So this is a little off topic, but bear with me and I think it might not be.
I was browsing all the galleries tonight and looking at the
portraits of
Roman Emperors and their ladies. Each time I saw a particularly well rendered
portrait I could think of people I know that sort of look like these emperors. I'm beginning to recognize some of the less obvious
portraits now just by sight.
I was thinking, is there a particular person (celebrity, political figure, someone you know, etc.) that to you looks like the perfect image of a particular emperor? In other words, if you were going to
cast a movie, or paint a modern
portrait, is there someone you know of that would make the perfect modern stand-in?
For me, I don't have a picture, but the bully in my junior high school was John G., and he looked exactly like what I think
Nero looks like after seeing hundreds of
his coins. I mean the resemblence is striking. Wish I
had a pic to see if you all agrred.
So, how about you?