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20th Century Grand Tour Red Marble Bronze Sculpture Column of Marcus Aurelius

$2,235.77List Price

About the Item

The Column of Marcus Aurelius is a Roman victory column in Piazza Colonna, Rome, Italy. It is a Doric column featuring a spiral relief: it was built in honor of Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius and modeled on Trajan's Column, made in the elegant and precious red ancient marble or Griotte marble is an impressive and beautiful piece of Grand Tour. In the column shaft there is the storytelling of Marcus Aurelius' war campaign. Marcus Aurelius, Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus; 26 April 121 – 17 March 180 was a Roman emperor (from 8 March 161 to 17 March 180) and Stoic philosopher. He was the last of the rulers traditionally known as the Five Good Emperors, and the last emperor of the Pax Romana, an age of relative peace and stability for the Roman Empire. He was also consul in 140, 145, and 161. Marcus Aurelius' reign of was marked by military conflict. In the East, the Roman Empire fought successfully with a revitalized Parthian Empire and the rebel Kingdom of Armenia. Marcus defeated the Marcomanni, Quadi, and Sarmatians in the Marcomannic Wars. However, these and other Germanic peoples began to represent a troubling reality for the Empire. Marcus modified the silver purity of the Roman currency, the denarius. Persecution of Christians is believed to have increased during his reign. The Antonine Plague that broke out in 165 or 166 devastated the population of the Roman Empire. It caused the deaths of five million people, a quarter of those it affected. the Grand Tour had become a regular feature of aristocratic education in Central Europe, as well, although it was restricted to the higher nobility. The tradition declined as enthusiasm for neo-classical culture waned, and with the advent of accessible rail and steamship travel—an era in which Thomas Cook made the "Cook's Tour" of early mass tourism a byword. The New York Times in 2008 described the Grand Tour in this way: Three hundred years ago, wealthy young Englishmen began taking a post-Oxbridge trek through France and Italy in search of art, culture and the roots of Western civilization. With nearly unlimited funds, aristocratic connections and months (or years) to roam, they commissioned paintings, perfected their language skills and mingled with the upper crust of the Continent. The primary value of the Grand Tour lay in its exposure to the cultural legacy of classical antiquity and the Renaissance, and to the aristocratic and fashionably polite society of the European continent. In addition, it provided the only opportunity to view specific works of art, and possibly the only chance to hear certain music.

Dimensions:
Height: 21.26 in (54 cm)Width: 3.94 in (10 cm)Depth: 3.94 in (10 cm)
Style:
Grand Tour (In the Style Of)
Materials and Techniques:
Griotte Marble,Hand-Carved
Place of Origin:
Italy
Period:
Early 20th Century
Date of Manufacture:
After 1900
Condition:
Seller Location:
Roma, IT
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU2433315361952

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