Bonanome, Giovanni Battista (3)
Bonanome, Nicola (3)
Bonanome, Nicola Delete
The Emperor Nero
Marble. Ca. 1565
Bonanome, Giovanni Battista; Bonanome, Nicola
In 1562 and 1565 Philip II commissioned the Bonanome brothers to execute two series of busts of the "Twelve Emperors" of whom Suetonius wrote biographies. The monarch was not satisfied with the busts [+]
The Emperor Augustus
This impressive portrait of Augustus (27 BC to 14 AD) is by the Bonanome brothers, who were commissioned by Philip II in 1562 and 1565 to execute two series of busts of the first twelve Roman emperors [+]
White marble. Ca. 1565
In 1562 and 1565 Philip II commissioned the Bonanome brothers to execute two series of busts of the twelve Roman emperors whose lives were recounted by Suetonius. In 1571 Philip had the busts sent to [+]