# Emperor Antoninus Pius [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [ANTICO]() - Date: 1451-1500 - Technique: Bronze, partially gilt and silvered, height 76 cm ## Commentary Working almost exclusively for the members of the Gonzaga family, frequently at their court in Mantua, Antico earned his nickname by specializing in interpretations of antique Greek and Roman sculpture. Isabella d'Este, wife of Francesco II Gonzaga, had owned five busts by Antico dating between 1519 and 1522, among them the present work. All of these share a scrupulous definition of the curls of hair within a flowing treatment of the whole; and strong noses and polished lips. ## Related artworks - [Bust of a Man]() - [Bust of a Young Man]() - [Bust of a Youth]() - [Cupid Shooting an arrow]() - [Emperor Antoninus Pius \(detail\)]() - [Equestrian Statuette of Marcus Aurelius]() - [Eros]() - [Gonzaga Vase]() - [Hercules and Antaeus]() - [Hercules and the Lernaean Hydra]() - [Medal Gianfrancesco Gonzaga di Rodigo \(obverse\)]() - [Medal Gianfrancesco Gonzaga di Rodigo \(reverse\)]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()