Chappsさんのイラストまとめ

If you think that Britannicus looks like a Baroque putto, you'd be right! The missing head was replaced in the 17th c. but the hair should have looked more Augustan, like this sculpture of Britannicus or Nero in the Uffizi (📸 by @OptimoPrincipi). 5/

In fact, this statue is based on another famous sculpture by Kephisoditos of the goddess Eirene (Peace) holding her son Ploutos (Wealth). Not subtle! Messalina and Britannicus are likened to these gods, and her face is eerily inhuman and perfect. 3/

@DrJEBall Reminds me quite a lot of the 19th c. bathhouses in Europe. No glass, though, I'm assuming. The pillars holding up the roof don't look quite right.

What exactly is a 'naiskos'? It's a small, three sided temple; the dead are usually shown standing within one in Greek funerary pottery and monuments. This is where I got the concept of funeral garlands (below, left) and the egg and dart pattern, seen on many Greek temples. 2/

Back to Roman #Barcelona (Barcino) for #FrescoFriday. This colorful depiction of a man on a horse, perhaps a military commander, is reminiscent of the central figure in the Ludovisi sarcophagus, below. Note the stylistic details on his tunic.

Museum of the City of Barcelona.

Today's #polychrome reconstruction is a colossal head of Zeus (?) from Hadrian's Villa, and his hair is RED. Not so outrageous, as you can see from a head of Zeus at the #NyCalsbergGlyptotek.

#BritishMuseum 1/

Other images included Christ raising Lazarus from the dead (note how how he looks like a regular Roman, no beard and long hair), Hercules and the hydra, slaves building a villa (?) and what seems to be a medical symposium. #FrescoFriday /2

I was so depressed when the famed Marlborough Antinous - a 2nd c. AD black chalcedony intaglio of Hadrian's lover, with gold details added during the Renaissance - went up for auction last year. Not a private buyer - it was the @GettyMuseum! When it reopens, off I go ...

@p_historians @TrimontiumTrust @metmuseum I couldn't get enough of this chariot during my visit last year. Incredible.