Column of Marcus Aurelius spiral reliefs
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The Column of Marcus Aurelius spiral reliefs are a monumental series of carved scenes on a Roman victory column in Rome, depicting the emperor’s military campaigns in intricate, continuous narrative form.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Column of Marcus Aurelius reliefs | 1 |
| Column of Marcus Aurelius spiral reliefs canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Roman relief sculpture
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spiral narrative frieze ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance | major example of late Antonine imperial relief sculpture ⓘ |
| artStyle | Roman Imperial relief ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Campus Martius
NERFINISHED
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Roman Forum area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city | Rome ⓘ |
| commissionedFor | commemoration of victories over Germanic and Sarmatian tribes ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Marcus Aurelius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
Marcomannic Wars
NERFINISHED
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Roman army in battle ⓘ Roman army on campaign ⓘ Roman engineering works ⓘ Roman–Germanic wars of Marcus Aurelius NERFINISHED ⓘ battle scenes ⓘ fort construction ⓘ imperial address to the troops (adlocutio) ⓘ military campaigns of Emperor Marcus Aurelius ⓘ river crossings ⓘ sacrificial rituals ⓘ siege scenes ⓘ submission of barbarian leaders ⓘ |
| function |
commemorative monument
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imperial propaganda ⓘ |
| genre | historical relief ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Column of Trajan spiral reliefs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Italy
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Piazza Colonna NERFINISHED ⓘ Rome ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Marcus Aurelius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | marble ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | continuous spiral narrative ⓘ |
| orientation | spirals upward around the shaft of the column ⓘ |
| partOf | Column of Marcus Aurelius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | 2nd century AD ⓘ |
| readingDirection | bottom to top ⓘ |
| shows |
Roman standards and military insignia
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barbarian captives ⓘ emperor larger than surrounding figures ⓘ hieratic scale for the emperor ⓘ personifications and divine interventions ⓘ |
| similarTo | Column of Trajan spiral reliefs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted |
late 2nd century AD Roman frontier warfare
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reign of Marcus Aurelius ⓘ |
| UNESCOTentative | part of the historic centre of Rome and its monuments ⓘ |
| visualTechnique |
high relief accents in key scenes
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low relief ⓘ |
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Column of Marcus Aurelius reliefs