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Marcia Furnilla was a Roman noblewoman who lived in the 1st century. Furnilla was the second and last wife of the future Roman Emperor Titus as well as the aunt of the future emperor Trajan .
Sep 21, 2018 · Information. Gender, Identity and the Body in Greek and Roman Sculpture , pp. 110 - 122. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781139600439.009 [Opens in a new window] Publisher: Cambridge University Press. Print publication year: 2018.
- Rosemary Barrow
- 2018
A free-standing Roman portrait of a late Flavian period Roman lady, perhaps Marcia Furnilla, the second wife of the emperor Titus. The woman has depicted herself as Venus/Aphrodite. (the feet of an "eros," or cupid survive at the base of the statue on the left).
Also known as Marcia Furnilla primary name: primary name: Marcia Furnilla Details individual; royal/imperial; Roman; Female Biography Second wife of Emperor Titus (q.v.)
Many people believe it is depicting Marcia Furnilla, the second wife of Titus because it was possibly found in a Flavian villa near Albano. However, it is more likely that it is a funerary statue of an unknown elite woman from a Trajanic tomb, as it is consistent with the funerary trends of that time.
In her statue Marcia Furnilla is given the body of Venus, which acts as a kind of costume; the woman's actual body is replaced by a divine one. This explains the contrast between Furnilla 's aged face and round youthful body.
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Title: Marcia Furnilla, from Roman Emperors and Empresses Artist: Aegidius Sadeler II (Netherlandish, Antwerp 1568–1629 Prague) Publisher: Marcus Sadeler (German, Munich before 1614–in or after 1650) Date: 1586–1629
