Cautionary Tales · Stop No. 20
Caligula
“Seemed Normal to Me”
- Era
- 37–41 AD
- Provenance
- Rome, briefly
- Medium
- Woodcut after a cracked marble original
- Edition
- Senate-approved (under duress)
A portrait bust of the emperor as his contemporaries described him in public: fine, totally fine. The crackle pattern in the marble is original. So was the horse in the Senate. Sources from within stabbing distance report no concerns whatsoever.
On Display
The Gift Shop
- Museum Reproduction Tee
- Exhibition Poster