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Column of Marcus Aurelius, Rome
Column of Marcus Aurelius, Rome
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Column of Marcus Aurelius, Rome is a victory column in Piazza Colonna. It is a Doric column featuring a spiral relief: it was built in honour of Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius and modeled on Trajan's Column. Because the original dedicatory inscription has been destroyed, it is not known whether it was built during the emperor's reign (on the occasion of the triumph over the Marcomanni, Quadi and Sarmatians in the year 176) or after his death in 180; however, an inscription found in the vicinity attests that the column was completed by 193. The column consists of 27 or 28 blocks of Carrara marble, each of 3.7 metres (12 ft) diameter, hollowed out while still at the quarry for a stairway of 190–200 steps within the column up to a platform at the top. Just as with Trajan's Column, this stairway is illuminated through narrow slits into the relief. Very good contrast and tonality, small tears in left and bottom corner. 10.75 x 13.625 in. 27.5 x 34.5 cm. Photograph is larger than scanner part does not show.
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