While venturing the Metropolitan Museum of Art I browsed through many historical pieces of art that helped establish humanity as we know. I discovered a portrait of an emperor while actively looking at the Greek and Roman Art Department. At first glance, I noticed Greek and Roman Art department at the beginning of the museum making it easy to locate. The museum use of space with conjunction to where this gallery was placed can help to recognize the beginning of AD time period. Upon entering Greek and Roman Department, I noticed the change of brightness. The lightening compared to other areas in the museum was very profound. Increase lighting can help the audience to see art in finer detail. This portrait I viewed was surrounded by other emperors.
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The bronze Portrait is a Mid-Imperial, Severan time period. According to the portrait regarding this piece in the Metropolitan Museum, it was around the time 212-217 A.D. This work of art depicts Caracalla as a grown man, when he was deemed emperor during the Roman Culture. Craftsmen shaped the emperors head in a frontal view, oval shape. The medium of this portrait was made using bronze. The medium used was classified as bronze to create this work of craftsman like piece of art. However, bronze tend to have behaviors of erosion after a course of time. Erosion was evident enabling it to be more relatable to reference of age. Visually audiences can see discoloration value; pure bronze to eroded bronze. Facial hair details make it more age realistic by portraying repeated vertical downwards strokes. Also, three asymmetrical horizontal line along the forehead stressing age like wrinkles. The S- line wave pattern in Caracalla hair signifies a repeatable curve lines stroke. Caracalla chin, ears, eyebrows, nostrils’, lips, facial hair, forehead, and noise are foreshortened to bring in depth to allude the specific body parts. The composition is very balanced although asymmetrical in nature. The lines are very controlled, you can see depth and detail where needed
The bronze Portrait is a Mid-Imperial, Severan time period. According to the portrait regarding this piece in the Metropolitan Museum, it was around the time 212-217 A.D. This work of art depicts Caracalla as a grown man, when he was deemed emperor during the Roman Culture. Craftsmen shaped the emperors head in a frontal view, oval shape. The medium of this portrait was made using bronze. The medium used was classified as bronze to create this work of craftsman like piece of art. However, bronze tend to have behaviors of erosion after a course of time. Erosion was evident enabling it to be more relatable to reference of age. Visually audiences can see discoloration value; pure bronze to eroded bronze. Facial hair details make it more age realistic by portraying repeated vertical downwards strokes. Also, three asymmetrical horizontal line along the forehead stressing age like wrinkles. The S- line wave pattern in Caracalla hair signifies a repeatable curve lines stroke. Caracalla chin, ears, eyebrows, nostrils’, lips, facial hair, forehead, and noise are foreshortened to bring in depth to allude the specific body parts. The composition is very balanced although asymmetrical in nature. The lines are very controlled, you can see depth and detail where needed