Faustina the Elder

Faustina the Elder (also known as Faustina I, AD 100-140) was a Roman empress alongside her husband, emperor Antoninus Pius. As empress, Faustina was well respected and renowned for her beauty and wisdom. Throughout her life, as a private citizen and as empress, she was involved in assisting charities for the poor and sponsoring and assisting in the education of Roman children, particularly girls. Her typical haristyle, braids pulled back into a bun, became fashion in the empire for several decades. This portrait of her is set in a modern alabaster bust.老福斯蒂娜（Faustina I，亦称福斯蒂娜一世，公元100年—140年）是与丈夫安敦宁·毕尤（Antoninus Pius）共治的罗马皇后。作为皇后，她以出众的美貌与过人的智慧广受尊崇与赞誉。无论身为平民百姓还是帝国皇后，她毕生都投身于扶助贫民的慈善事业，并积极赞助、助力罗马儿童（尤以女童为核心）的教育事业。她标志性的发型——将发辫收拢挽成发髻——曾在整个罗马帝国风靡数十年。本次收录的这件肖像作品为现代雪花石膏（alabaster）胸像。