"From Caligula to Constantine: Tyranny and Transformation in Roman Portraiture"
2000-09-16 until 2000-11-26
Michael C. Carlos Museum of Emory University
Atlanta, GA, USA United States of America

The first exhibition held in the United States or abroad to focus on how sculpted portraits of condemned emperors like Caligula and Nero were transformed after their death or fall from power, From Caligula to Constantine will consist of approximately 50 objects and a selection of coins from the American Numismatic Society.

The exhibition will be complemented by a variety of scholarly and educational programs. A catalogue accompanying the exhibition will consist of detailed entries on the individual objects featured in the exhibition, as well as significant essays by scholars in the field.

IMAGE:
Portrait of Elagabalus,
Recut into portrait of Severus Alexander.
Roman, AD 220-230.
Marble.
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

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