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Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE A: ITALIAN ART
LocalCollection
ADJUNCT MODULE A: ITALIAN ART
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Preferred Title:
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Colossal Bronze Statue of Constantine [fragments]
Work_PrefTitle
Colossal Bronze Statue of Constantine [fragments]
Preferred Title
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Image View:
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Overall view in situ of head, left hand and globe
Image_Title
Overall view in situ of head, left hand and globe
Image View
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Creator:
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unknown (Roman (ancient))
Agent_Display
unknown (Roman (ancient))
Creator
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Location:
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repository: Musei Capitolini (Rome, Lazio, Italy) inv. MC1072; inv. MC1070; inv. MC1065
Work_Location_Type_D isplay
repository: Musei Capitolini (Rome, Lazio, Italy) inv. MC1072; inv. MC1070; inv. MC1065
Location
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Location Note:
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Piazza del Campidoglio, 1; Palazzo dei Conservatori, Marcus Aurelius Exedra
Work_LocationNotes
Piazza del Campidoglio, 1; Palazzo dei Conservatori, Marcus Aurelius Exedra
Location Note
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GPS:
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41.893056 12.4825
GPS
41.893056 12.4825
GPS
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Date:
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ca. 330-360 CE (creation)
Work_DateDisplay
ca. 330-360 CE (creation)
Date
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Cultural Context:
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Roman (ancient)
Work_Culture
Roman (ancient)
Cultural Context
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Style Period:
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Imperial (Roman)
Work_StylePeriodDisp lay
Imperial (Roman)
Style Period
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Work Type 1:
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sculpture (visual work)
Work_Worktype1
sculpture (visual work)
Work Type 1
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Classification:
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sculpture
Work_Classification
sculpture
Classification
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Material:
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bronze with traces of gilding
Work_MaterialDisplay
bronze with traces of gilding
Material
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Technique:
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casting (process)
Work_Technique
casting (process)
Technique
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Measurements:
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177 cm (height, head)
Work_MeasurementDisp lay
177 cm (height, head)
Measurements
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Description:
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The head is bronze with traces of gilding and is currently mounted on a neck made in 1595-1603 to give an idea of the symmetry in proportion with the rather elongated face. The ratio of the head allows for a colossal figure about 5 times life size. There is no evidence to determine whether the statue was sitting or standing; if standing it had to reach a height of more than eight or nine meters high. The top of the head is missing; a medieval source mentions a golden crown adorned with gems. There are a small series of quadrangular holes which could be explained by the presence of a 'corona radiata' tied to the head. The signs of aging in the face indicate that this is a portrait of Constantine rather than one of his sons, done in the last years of his life or possibly after his death. The origin is unknown, the provenance only goes back to the 12th century at the Lateran; it was moved to the Capitoline Museums in the donations by Pope Sixtus IV in 1471. The fragments include the head (inv. MC1072), 177 cm high; left hand (inv. MC1070), 150 cm long and globe (inv. MC1065), 150 cm high and a foot. (Source: Capitoline Museums [website]; http://en.museicapit olini.org/)
Work_Description_Sou rce
The head is bronze with traces of gilding and is currently mounted on a neck made in 1595-1603 to give an idea of the symmetry in proportion with the rather elongated face. The ratio of the head allows for a colossal figure about 5 times life size. There is no evidence to determine whether the statue was sitting or standing; if standing it had to reach a height of more than eight or nine meters high. The top of the head is missing; a medieval source mentions a golden crown adorned with gems. There are a small series of quadrangular holes which could be explained by the presence of a 'corona radiata' tied to the head. The signs of aging in the face indicate that this is a portrait of Constantine rather than one of his sons, done in the last years of his life or possibly after his death. The origin is unknown, the provenance only goes back to the 12th century at the Lateran; it was moved to the Capitoline Museums in the donations by Pope Sixtus IV in 1471. The fragments include the head (inv. MC1072), 177 cm high; left hand (inv. MC1070), 150 cm long and globe (inv. MC1065), 150 cm high and a foot. (Source: Capitoline Museums [website]; http://en.museicapit olini.org/)
Description
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Collection:
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Adjunct Module A: Italian Art
LocalCollection
Adjunct Module A: Italian Art
Collection
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Identifier:
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7A3-R-CM-CBSC-A01
Image_OriginalVendor ID
7A3-R-CM-CBSC-A01
Identifier
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Image_Rights
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Rights
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