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Parthian monument: Emperor Antoninus Pius (second from left) adopting Lucius Verus (8 years), Marcus Aurelius (far left) (post-169 CE, Ephesus), and Hadrian
Roman sculpture at the Hermitage
◄Roman Emperor from 161 to his death in 180.
◄lived 121 cAD to 180 AD
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An image of a rain god on the Column of Marcus Aurelius. A sudden downpour saves thirsty and outnumbered Roman soldiers and turns the tide of battle in favor of the Roman army.
Rome; dedication date of the column is ca. 180 CE.
The scene is apparently in reference to the war against the Quadi in 174 CE:
"Through his prayers [Marcus Aurelius] called forth a thunderbolt from heaven against the enemy's war-machine, and also summoned welcome rain for his soldiers who were suffering from thirst (fulmen de caelo precibus suis contra hostium machinamentum extorsit, suis pluvia impetrata cum siti laborarent)."
(S.H.A. Marcus Aurelius 24.4). See also Dio 71.8-10.
Roman portrait of Marcus Aurelius as an adolescent (ca. 17 years old) after his adoption by then emperor Antoninus Pius. Dated by the Worcester Art Museum to ca. A.D. 40. M. A. would later become emperor (reign: A.D. 161-180).
Worcester Art Museum inv. 1915.74
Compare to Palatine antiquarium inv. 3683:
The Emperor as a Philosopher
Bronze sculpture
Roman
The Cleveland Museum of Art
The extremely high quality and monumental scale of this bronze draped figure suggest that this is an imperial portrait.
It was in all likelihood erected in 176 AD, along with numerous other honors on the occasion of Marcus Aurelius' triumph over the Germanic tribes, or in 180 AD soon after his death. The statue is the only one to have survived to the present. Its location in the Lateran is first recorded in the tenth century. In 1538 Pope Paul II ordered the Farnese family to have the statue moved to the Capitoline Hill, which had become the head quarters of the city's authorities in 1143. A year after its arrival, the Roman Senate commissioned Michelangelo to refurbish the statue. The great Florentine artist did not just limit himself to planning an appropriate site for the monument, but made in central element in the magnificent architecutral complex known as the Piazza of the Capitoline Hill.
More information at: en.museicapitolini.org/
Roman Arch of Marcus Aurelius (and Lucius Verus), AD 163-5, Tripoli, Libya. More information: Livius.
Die bronzene Reiterstatue des Kaisers Marc Aurel ist der Zerstörung entgangen, da man sie lange für eine Statue des ersten christlichen Kaisers Konstantin hielt. Sie ist das grossartigste erhaltene Beispiel einer antiken Reiterstatue. Auf dem Kapitolsplatz steht heute eine Kopie, während das restaurierte Original im Konservatorenpalst zu sehen ist.
Zu den Kapitolinischen Museen auf dem Campidoglio (Kapitol) gehören der Palazzo Nuovo und der Konservatorenpalast. Die Skulpturensammlung im Palazzo Nuovo ist eine der ältesten der Welt und wurde von Papst Sixtus IV.im Jahr 1471 gegründet, der damit insbesondere symbolträchtige Kunstwerke aus dem päpstlichen Privatbesitz der Stadt Rom zurückgab. Der Konservatorenpalast bietet neben seiner üppigen Ausstattung und Fresken aus dem 15. bis 17. Jh. einige Hauptwerke antiker Skuptur sowie eine Pinakothek.
The victorious Marcus Aurelius, fresh from his campaign against the German tribes, makes a sacrifice in front of the temple of Capitoline Jupiter.
Details best viewed in Original Size.
According to Wikipedia, the Temple of Antoninus and Faustina an ancient Roman temple, adapted to the church of San Lorenzo in Miranda. It stands in the Foro Romano, on the Via Sacra, opposite the Regia. The temple was begun in 141 AD by the Emperor Antoninus Pius and was initially dedicated to his deceased and deified wife, Faustina the Elder. When Antoninus Pius was deified after his death in 161 AD, the temple was re-dedicated jointly to Antoninus and Faustina at the instigation of his successor, Marcus Aurelius. The later of two dedicatory inscriptions says, "Divo Antonino et Divae Faustinae Ex S.C." meaning, “To the divine Antoninus and to the divine Faustina by decree of the Senate.” The ten monolithic Corinthian columns of its portico are 56 feet (17m) tall. The rich bas-reliefs of the frieze under the cornice, of garlanded griffons and candelabra, were often copied from the sixteenth through the nineteenth centuries. The temple was converted to a Roman Catholic church, known as San Lorenzo in Miranda, perhaps as early as the seventh century. The church is normally closed to the public but may be visited 10.00-12.00 on most Thursdays.
La tete appartient au dernier type des portraits de Marc Aurele, Imperatori 38. Les traits du visage et les details de la barbe ont ete amollis par un nettoyage a l'acide pour eliminer les concretions dues a l'enfouissement. La tete de Meduse (gorgoneion), le candelabre, les griffons et la palmete, sur la cuirasse, poussent a dater le rest de la statue de la dynatie flavienne (69-96)
Die bronzene Reiterstatue des Kaisers Marc Aurel ist der Zerstörung entgangen, da man sie lange für eine Statue des ersten christlichen Kaisers Konstantin hielt. Sie ist das grossartigste erhaltene Beispiel einer antiken Reiterstatue. Auf dem Kapitolsplatz steht heute eine Kopie, während das restaurierte Original im Konservatorenpalst zu sehen ist.
Zu den Kapitolinischen Museen auf dem Campidoglio (Kapitol) gehören der Palazzo Nuovo und der Konservatorenpalast. Die Skulpturensammlung im Palazzo Nuovo ist eine der ältesten der Welt und wurde von Papst Sixtus IV.im Jahr 1471 gegründet, der damit insbesondere symbolträchtige Kunstwerke aus dem päpstlichen Privatbesitz der Stadt Rom zurückgab. Der Konservatorenpalast bietet neben seiner üppigen Ausstattung und Fresken aus dem 15. bis 17. Jh. einige Hauptwerke antiker Skuptur sowie eine Pinakothek.
Die bronzene Reiterstatue des Kaisers Marc Aurel ist der Zerstörung entgangen, da man sie lange für eine Statue des ersten christlichen Kaisers Konstantin hielt. Sie ist das grossartigste erhaltene Beispiel einer antiken Reiterstatue. Auf dem Kapitolsplatz steht heute eine Kopie, während das restaurierte Original im Konservatorenpalst zu sehen ist.
Zu den Kapitolinischen Museen auf dem Campidoglio (Kapitol) gehören der Palazzo Nuovo und der Konservatorenpalast. Die Skulpturensammlung im Palazzo Nuovo ist eine der ältesten der Welt und wurde von Papst Sixtus IV.im Jahr 1471 gegründet, der damit insbesondere symbolträchtige Kunstwerke aus dem päpstlichen Privatbesitz der Stadt Rom zurückgab. Der Konservatorenpalast bietet neben seiner üppigen Ausstattung und Fresken aus dem 15. bis 17. Jh. einige Hauptwerke antiker Skuptur sowie eine Pinakothek.
Roman Gallery, Altes Museum, Berlin, Germany. Complete indexed photo collection at WorldHistoryPics.com.
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.
Roman marble portrait of the empress Faustina Minor (the Younger), the daughter of the emperor Antoninus Pius and the wife of Marcus Aurelius. Her lips are slightly open, her scalloped hair characterized by a deep central part. The drilled eyes look out from heavy upper lids, anticipating the portraiture of the third century.
Date: ca. 160 CE.
Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, inv. 930.23.1
Ref: RBU2013.1389
Compare to a (slightly younger in appearance?) Faustina Minor in Istanbul (inv. 5130T).
"Empty love of pageantry, stage plays… Painful travail of ants and their bearing of burdens, puppets moved by strings."
Marble portrait bust of Marcus Aurelius
Roman, Antonine, ca. A.D. 161-169
Purchased by the Musee du Louvre in 1807
Lent by the department of Greek, Etruscan and Roman Antiquities, Musee du Louvre
This bust was discovered in an imperial villa at Acqua Traversa near Rome in 1674. It forms part of a cache of marbles that included thirteen portraits of the Antonine emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, another of which is also displayed here. The portraits are of the highest quality, as befits their setting, but it is hard to understand why so many, some of which are virtually identical, were found together.
This portrait exemplifies Marcus Aurelius' image as the perfect ruler, the "philosopher king." His face projects maturity, serenity, and wisdom, underlined by his long beard in the tradition of Greek philosophers. But he also wears a military tunic and cloak, which reflect his active role as commander in chief. He spent many years during his reign on campaign in central Europe defending the Danube frontier against barbarian invaders. It was during these campaigns that he wrote parts of the so-called Meditations, a personal diary of his innermost thoughts, influenced by the teachings of the Greek philosopher Epictetus.
Die bronzene Reiterstatue des Kaisers Marc Aurel ist der Zerstörung entgangen, da man sie lange für eine Statue des ersten christlichen Kaisers Konstantin hielt. Sie ist das grossartigste erhaltene Beispiel einer antiken Reiterstatue. Auf dem Kapitolsplatz steht heute eine Kopie, während das restaurierte Original im Konservatorenpalst zu sehen ist.
Zu den Kapitolinischen Museen auf dem Campidoglio (Kapitol) gehören der Palazzo Nuovo und der Konservatorenpalast. Die Skulpturensammlung im Palazzo Nuovo ist eine der ältesten der Welt und wurde von Papst Sixtus IV.im Jahr 1471 gegründet, der damit insbesondere symbolträchtige Kunstwerke aus dem päpstlichen Privatbesitz der Stadt Rom zurückgab. Der Konservatorenpalast bietet neben seiner üppigen Ausstattung und Fresken aus dem 15. bis 17. Jh. einige Hauptwerke antiker Skuptur sowie eine Pinakothek.
Marcus Annius Verus, born Rome AD 121, took the name Marcus Aelius Aurelius Verus after his adoption as a successor by Antoninus Pius. Although there were miitary setbacks and a widespread plague during his rule, Aurelius devoted himself to the Stoic philosophy and found time to write his 'Meditations'. He was deified after his death in AD 180.
Marble bust c.160 from Cyrene, N.Africa, acquired 1861.
The British Museum, London
Roman Portrait of Marcus Aurelius (reign A.D. 161-180 CE). The portrait was found in 2004 in the area of the Qasr al-Bint at the site of Petra in southern Jordan during the French excavations there. The head is now displayed in the archaeological museum at Amman, Jordan. Inv. JP 7944.
Looks like a Chucky doll got punched in the face. The google translation: the head belongs to the latter type of portraits of Marcus Aurelius, Imperator 38. The facial features and details of the beard have been softened by an acid cleaning to eliminate the concretions due to the landfill. the head of Medusa, the candelabra, the griffins and the palmette on the breastplate, grow a date the rest of the statue of the Flavian dynasty
Marble bust of emperor Lucius Verus
Lucius Verus (Latin: Lucius Aurelius Verus Augustus; 15 December 130 – 169), was Roman co-emperor with Marcus Aurelius, from 161 until his death.
Excavated/Findspot: Rome
(Europe,Italy,Lazio,Rome (province),Rome)
Date: 161-170 (circa)
Height: 93.98 centimetres
Curator's comments:
This portrait appears to have marked the joint rule of Lucius Verus with Marcus Aurelius.
Reign: 8 March 161 – 169 (with Marcus Aurelius)
Full name:
Lucius Ceionius Commodus (from birth to adoption);
Lucius Aelius Aurelius Commodus (from adoption to accession);
Caesar Lucius Aurelius Verus Augustus (as emperor)
Born: 15 December 130
Died: 169 (aged 39)
Place of death: Rome
Buried: Hadrian's Mausoleum
Predecessor: Antoninus Pius
Successor: Marcus Aurelius (alone)
Wife: Lucilla
Offspring: daughter Aurelia Lucilla, son Lucius Verus and daughter Plautia, all died young
Dynasty: Antonine
Father: Lucius Aelius (natural); Antoninus Pius (adoptive, from February 138)
Mother: Avidia Plautia
Wolfish Friendship - Screenshot - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives on Vancouver Island, where he works as a writer.
This mural depicting Marcus Aurelius is in a local community garden in Lambhill in North Glasgow 1 mile from the Antonine wall. In the adjacent area is a large statue of the Roman whose photograph is in my Scotland album and which has now, sadly. been vandalised. Why do people do that?
Lucius Verus (Lucius Aurelius Verus Augustus; 15 December 130 – 169), was Roman co-emperor with Marcus Aurelius, from 161 until his death. This has been taken at the Bardo Museum - Tunis
Everyone Deserves Love - Quotation - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, where he works as a writer.