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<p>[QUOTE="Marsyas Mike, post: 3368665, member: 85693"]Great post - I really enjoyed all the examples. Valerian's portrait is not done at the best time for Roman art, but almost all of them, even the crudest ones, make me a little sad - he looks more like an overworked guy in a cubicle than someone who should be taking on Persia. (I work in a cubicle, by the way, so I know the look). </p><p><br /></p><p>It would be interesting to see who they would cast in a movie - not Brad Pitt, please (he could play Gallienus). Wilford Brimley? I suppose he's too old now (84). </p><p><br /></p><p>I have a couple:</p><p><br /></p><p>Apollo:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]893493[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Securitas:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]893494[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Pietas:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]893496[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Marsyas Mike, post: 3368665, member: 85693"]Great post - I really enjoyed all the examples. Valerian's portrait is not done at the best time for Roman art, but almost all of them, even the crudest ones, make me a little sad - he looks more like an overworked guy in a cubicle than someone who should be taking on Persia. (I work in a cubicle, by the way, so I know the look). It would be interesting to see who they would cast in a movie - not Brad Pitt, please (he could play Gallienus). Wilford Brimley? I suppose he's too old now (84). I have a couple: Apollo: [ATTACH=full]893493[/ATTACH] Securitas: [ATTACH=full]893494[/ATTACH] Pietas: [ATTACH=full]893496[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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