Article: Looking for Antinous https://antigonejournal.com/2022/02/looking-for-antinous/
Head of Antinous, probably as Priest of Attis, found in Ostia, Campo della Magna Mater, in the spring of 1869, Palazzo Massimo alle Terme, Rome
Antinous, from Hadrian’s Villa, late Hadrianic period 130-138 AD.
Antinous Mondragone, c. 130 AD, from the Mondragone villa in Frascati (Italy), owned by the Borghese family, Louvre Museum, Paris
Marble bust of Antinous portrayed here as the reborn god Dionysus, known as Lansdowne Antinous, found at Hadrian’s Villa in 1769, c. 130 – 138 AD, Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge (UK) Carole Raddato CC BY-SA
Antinous as Agathodemon. headless marble statue completed with an Antinous’ head, 130–138 AD, Altes Museum, Berlin
Antinous as Aristaeus, god of the shepherds and cheese-making, bee-keeping, Louvre Museum, Paris
So-called “Braschi Antinous”, the statue is composed of an antique head of Antinous and an antique body of Hercules, 2nd century AD, Louvre Museum
Over life-size Egyptianizing statue of Antinous, from the Sanctuary of Isis built by Herodes Atticus (101-176 AD), Archaeological Museum of Marathon, Greece
Statue of Antinous as Osiris, 131-138 AD, probably found in the Antinoeion at Hadrian’s Villa (a sanctuary dedicated to Antinous), Vatican Museums
Head of Antinous, formely Maviglia Collection in Tivoli, 130-138 AD, Baths of Diocletian Museum, Rome
Antinous from Butrint
Statue of Antinous as a Dionysiac figure, Pentelic marble, from the Via Modena, Centrale Montemartini, Rome
Antinous as a priest of the imperial cult, marble statue found in Cyrene (Libya), Louvre Museum, Paris
Antinous as Dionysus, Louvre
Antinous, shortly after 130 AD, Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen
Statue of Antinous as Osiris, from Canopus, Egypt, Osiris, Sunken Mysteries of Egypt exhibition Paris 2015
Antinous with the attributes of Bacchus, Antinous Braschi, Vatican Museums
Bust of Antinous, 130-138 AD, Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence Carole Raddato CC BY-SA
Antinous as Dionysus, Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen
Antinous portrayed as the hero Androclus, mythical founder and first king of Ephesus, ca. 138 – 161 AD, from Ephesus, Izmir Archaeological Museum, Turkey Carole Raddato CC BY-SA
Bust of Antinous, found at Hadrian’s Villa in 1790, Vatican Museums
Portrait bust with head of Antinous.
Found in Patras in 1856 along with bust no. 418.
Dated a little after 130 AD.
Inv. no. 417
Found in Patras in 1856 along with bust no. 418.
Dated a little after 130 AD.
Inv. no. 417
Antinous with the attributes of Bacchus, Antinous Braschi, Vatican Museums
Statue of the deified Antinous represented as Asklepios, found in the outer court of the sanctuary which it apparently adorned, 2nd century AD, Archaeological Museum of Eleusis
Portrait of Antinous in relief, perhaps once mounted as a medallion (tondo), ca. 130-140 AD, Cinquantenaire Museum, Bruxelles
Antinous, c. AD 130-138, restored c. 1795 as Ganymede, Lady Lever Art Gallery, Liverpool © Carole Raddato
Antinous-Bacchus, 2nd century AD, Naples Archaeological Museum
Marble bust of Antinous, circa AD 130, Glyptothek Museum, Munich
Bust of Antinous, Hampton Court Palace
The Antinous Farnese, AD 130-138, Naples Archaeological Museum
Antinous as Silvanus (god of woods and fields), harvesting grapes, marble relief, 130–138 AD, from Torre del Padiglione.
Antinous, National Museum of Denmark, Copenhagen
Antinous, Musei Capitolini, Rome
Bust of Antinous as Osiris, from Hadrian’s Villa, 131-138 AD, Vatican Museums
Fragment of a portrait head of Antinous, Art Institute of Chicago
Bust of Antinous, 130 – 140 AD, from Rome, Altes Museum, Berlin
Bust of Antinous, 131-132 AD, Museo del Prado, Madrid
The Orestes and Pylades group (also known as San Ildefonso Group), around 10 BC, found in Rome, Museo del Prado, Madrid
The Orestes and Pylades group (also known as San Ildefonso Group), detail of head of Antinous added to the ground in the 17th century, around 10 BC, Museo del Prado, Madrid
Marble statuette of Antinous, was found in Athens in a cistern.
Antinoos as Ganymedes, Chiaramonti Museum, Vatican Museums
the nose, mouth, left part of the face and major part of the bust are modern restorations
Relief with a portrait of Antinous crowed with a laurel wreath. The marble slab, nose, lips, chin and neck are modern.
Antinous Telamon, from the Antinoeion of Hadrian’s Villa, Sala a Croce Greca, Vatican Museums, Rome
Antinous Telamon, from the Antinoeion of Hadrian’s Villa, Sala a Croce Greca, Vatican Museums, Rome
Naked bust with head of Antinous, found in Patras in 1856, after 130 AD, in storage at the National Archaeological Museum of Athens
Antinous as Osiris on a modern bust, found in Hadrian’s Villa, Louvre Museum
Marble bust of Antinous, from the Hermitage Museum.
Bust of Antinous, from Syria, after AD 130.
Limestone statue of Antinous as a hunter, found in the sea, AD 130-138, Mougins Museum of Classical Art, France
Portrait of Antinous, from Puteoli, Marble from Thasos, Museo Archeologico dei Campi Flegrei nel Castello di Baia, Italy
Marble head from a small bust of Antinous, around AD 130, probably from Rome. Now in the British Museum.
Statue of Antinous from the Villa of Els Munts, National Archaeological Museum of Tarragona, Spain.
Small bust of Antinous, carved in Egyptian alabaster, possibly from Antinoopolis, Landesmuseum Württemberg, Stuttgart © Landesmuseum Württemberg
Larger-than-life statue of Antinous-Osiris, red marble, from Hadrian’s Villa in Tivoli, ca. AD 135, State Museum of Egyptian Art, Munich
Marble portrait head of Antinous, ca. AD 130–138, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/257825
Marble portrait head of Antinous, ca. AD 130–138, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City
Miscellaneous…
Sardonyx cameo of Antinous, ca. 130 AD, decorative mount of the late 17th century, Cabinet des médailles, Paris
Medallion of Antinous from Alexandria, Vienna Kunsthistorisches Museum, Austria
Cameo of Antinous set in a golden frame in modern times, National Archaeological Museum of Florence, Italy
Medaillion of Antinous from Alexandria, Vienna Kunsthistorisches Museum, Austria
Medaillion of Antinous from Alexandria, Vienna Kunsthistorisches Museum, Austria
Mougins Museum of Classical Art, France.
Antinous (?) on the boar hunting tondo on the Arch of Constantine, Rome
Antinous (?) on the lion hunting tondo on the Arch of Constantine, Rome
Other scupltures…
Statue of Jonah with the head of the Farnese Antinous. Marble, drawn by Raphael and executed by Lorenzetto (1522–27), Chigi Chapel of the Church Santa Maria del Popolo in Rome
Statue of Jonah with the head of the Farnese Antinous. Marble, drawn by Raphael and executed by Lorenzetto (1522–27), Chigi Chapel of the Church Santa Maria del Popolo in Rome
Statue of Antinous as the god of Spring, Vertumnus, from Ostia, Vatican Museums
Statue of a youth, which combines heroic adolescent nudity with the features of Antinous, Exhibition: The youth of Mantineia, National Archaeological Museum of Athens
Antinous Ecouen Louvre, 18th century copy from an original coming from Hadrian’s Villa, now in the Prado Museum, Louvre Museum, Paris
Portrait of Antinous (?), Eretz Israel Museum, Tel Aviv
A bit of history about the bust in the Palazzo Altemps Museum in Rome
http://www.artic.edu/exhibition/portrait-antinous-two-parts
It’s interesting, don’t you think…that while most writers on Roman history are male, those on Hadrian have a fair number of women writers (Speller, Yourcenar, you). It would be fascinating to know the reason why. Do you think Antinous and his relationship with Hadrian plays a role? Perhaps Hadrian’s relationship with Sabina?
I think Hadrian’s relationships play a huge part. Plus, society expects women to be a bit more romantic (and I think we are). You see, his relationship to Antinous was what drew me to Hadrian but his politics is what made me stay. Hadrian is a really interesting man. Emotional yet rational, he loves deep and travels a lot. A man of the people, yet not perfect. It is interesting how he has such amazing qualities, yet can not be crowned the best emperor that ever happened to he Roman Empire. Maybe it’s the fact, that he barely fought any wars, that makes him more interesting for women. That being said, I am heavily basing the interest on social stereotypes and gender roles (e.g. women being more emotional and romantic). I identify as a women myself, but the reasons given are only a possibility and should be taken with a grain of salt.