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Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius (2nd century AD) and Spinario (Boy with Thorn)
Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius (2nd century AD)
Large bronze sculptures from antiquity are exceptionally rare but the Capitoline Museums have some of the finest on display in Rome.
The Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius (Italian: Statua equestre di Marco Aurelio; Latin: Equus Marci Aurelii) is an ancient Roman equestrian statue on the Capitoline Hill, Rome, Italy. This bronze stands 4.24 m (13.9 ft) tall and dates from ca. 175 AD.
It is the only bronze statue of a pre-Christian era emperor to have survived to the present. It was probably only saved from being melted down by being misidentified as Emperor Constantine who legalized Christianity in the Roman Empire.
A good copy of the statue has been on display outside the museum since 1981 but seeing the original inside the museum suddenly makes the copy in the piazza far less impressive.
Left Front:
Spinario (Boy Pulling a Thorn From His Foot / Boy with Thorn)
Year: 1st century BC
Material and technique: Bronze
Size: cm 73
Inventory: inv. MC1186
Boy with Thorn, also called Fedele (Fedelino) or Spinario, is a Greco-Roman Hellenistic bronze sculpture of a naked boy withdrawing a thorn from the sole of his foot. The sculpture was one of the very few Roman bronzes that was never lost to sight. It has been copied and reinterpreted many times.
The Capitoline Museums complex (Musei Capitolini) in Rome has one of the finest collections of sculptures, statues, and archaeological finds from antiquity in the world, in addition to paintings and art from the Middle Ages to the Baroque. Top highlights are very rare large Roman bronze sculptures such as the original equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius, Boy with a Thorn, and the Capitoline She-Wolf (and the much more recent Romulus and Remus). The paintings collection includes works by Caravaggio, Titian, Rubens, Van Dyck, and many other European masters. Although the museum is rarely overcrowded, buying tickets online saves time.
Portico of Temple of Antonius and Faustina
Originally dedicated in 141 by the Emperor Antoninus Pius to his deceased and deified wife, Faustina the Elder. After his death in 161, the new Emperor Marcus Aurelius, re-dedicated the temple to Antoninus and Faustina.
The Emperor Marcus Aurelius (AD 121 - 180) Marble head made in Alexandria during his rule (AD 161-180) but marble bust made in Italy a liitle later The Fitzwilliam Museum
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Marcus Aurelius - Rome - Italy
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Original gilded bronze statue of Marcus Aurelius, Capitoline Museum, Rome. The statue was mistakenly regarded as one of Emperor Constantine, and thus survived destruction by Dark Age Christians.
Relief from honorary monument to Marcus Aurelius: sacrifice to Capitoline Jupiter, 176- 180 CE In the stairwell at the Museum.
The bronze equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius now occupies a modern covered court in the Capitoline Museum. 'Between the 12th century and the early 16th century, this statue stood in the piazza before the palace and church of St. John Lateran. Then in 1538 Pope Paul III selected this gilded bronze, larger than life statue for the center of Michelangelo's pavement design for the Capitoline Hill. Today a copy stands in this spot while the original, now protected from air pollution and carefully restored, is in the Capitoline Museum.'--see [www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/italy/rome/marcusaurelius/marcusaurelius.html]
Meditation XII.14 - The Soul - Translated by George Long and rewritten by Russell McNeil - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives in Nanaimo, British Columbia where he works also as a writer and a personal trainer.
Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius (2nd century AD)
Large bronze sculptures from antiquity are exceptionally rare but the Capitoline Museums have some of the finest on display in Rome.
The Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius (Italian: Statua equestre di Marco Aurelio; Latin: Equus Marci Aurelii) is an ancient Roman equestrian statue on the Capitoline Hill, Rome, Italy. This bronze stands 4.24 m (13.9 ft) tall and dates from ca. 175 AD.
It is the only bronze statue of a pre-Christian era emperor to have survived to the present. It was probably only saved from being melted down by being misidentified as Emperor Constantine who legalized Christianity in the Roman Empire.
A good copy of the statue has been on display outside the museum since 1981 but seeing the original inside the museum suddenly makes the copy in the piazza far less impressive.
The Capitoline Museums complex (Musei Capitolini) in Rome has one of the finest collections of sculptures, statues, and archaeological finds from antiquity in the world, in addition to paintings and art from the Middle Ages to the Baroque. Top highlights are very rare large Roman bronze sculptures such as the original equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius, Boy with a Thorn, and the Capitoline She-Wolf (and the much more recent Romulus and Remus). The paintings collection includes works by Caravaggio, Titian, Rubens, Van Dyck, and many other European masters. Although the museum is rarely overcrowded, buying tickets online saves time.
Equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius, probably erected in 176 CE in honour of the emperor's victories over the Germanic peoples, or in 180 CE immediately after the emperor's death.
if there are gods and they are just, then they will not care how devout you have been, but will welcome you based on the virtues you have lived by. if there are gods, but unjust, then you should not want to worship them. if there are no gods, then you will be gone, but will have lived a noble life that will live on in the memories of your loved ones
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january 11, 2014
Toward the north end of the Campus Martius, along the via Lata, there stood a tremendous column dedicated to Marcus Aurelius. The column was erected in 180 CE, shortly after the death of its namesake emperor, and still stands today along the via del Corso. Like the more famous Column of Trajan just up the street, the Column of Marcus Aurelius was carved with spiraling reliefs which depict the emperor's second century campaigns against the Germans and Sarmatians. The column was once the vividly colorful standout feature of a group of commemorative structures which once occupied the immediate area.
The sepulcra and temples depicted here represent the final subsection of my Phase III efforts. In the past four months, we have examined hundreds of structures throughout the Campus Martius region. These all-new additions to the ongoing SPQR diorama have been fastidiously documented over the course of these fourteen Design Insights posts; and it's my pleasure to bring you the final insights into Phase III design + research efforts.
Don't miss this all-new DESIGN Insights post highlighting Phase III of my ongoing efforts to build all of Ancient Rome, circa mid-4th century CE!
😎 These insights are EXCLUSIVE to Corinthian patrons, and peel back the curtain months before these designs will be shared publicly. The renderings, on the other hand, are shared with patrons of all tiers.
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I've seen a lot of the old tear off posters going around and I thought I'd jump on the band wagon and do a quick one of my own. All the people quoted are great inspirations to me. Particularly Rumi. I'm well into Rumi at the minute :)
Toward the north end of the Campus Martius, along the via Lata, there stood a tremendous column dedicated to Marcus Aurelius. The column was erected in 180 CE, shortly after the death of its namesake emperor, and still stands today along the via del Corso. Like the more famous Column of Trajan just up the street, the Column of Marcus Aurelius was carved with spiraling reliefs which depict the emperor's second century campaigns against the Germans and Sarmatians. The column was once the vividly colorful standout feature of a group of commemorative structures which once occupied the immediate area.
The sepulcra and temples depicted here represent the final subsection of my Phase III efforts. In the past four months, we have examined hundreds of structures throughout the Campus Martius region. These all-new additions to the ongoing SPQR diorama have been fastidiously documented over the course of these fourteen Design Insights posts; and it's my pleasure to bring you the final insights into Phase III design + research efforts.
Don't miss this all-new DESIGN Insights post highlighting Phase III of my ongoing efforts to build all of Ancient Rome, circa mid-4th century CE!
😎 These insights are EXCLUSIVE to Corinthian patrons, and peel back the curtain months before these designs will be shared publicly. The renderings, on the other hand, are shared with patrons of all tiers.
Support this unprecedented project on Patreon!
Link below ➡️🔗⤵️
www.patreon.com/RoccoButtliere
#History #ChicagoArtist #SPQR #AncientRome #Rome #Roma #RomanEmpire #LEGO #LEGOArchitecture #LEGOArt #InstaLEGO #GoBricks #MarcusAurelius