Julia Augusta - Kromeríž, Czech Republic.
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Julia Augusta originally named Drusilla Livia (*58 BC), Roman noblewoman and wife of Emperor Augustus
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Location: Zlínský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 10/26/2024
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Livia Drusilla (30 January 59 BC – 28 September AD 29) was Roman empress from 27 BC to AD 14 as the wife of Augustus, the first Roman emperor. She was known as Julia Augusta after her formal adoption into the Julia gens in AD 14.
Livia was the daughter of the senator Marcus Livius Drusus Claudianus and his wife Alfidia. She married Tiberius Claudius Nero around 43 BC, and they had two sons, Tiberius and Drusus. In 38 BC, she divorced Tiberius Claudius Nero and married the political leader Octavian. The Senate granted Octavian the title Augustus in 27 BC, effectively making him emperor. Livia then became the Roman empress. In this role, she served as an influential confidant of her husband and was rumored to have been responsible for the deaths of a number of Augustus' relatives, including his grandson Agrippa Postumus.
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The statue of Julia Augusta is part of a group of sculptures that make up the decoration of the Colonnade of the Flower Garden in Kromeríž.
The Flower Garden (originally Libosad) in Kromeríž is an original early Baroque park in the geometric style of a French garden with typical elements. The garden was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1998. The garden was designed by Italian architects Filiberto Lucchese and Giovanni Pietro Tencalla.
The Colonnade in the Flower Garden is a 244 m long arcaded loggia forming one whole side of the Flower Garden in Kromeríž. The colonnade originally served as the main entrance to the Flower Garden. The gallery is decorated with 44 statues of ancient gods, historical and mythical figures in niches and 46 busts above the pillars on consoles. The sculptures on the colonnade are made of sandstone and are about 3/4 life size. The figure is clothed in a flowing, richly draped robe
The statues were created gradually, from about 1671 onwards, and were sculpted according to the engravings in Francois Perrier's publication on collections of ancient works in Roman gardens, as well as quotations from engravings of Roman bas-reliefs in Johann Jacob Sandrart's book.