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A modern marble Herm shaped bust of the Greek philosopher Epicurus. After a Roman sculpture, once displayed in Cardinal Albani’s villa, Rome. The Cardinal was friend and patron of Winckelmann, who used the Albani collection and library to develop his formative work 'The History and Art of Antiquity' (1764). The bust has a high forehead with subtly curved and furrowed brows. The hair sits in short wavy locks, thicker on the right side. The highly defined curls of the long beard group into sets of ringlets. The face is smooth and ageless. Fabric drapes over his back and left shoulder. The Greek letters ΕΠΙΚΟΥΡΟΣ are inscribed along the right edge. Epicurus, son of a teacher from Samos, challenged traditional Greek attitudes to luxury, politics and religion.
This bust was acquired to replace Lord Burlington's original, now at Chatsworth.
Title
Epicurus (341 BC–270 BC)
Medium
marble
Measurements
H 69 x W 35.5 x D 28 cm
Accession number
88003094
Work type
Bust
Inscription description
in Greek on right side: Επίκουρος (Epicurus)