Equus Marci Aurelii

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Equus Marci Aurelii is the famous ancient bronze equestrian statue of the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius that survives from antiquity and is now housed in Rome.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Roman artwork
bronze sculpture
equestrian statue
public monument
artForm sculpture
artMovement Classical Roman art
associatedWith Capitoline Hill
Piazza del Campidoglio design by Michelangelo
collection Capitoline Museums
surface form: Musei Capitolini
country Roman Antiquity
surface form: Ancient Rome
culturalContext Roman Empire
currentDisplay indoor museum setting
dedicatedTo Marcus Aurelius
depictionType portrait sculpture
depicts Marcus Aurelius
surface form: Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius

emperor on horseback
horse in walking pose
designerOfSetting Michelangelo
era High Roman Empire
function imperial monument
public sculpture
genre Roman imperial art
hasPart bronze figure of Marcus Aurelius
bronze horse
heritageDesignation important monument of ancient Rome
housedIn Capitoline Museums
Piazza del Campidoglio
surface form: Piazza del Campidoglio complex
iconography emperor with outstretched right hand
inception circa 2nd century AD
influenced later equestrian monuments in Europe
languageOfName Latin
locatedIn Italy
location Rome
mainSubject Marcus Aurelius
materialUsed bronze
movedTo Piazza del Campidoglio
namedAfter Marcus Aurelius
notableFor being one of the few surviving bronze equestrian statues from antiquity
exceptional state of preservation
large scale bronze casting
originallyLocatedIn Lateran Hill
surface form: Lateran

Lateran complex
surface form: Lateran Palace area
protectionReason preservation of ancient bronze
religionContext Roman imperial cult
surface form: Imperial Roman state cult
subjectHasRole Marcus Aurelius as Roman emperor
timePeriod 2nd century AD

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Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius LatinName Equus Marci Aurelii