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Titus Livius

c. 1550

Livius (or Liry), the most important Roman historian of the Augustan period, came from Padua, where he had been enthusiastically revered from the beginning of the Renaissance. In 1546/47, a monument was erected to him in the Palazzo della Ragione and decorated with a bust “all’antica”, which was of great significance for the development of this genre in Padua and Venice. Demand for more depictions of Livius soon increased, mainly among the city’s university scholars.

Titus Livius

Livius (or Liry), the most important Roman historian of the Augustan period, came from Padua, where he had been enthusiastically revered from the beginning of the Renaissance. In 1546/47, a monument was erected to him in the Palazzo della Ragione and decorated with a bust “all’antica”, which was of great significance for the development of this genre in Padua and Venice. Demand for more depictions of Livius soon increased, mainly among the city’s university scholars.

Time:
c. 1550

Object Name:
Statue

Culture:
Padua

Material/technology:
Marble

Copyright:
Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Kunstkammer

Invs.:
Kunstkammer, 7499

Provenance:
(48/PL/1922); from the Estensian Collection; 1872 Catajo Inv., No.1230; 1803 Catajo Inv., p.2