, J. Paul Getty Trust, Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)

Repository Numbers: 94.SA.46

Other: Creation: Roma [7003138] Lazio (region (administrative division)), Italy (nation), Europe (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Display Materials: Marble

	marble (rock) [300011443]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, rock (inorganic material), metamorphic rock)

Dimensions: Object: H: 71 cm (27 15/16 in.)

Cultures:

Italian (preferred)

Style/Period/Group/Movement:

	Neoclassical [300021477] (preferred,style)
	.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, European, <modern European styles and movements>)

General Subject:

portraits (preferred)

human figures

Specific Subjects:

	Caracalla (Roman emperor, 188-217 CE (reigned from 211)) [500354876]
	.....(Non-Artists) (ULAN)

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

.......... Movable Works by class: carvings and sculptures

Sources and Contributors:
Bust of Emperor Caracalla (born 188, reigned A.D. 211 - 217)	........ [JPGM]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)
Bust of Emperor Caracalla	........ [JPGM]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)

Subject: ....... [JPGM,VP]

Note:
English	..... [VP,JPGM]
	..... J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)