The Funerary Monument of Flavius Agricola is a Roman marble piece by Antonine that is now on display in the Indianapolis Museum of Art. The sculpture was first found in 1626 under the floor of the Vatican when Bernini’s famous altar was being put up. After the monument was found, it was added to the collection of Cardinal Bernini. In the sculpture, Flavius Agricola is laid out in a semi relaxed position on what appears to be the lid of a coffin that has had a high back and a high side at his head and at his feet. He is laying on his side in a slightly angled position with one leg slightly bent under the other. He has a cloth of some sort partially wrapped around his body, although his foot, head, neck, left side, left hand, torso, and his
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He has clearly defined age lines on his forehead and around his mouth, and there are also bags under his eyes. His eyes appear to be looking up a bit, like he is watching someone in front of him. His mouth is made of small lips that are framed by a mustache and beard. The beard starts at his side burns and flows elegantly down to form a slight cleft at his chin. Moving down from his face, you notice his shoulders and his pectoral muscles which are slightly bigger, as though he had a job lifting heavy things. There is also a small rust orange circle that almost looks like it could have been a wound from something hitting the are where his heart would be. In the palm of his left hand, there is a bowl that almost resembles a tiny pot with handle. The pot most likely would have been used as a vessel to drink out of. His torso is slightly twisted as he bends one leg under the other. The pleats in the cloth that is partially wrapped around follow his movement. There is a break in the cloth where his knee is bent. The foot of the top leg sticks out from under the cloth. Antonine paid great attention to the details of the foot as well as the hands on the body. They are directly proportional to the rest of the body. The foot that peaks out from under the cloth is incredibly detailed, down to the knuckles and curves of the toes. Antonine even detailed the arch of the
He has clearly defined age lines on his forehead and around his mouth, and there are also bags under his eyes. His eyes appear to be looking up a bit, like he is watching someone in front of him. His mouth is made of small lips that are framed by a mustache and beard. The beard starts at his side burns and flows elegantly down to form a slight cleft at his chin. Moving down from his face, you notice his shoulders and his pectoral muscles which are slightly bigger, as though he had a job lifting heavy things. There is also a small rust orange circle that almost looks like it could have been a wound from something hitting the are where his heart would be. In the palm of his left hand, there is a bowl that almost resembles a tiny pot with handle. The pot most likely would have been used as a vessel to drink out of. His torso is slightly twisted as he bends one leg under the other. The pleats in the cloth that is partially wrapped around follow his movement. There is a break in the cloth where his knee is bent. The foot of the top leg sticks out from under the cloth. Antonine paid great attention to the details of the foot as well as the hands on the body. They are directly proportional to the rest of the body. The foot that peaks out from under the cloth is incredibly detailed, down to the knuckles and curves of the toes. Antonine even detailed the arch of the