MARBLE PORTRAIT OF GENERAL CLODIUS ALBINUS Roman art, late 2nd century AD A larger-than-life portrait of a man with a beard and curly hair worked with a drill bit, his face slightly raised, as are his eyes with incised pupils. The face, very slightly marked by time, looks serious and austere, typical of the Severan period. Height Height : 50 cm Provenance: Former Gawain McKinley collection (1945-1996) French private collection Royal-Athena Galleries, New York Christian Levett Collection, Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins, acquired in 2008 Exhibitions: Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins (MACM), Mougins, France, June 2011-August 2023 Bibliography: J. M. Eisenberg, Art of the Ancient World, Royal-Athena Galleries, 2009, vol. XX, p. 14, no. 20 J. Pollini, "Roman Marble Sculpture" in M. Merrony (ed.), Mougins Museum of Classical Art, France, 2011, p. 103, fig. 60 Ancient Egypt, May/July 2013 Sylvia Davis, Museum Watch, November 2013, p. 15 Blooloop, Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins Launches Virtual Interactive Museum - MACM 4D, 18 October 2016 Nice Matin, 19 May 2018 R. Leung, "From 4th-Century Greek Vases to Female Abstract Expressionism", Larry's List, 2022, [On-line]. Available at: https://www.larryslist.com/artmarket/the-talks/from-4th-century-greek-vases-to-female-abstract-expressionism/ Clodius Albinus, a Roman general born in North Africa, distinguished himself by his military talent, particularly in Brittany, where he governed successfully. During the imperial crisis of 193, he initially allied himself with Septimius Severus, who appointed him Caesar. But the alliance was short-lived: betrayed and discarded, Albinus proclaimed himself emperor and went to war with Severus. Their confrontation culminated in 197 at Lugdunum (Lyon), where Albinus was defeated and put to death. His fate illustrates the violent power struggles at the end of the second century in the Roman Empire. A Roman marble portrait of the General Clodius Albinus, Late 2nd century A.D Clodius Albinus, a Roman general born in North Africa, distinguished himself through his military skill, particularly in Britain, where he governed successfully. During the imperial crisis of 193 CE, he initially allied himself with Septimius Severus, who named him Caesar. However, the alliance soon broke down: betrayed and sidelined, Albinus proclaimed himself emperor and went to war against Severus. Their conflict culminated in 197 CE at Lugdunum (modern-day Lyon), where Albinus was defeated and executed. His fate exemplifies the violent power struggles that marked the late second century of the Roman Empire