Statua bronzea di Germanico, a photo from Terni, Umbria

Photographer's Note

Bronze statue of Germanicus (1st century AD), accidentally found by a bulldozer in 1963 while work was in progress to expand a mill in Via delle Rimembranze, a few hundred meters from Porta Romana. The statue, of slightly larger proportions than true, the sculpture depicts the young Roman general (who died in Syria on his return from a military campaign in 19 AD), armed and covered with a richly decorated armor. The figure holds a spear in his left hand, while the right is raised in the symbolic gesture of addressing his army. For this reason, scholars believe that the statue was placed on the campus just outside the city, an area that is used for physical exercises and military training for local youth.

maloutim, ChrisJ, holmertz, pierrefonds, Fis2, jean113, papagolf21, jhm, mcmtanyel, ikeharel, PiotrF has marked this note useful

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lousat (139914) 2019-07-11 4:08

Ciao Silvio,mi immagino la meraviglia del bulldozzeratore quando ha visto apparire questa meraviglia dal sottosuolo. Riportata alla sua originale bellezza in maniera sublime,davvero perfetta,sia la statua che la foto. Buon pranzo,Luciano

holmertz (103540) 2019-07-11 4:19

Hello Silvio,
It is marvellous that such a fine piece of ancient culture could be discovered by coincidence so relatively recently. You captured it in a good light with superb contrasts that have created a wonderful 3D effect.
Kind regards,
Gert

ChrisJ (172378) 2019-07-11 4:20

Ciao Silvio

An interesting find in the fields by the bulldozer. Restoration experts have done a great job. Good sharpness and pastel colours. Tfs!

Ilonka1974 (10307) 2019-07-11 6:54

Hi Silvio,
Very nice capture of this statue.
Colours and sharpness are great.
Well done.
Best regards
Janusz

Nicou (193814) 2019-07-11 6:55

Hello Silvio

quelle statue de bronze de Germanicus fantastique quel travil pour r閍liser une telle statue un tr鑣 bel homme une superbe image
Bravo et amiti�
Nicou

pajaran (116947) 2019-07-11 7:00

Dobar dan.
Lep pogled, dobar tekst ...
Lepo pokazano, dobar kontrast i ostrina.
Lepa skulptura rimskog generala.
Zelim vam lepo popodne, sve najbolje.
Paja.

Good day.
Nice view, good text ...
Beautifully shown, good contrast and sharpness.
A beautiful sculpture of the Roman general.
I wish you good afternoon, all the best.

pierrefonds (115436) 2019-07-11 7:19

Hi Silvio,

The tight frame is putting the satue in evidence. The point of view is showing the details od the bronze statue of Germanicus. The light has a good effect on the colors. Have a nice day.

Pierre

mesutilgim (0) 2019-07-11 7:51

Hello Silvio,
Another interesting capture/entry in your gallery. Bronze statues are not much within the cultural heritage of the Roman Periods, but this one is really perfect.
Very good observed and captured. Good usefull notes as well.
TFS and best regards
MESUT ILGIM

jmdias (116341) 2019-07-11 10:40

silvio

I thought it was a modern copy because it was so well preserved. amazing as it survived to us in these special conditions and with few damages. TFS this treasure.

take care

jorge

Fis2 (171823) 2019-07-11 12:44

Witaj Silvio!
A very nice bronze statue of Germanicius.
Good POV, colors and sharpness.
Nice presentation.
Good evening.
Krzysztof

Miguel82 (47110) 2019-07-11 12:55

Silvio, the photo note describes very well the statue. It represents a Roman general with its weapons. A battle is sculpted on his coat of mail. Relevant vertical framing, sharp shot.

jemaflor (148124) 2019-07-11 23:31

Hi Silvio,
Well photographed this statue, perfect angle and sharpness, interesting almost sepia colors, tfs.

papagolf21 (152607) 2019-07-11 23:43

Bonjour, cher ami Silvio,
Tout simplement fabuleux d'avoir pu sauver cette magnifique sculpture (heureusement que le chauffeur a fait preuve de ma顃rise en d閏ouvrant ce tr閟or).
Incroyable de beaut� et de richesse.
Amiti閟.
Philippe

emka (158680) 2019-07-12 0:21

Ciao caro Silvio, Wonderful presentation of this Germanicus monument. Excellent sharpness and colours.,
have a nice day

MAlgo

COSTANTINO (117672) 2019-07-12 0:52

Ciao Silvio,
Bella foto con la statua meravigliosa
ottimi colori bel POV
cari saluti e Buon weekend
Costantino

jhm (211738) 2019-07-12 4:49

Ciao Silvio,

Lovely bronze statue of Germanicus not easy to photographed
But you did wonderful.
Pleasant to look at.
Very well done, TFS.

Best regards,
John

alvaraalto (42804) 2019-07-12 5:44

Hello Silvio
That must be an unexpected sensation to find suddenly this beautiful statue in the bin of your bulldozer. Probably a cautious operator because the image appears to be in excellent condition.
Very special that it will appear after so much time.
Excellent picture
Have a good weekend, groet Rob

mcmtanyel (69101) 2019-07-22 21:37

Hello Silvio,
It is a fine statue, I am intrigued by how decorated his shield was. 👍🏻👍🏻
Regards,
MT

ikeharel (114477) 2019-07-23 1:16

Ciao Silvio,
Well preserved through almost 2000 years, the statue has an imposing sight and good shine under the indoor's light.
Buona giornata,
Ike

abmdsudi (95869) 2019-07-26 2:58

Hi Silvio
This is a fine photographic record of this shiny bronze statue. The exposure is good, inclusion of the base improve and strengthen the composition, while'plane' background serves well to concentrate interest on the statue. Sharpness, detail and viewpoint are admirable minus hard shadow. Lovely captured aided by your good info notes, Congrats.
Best regards

PiotrF (55862) 2019-08-23 17:10

Hello Silvio,
A beautiful capture of bronze statue of Germanicus .
Attractive picture with good composition, nice colours and good sharpness.
Fine presentation
Regards
Piotr