Bust of Nero in Warandepark, Brussels

Laurent Delvaux (1696, Ghent – 24 February 1778, Nivelles) was a Flemish sculptor. After a successful international career that brought him to London and Rome, he returned to the Austrian Netherlands where he was a sculptor to the court. Delvaux was a transitional figure between the Baroque and Neo-classicism. Delvaux created a series of twelve busts of Roman emperors in the Warandepark in Brussels which have been display there permanently since 1782. They are aranged around a fountain, carved out of white marble each with their armour in a jasper-coloured marble. The sculptures are almost unrecognizable as their faces have weathered quite drastically but it is presumed that this piece depicted Nero by his slight facial hair. This object is part of Scan The World. Scan the World is a non-profit initiative introduced by MyMiniFactory, through which we are creating a digital archive of fully 3D printable sculptures, artworks and landmarks from across the globe for the public to access for free. Scan the World is an open source, community effort, if you have interesting items around you and would like to contribute, email [e-mail] to find out how you can help.洛朗·德尔沃（Laurent Delvaux）（1696年生于根特，1778年2月24日于尼韦勒逝世）是佛兰芒雕塑家。在开启一段享誉国际的创作生涯（足迹遍及伦敦与罗马）后，他重返奥地利属尼德兰地区，担任宫廷雕塑师。德尔沃是巴洛克（Baroque）与新古典主义（Neo-classicism）之间的过渡性人物。 德尔沃为布鲁塞尔沃兰德公园（Warandepark）创作了一套共十二尊罗马皇帝胸像，该组作品自1782年起便永久陈列于此。这些胸像环绕喷泉排布，均以白色大理石雕刻而成，铠甲部分则采用碧玉色（Jasper）大理石。由于面部历经严重风化，这些雕塑几乎难以辨识，但据推测，其中一尊因面部带有细微胡须，被认为是尼禄（Nero）的胸像。 该作品隶属于“扫描全球”（Scan The World）项目。“扫描全球”是由MyMiniFactory推出的非营利性倡议，旨在打造一套可免费面向公众获取的、涵盖全球各地雕塑、艺术品与地标的可3D打印数字档案。该项目为开源社区协作项目，若您身边有值得分享的藏品并希望参与贡献，可发送邮件至[e-mail]了解参与方式。