Relief of the Ara Pacis Augustae with Procession

Scan of a plaster cast produced by the Istituto d'Arte di Porta Romana (Florence) in 1981 from a 19th century mould. The original was formerly in Rome, but the reliefs reached Florence between the 16th and 18th centuries. The Procession shows a cortege comprising of the highest officers of the priesthood in Rome, the emperor in his capacity as pontiflex maximus, and the members of his family. On the sourthern side, here reproduced, we see his son-in-law Agrippa with his wife Julia and his son Gaius, his stepsons Tiberius and Drusus, the sons of the Empress Livia, and his sister Octavia's two daughters, Antonia the Elder and Antonia the Younger accompanied by their respective husbands and children. Augustus's family cortege continues on the northern side with his Livia and his nephew Lucius. The Ara Pacis Augustae or Altar of the Augustan Peace in Rome was built to celebrate the return of Augustus in 13 BCE from his campaigns in Spain and Gaul. The marble structure, which once stood on the Campus Martius, is a masterpiece of Roman sculpture and, in particular, of portraiture. Senators, officials and the Imperial family are depicted on the wall reliefs of the monument in an animated procession, perhaps, the very procession which consecrated the altar site on 4th July 13 BCE or the celebratory procession to welcome the emperor's return.本扫描对象为1981年由佛罗伦萨波塔罗马纳艺术学院（Istituto d'Arte di Porta Romana）依据19世纪模具翻制的石膏复刻品。原作最初藏于罗马，但这批浮雕在16至18世纪间被运至佛罗伦萨。 这幅《行进队列》描绘了一支扈从队伍，成员包括罗马教廷最高神职人员、以大祭司（Pontifex Maximus）身份出席的皇帝，以及皇室成员。在本次复刻的南侧场景中，可见皇帝的女婿阿格里帕（Agrippa）与其妻子尤利娅、儿子盖乌斯，继子提比略与德鲁苏斯（即皇后莉薇亚之子），皇帝的姐姐屋大维娅的两位女儿——大安东尼娅与小安东尼娅，她们各自偕同丈夫与子女随行。奥古斯都的皇室扈从队列在北侧延续，可见皇后莉薇亚与皇帝的侄子卢修斯。 罗马的奥古斯都和平祭坛（Ara Pacis Augustae）始建于公元前13年，用以纪念奥古斯都结束西班牙与高卢征战后返回罗马。这座曾矗立在马尔斯广场（Campus Martius）的大理石建筑，是罗马雕塑艺术，尤其是肖像雕塑领域的杰作。纪念碑的墙面浮雕上，生动刻画了元老院议员、官员与皇室成员组成的行进队列，这一场景或为公元前13年7月4日祭坛奠基仪式的队列，亦或是迎接皇帝凯旋的庆祝游行。