The portrait of Augustus: Power, Body and Myth

• Grant number: 14/24244-9
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master
• Start date: May 01, 2015
• End date: August 31, 2016
• Field of knowledge: Linguistics, Literature and Arts - Arts - Art Fundamentals and Criticism
• Agreement: Coordination of Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES)
• Principal Investigator: José Geraldo Costa Grillo
• Grantee: Mayara Amaral Fernandes
• Host Institution: Escola de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas (EFLCH). Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP). Campus Guarulhos. Guarulhos , SP, Brazil

Abstract

This research aims to study the portraiture of the Augustan Age. Given the many approaches currently practiced in the History of Roman Art, I have chosen one called "Art and Context", which puts its focus on production, function and reception of artistic works.