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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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Preferred Title:
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Equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius
Work_PrefTitle
Equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius
Preferred Title
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Image View:
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Close detail, looking up into the horse's head from the front
Image_Title
Close detail, looking up into the horse's head from the front
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. MC3247
Work_Location_Type_D isplay
repository: Musei Capitolini (Rome, Lazio, Italy) inv. MC3247
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. 161-180 CE (creation)
Work_DateDisplay
ca. 161-180 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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equestrian statue
Work_Worktype1
equestrian statue
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; traces of gilding
Work_MaterialDisplay
bronze; 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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424 cm (height)
Work_MeasurementDisp lay
424 cm (height)
Measurements
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Description:
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The only Pre-Christian Roman equestrian statue of an emperor to fully survive from the period; in all likelihood erected in 176 CE, along with numerous other honors on the occasion of Marcus Aurelius' triumph over the Germanic tribes, or in 180 CE soon after his death. There were many equestrian statues in Rome at that time: late-Imperial descriptions of the areas of the city listed 22 such statues, called equi magni, that is larger-than-life-siz e, as this one. It soon assumed symbolic value for all those who wished to present themselves as heirs to Imperial Rome. Its location in the Lateran is first recorded in the tenth century. In 1538 Pope Paul III ordered the Farnese family to have the statue moved to the Capitoline Hill, where it stood in Michelangelo's redesigned Campidoglio. This was replaced with a copy, and the original moved inside in 1981. (Source: Capitoline Museums [website]; http://en.museicapit olini.org/)
Work_Description_Sou rce
The only Pre-Christian Roman equestrian statue of an emperor to fully survive from the period; in all likelihood erected in 176 CE, along with numerous other honors on the occasion of Marcus Aurelius' triumph over the Germanic tribes, or in 180 CE soon after his death. There were many equestrian statues in Rome at that time: late-Imperial descriptions of the areas of the city listed 22 such statues, called equi magni, that is larger-than-life-siz e, as this one. It soon assumed symbolic value for all those who wished to present themselves as heirs to Imperial Rome. Its location in the Lateran is first recorded in the tenth century. In 1538 Pope Paul III ordered the Farnese family to have the statue moved to the Capitoline Hill, where it stood in Michelangelo's redesigned Campidoglio. This was replaced with a copy, and the original moved inside in 1981. (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-ESMA-D13
Image_OriginalVendor ID
7A3-R-CM-ESMA-D13
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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