Portrait of Caracalla as a Child in the Louvre, June 2013

Caracalla as a child
Emperor from AD 211 to 217
Between AD 196 and 204
Marble
H. 28.5 cm

This bust still shows the influence of children’s portraits in the 2nd century AD, a style fostered by Septimus Severus (AD 193–211), who wanted people to believe he had been adopted by Marcus Aurelius (AD 161–180).

Former Borghese collection. Purchased in 1807
Department of Greek, Etruscan, and Roman Antiquities
Inventaire MR 411
(n° usuel Ma 1172)

Text from: cartelen.louvre.fr/cartelen/visite?srv=car_not_frame&idNotice=2886&langue=en