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"Busts: A Glimpse into History and Art" Step into the world of ancient Rome with the majestic bust of the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius

Background imageBust Collection: Thucydides / Bust

Thucydides / Bust
THUCYDIDES Greek historian, wrote his history while exiled for perceived military failure

Background imageBust Collection: Cicero (From a Bust)

Cicero (From a Bust)
MARCUS TULLIUS CICERO Roman statesman and author

Background imageBust Collection: Pericles / Bust Bori

Pericles / Bust Bori
PERICLES Athenian statesman

Background imageBust Collection: Thomas Telford / Holl / Lane

Thomas Telford / Holl / Lane
THOMAS TELFORD, engineer, bust portrait

Background imageBust Collection: Greek physician. Steel engraving, English, 1839

Greek physician. Steel engraving, English, 1839
HIPPOCRATES (c460-c377 B.C.). Greek physician. Steel engraving, English, 1839

Background imageBust Collection: Beethoven / Bonn Birthplce

Beethoven / Bonn Birthplce
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN His birthplace at 515 Bonngasse, Bonn The Relic Room Date: 1770 - 1827

Background imageBust Collection: CICERO

CICERO
MARCUS TULLIUS CICERO Roman statesman and orator

Background imageBust Collection: Herodotus / Gooch / Sepia

Herodotus / Gooch / Sepia
HERODOTUS Greek historian

Background imageBust Collection: Socrates

Socrates
SOCRATES (470 - 399 BC) Greek philosopher

Background imageBust Collection: Bust of Vespasian

Bust of Vespasian. Sculpture on marble

Background imageBust Collection: Bust of Horace (engraving)

Bust of Horace (engraving)
7155795 Bust of Horace (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bust of Horace. Barlow Collection)

Background imageBust Collection: Epicurus (341-270 BC). Ancient Greek philosopher. Bust. Roma

Epicurus (341-270 BC). Ancient Greek philosopher. Bust. Roman copy. 3rd-2nd century. British Museum. London. England

Background imageBust Collection: Phoenician art. Cyprus. Bust of a bearded man. 6th century B

Phoenician art. Cyprus. Bust of a bearded man. 6th century BC. Archaic Period. Limestone. It comes from Golgoi (Cyprus). Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York. United States

Background imageBust Collection: Chiswick House N080092

Chiswick House N080092
CHISWICK HOUSE, London. The Saloon. Interior detail of busts and sunlight on the wall

Background imageBust Collection: Medea and Jason stealing the Golden Fleece

Medea and Jason stealing the Golden Fleece
Depiction of Medea and Jason from Greek mythology. Medea drugs a serpent while Jason prepares to kill it and steal the Golden Fleece. Venus and a winged youth stand at their side

Background imageBust Collection: Father Eymard, 1963 (bronze)

Father Eymard, 1963 (bronze)
XBP390717 Father Eymard, 1963 (bronze) by Rodin, Auguste (1840-1917); Musee Rodin, Paris, France; (add.info.: Peter Julian Eymard (1811-68) French Catholic priest; after the death of his sister

Background imageBust Collection: Museum of the Terracotta Warriors, bust of a Cavalryman, Xian, Shaanxi Province, China

Museum of the Terracotta Warriors, bust of a Cavalryman, Xian, Shaanxi Province, China, Asia

Background imageBust Collection: Bust of Emperor Vespasianus (Titus Flavius Vespasianus, 9 - 79 A. D)

Bust of Emperor Vespasianus (Titus Flavius Vespasianus, 9 - 79 A. D. ), Flavian dynasty, imperial age, marble
Bust of Emperor Vespasianus (Titus Flavius Vespasianus, 9 - 79 A.D.), Flavian dynasty, imperial age, marble 1st century A.D. Roman art

Background imageBust Collection: Bust of Emperor Marcus Aurelius

Bust of Emperor Marcus Aurelius
Roman civilization, 2nd century A.D. Bust of Emperor Marcus Aurelius

Background imageBust Collection: Queen Victoria and her family

Queen Victoria and her family
Queen Victoria shown with members of her family shortly after the wedding of the Prince and Princess of Wales, mourning a bust of her late husband, Prince Albert

Background imageBust Collection: Theodosius I - Bust

Theodosius I - Bust
EMPEROR THEODOSIUS I at first Emperor in the East, later in the West also : the last to rule the entire Roman Empire

Background imageBust Collection: Sir John Soanes Museum - Bust over the Sarcophagus

Sir John Soanes Museum - Bust over the Sarcophagus
The House (now Museum) of Sir John Soane(1753-1837) at Lincolns Inn Fields, London - The Dome over the Sarcophagus with Chantrys bust of Soane. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageBust Collection: Constantine the Great. Roman Emperor from 306-337. Constanti

Constantine the Great. Roman Emperor from 306-337. Constanti
Constantine the Great (Flavius Valerius Aurelius Constantinus Augustus) (272-337). Roman Emperor from 306-337. Know for being the first roman emperor to convert to christianity

Background imageBust Collection: Plato (428-348 BC). Bust

Plato (428-348 BC). Bust
Plato (428-348 BC). Greek philosopher. Bust. Marble. Roman copy of 1st century after a greek original of 4th century BC. Neues Museum. Berlin. Germany

Background imageBust Collection: Homer (c. 8th century). Greek epic poet. Bust. Copy of an ori

Homer (c. 8th century). Greek epic poet. Bust. Copy of an ori
Homer (c.8th century). Greek epic poet. Bust. Copy of an original from 2nd century BC. Capitoline Museums, Rome, Italy. Rome. Italy

Background imageBust Collection: St Teresa of Avila

St Teresa of Avila
Saint Teresa of Avila (1515-1582), visionary (head and shoulders portrait)

Background imageBust Collection: Jane Austen Memorial

Jane Austen Memorial
Bust and tablet to English author JANE AUSTEN at Lyme Regis, Dorset, marking the former location of a house called Wings, where she lodged in 1804. Date: 1775 - 1817

Background imageBust Collection: Miltiades (c. 550-c. 489 BC), Athenian military leader and politician

Miltiades (c. 550-c. 489 BC), Athenian military leader and politician
illustration of a Miltiades (c.550-c.489 BC), Athenian military leader and politician

Background imageBust Collection: Aristotle crying, conceptual artwork

Aristotle crying, conceptual artwork
Aristotle crying. Conceptual artwork of a bust of the Ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle (384 BC-322 BC), who is depicted here crying

Background imageBust Collection: Chiswick House N080093

Chiswick House N080093
CHISWICK HOUSE, London. The Saloon. Detail of busts and sunlight on wall

Background imageBust Collection: Chiswick House busts K020256

Chiswick House busts K020256
CHISWICK HOUSE, London. View of two of the busts in the Tribunal or Saloon. Statue heads

Background imageBust Collection: Bust of the Roman god Saturn (engraving)

Bust of the Roman god Saturn (engraving)
7147508 Bust of the Roman god Saturn (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bust of the Roman god Saturn)

Background imageBust Collection: EyeUbiquitous_20105731

EyeUbiquitous_20105731
Italy, Sicily, Palermo, Piazza Giuseppe Verdi, Teatro Massimo, Palermo Opera House

Background imageBust Collection: Man Wearing Laurels, 1874-80 (oil on canvas)

Man Wearing Laurels, 1874-80 (oil on canvas)
3432785 Man Wearing Laurels, 1874-80 (oil on canvas) by Sargent, John Singer (1856-1925); 44.45x33.5 cm; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, CA, USA; American, out of copyright

Background imageBust Collection: Miniature silhouette - Captain Alfred Arnold Ernest Gyde

Miniature silhouette - Captain Alfred Arnold Ernest Gyde
Miniature bust-length silhouette in ebonised frame of Captain Alfred Arnold Ernest Gyde, 2nd Battalion South Staffordshire Regiment. He is in Mess Dress uniform

Background imageBust Collection: France-Music-Bowie

France-Music-Bowie
British singer David Bowie performs on stage during a concert in La Courneuve on July 3, 1987. AFP PHOTO BERTRAND GUAY / AFP PHOTO / BERTRAND GUAY

Background imageBust Collection: Cartoon, Henry Irving and F B Chatterton

Cartoon, Henry Irving and F B Chatterton
Cartoon, Henry Irving (1838-1905), legendary actor-manager, and Frederick Balsir Chatterton (1834-1886), theatre manager, with a bust of Shakespeare in the background -- Shakespearian Experimenters

Background imageBust Collection: Titus (39-81 AD). Roman Emperor. Bust. Marble

Titus (39-81 AD). Roman Emperor. Bust. Marble
Titus (39-81 AD). Roman Emperor. Flavian dynasty. Bust. Marble. 70-80 AD. From Utica, near Carthage. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom

Background imageBust Collection: Bust of a Roman woman. Roman art. Early Empire

Bust of a Roman woman. Roman art. Early Empire. Sculpture. SPAIN. CATALONIA. BARCELONA. Barcelona. Archaeology Museum of Catalonia

Background imageBust Collection: General Themistocles

General Themistocles
illustration of a General Themistocles

Background imageBust Collection: Sophocles

Sophocles ( circa 496a'406 bc ), Greek playwright. His seven surviving plays are notable for their complexity of plot and depth of characterization

Background imageBust Collection: Vespasian, Roman emperor

Vespasian, Roman emperor
Vespasian (9 AD-79 AD), Roman emperor. Vespasian was the ninth emperor of the Roman Empire, ascending to power after a year of civil wars and ruling for nearly 10 years from 69 AD until his death

Background imageBust Collection: Bust of Euripides. 5th c. BC. Greek art. Sculpture

Bust of Euripides. 5th c. BC. Greek art. Sculpture on marble. ITALY. Rome. Capitoline Museums

Background imageBust Collection: Egyptian queen. Painted limestone head, 18th Dynasty

Egyptian queen. Painted limestone head, 18th Dynasty
EGYPT: NEFERTITI. Egyptian queen. Painted limestone head, 18th Dynasty

Background imageBust Collection: Slovakia, Bratislava. Historic downtown Main Square. Bronze Napoleon statue

Slovakia, Bratislava. Historic downtown Main Square. Bronze Napoleon statue

Background imageBust Collection: 3rd President of the United States. Stipple engraving, c1801, by Cornelius Tiebout

3rd President of the United States. Stipple engraving, c1801, by Cornelius Tiebout
THOMAS JEFFERSON (1743-1826). 3rd President of the United States. Stipple engraving, c1801, by Cornelius Tiebout

Background imageBust Collection: ZEUS. Wood engraving of a Roman marble copy of the lost 4th century B. C. original Greek sculpture

ZEUS. Wood engraving of a Roman marble copy of the lost 4th century B. C. original Greek sculpture
ZEUS. Wood engraving of a Roman marble copy of the lost 4th century B.C. original Greek sculpture

Background imageBust Collection: Or bust

Or bust. Illustration shows a large bull labeled Lincoln with the head of Abraham Lincoln, standing among the reeds of a swamp where a puffed-up frog labeled Roosevelt is standing on a piece of




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"Busts: A Glimpse into History and Art" Step into the world of ancient Rome with the majestic bust of the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius, a remarkable relic from 121-180 AD. Marvel at his stoic expression and imagine the power he once held. In Trinity College's Long Room, Dublin, immerse yourself in knowledge surrounded by countless books as you gaze upon various busts. Among them stands Nefertiti, an Egyptian queen immortalized in limestone and stucco. Her beauty transcends time. Discover Themistocles, a revered figure from ancient Greece whose wisdom shaped history. His bust serves as a reminder of his strategic brilliance that influenced empires. Hannibal's Naples Bust takes us back to one of history's greatest military minds. Imagine his fierce determination as he led armies across treacherous terrains. Travel to Vietnam where Ho Chi Minh's bust proudly stands alongside the Vietnamese socialist flag. This symbolizes their fight for independence in Indochina, leaving an indelible mark on Southeast Asia. Switching gears to music legends, David Bowie's iconic Gbr-Music-Bowie captures his enigmatic persona forever etched in our memories. Celebrate his artistic genius through this captivating sculpture. Delve into artistry beyond historical figures with David Wright's nude pin-up masterpiece. Appreciate its sensuality while recognizing its contribution to art history. Marcus Antonius' regal presence reminds us of Rome’s tumultuous past intertwined with love and betrayal during Cleopatra’s reign—a tale that continues to captivate generations. Claudius Galen’s scientific contributions come alive through his meticulously crafted bust—honoring a medical pioneer whose teachings still influence modern medicine today. Lastly, Alexander III the Great—the King of Macedonia—stands tall even after centuries have passed since his reign ended in 323 B. C. , reminding us of his unparalleled conquests that reshaped the world.