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The Colossus of Constantine (Italian: Statua Colossale di Costantino I) was a many times life-size acrolithic early-4th-century statue depicting the Roman emperor Constantine the Great (c. 280–337), commissioned by himself, which originally occupied the west apse of the Basilica of Maxentius on the Via Sacra, near the Forum Romanum in Rome.
The Statue of Constantine the Great is a bronze statue depicting the Roman emperor Constantine I seated on a throne, commissioned by York Civic Trust and designed by the sculptor Philip Jackson. It was unveiled in 1998 and is situated on Minster Yard, outside York Minster.
The Colossus of Constantine was a giant statue of the Roman Emperor Constantine I (also known as Constantine the Great), originally erected in the western apse of the Basilica of Maxentius and Constantine (or the “Basilica Nova” as it was later called).
Feb 7, 2024 · Visitors admire a massive, 13-meter (yard) replica of the statue Roman Emperor Constantine commissioned for himself after 312 AD that was built using 3D technology from scans of the nine giant original marble body parts that remain, as it was unveiled in Rome, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024.
Apr 28, 2020 · Discover 'Constantine the Great' in York, England: This sculpture marks the spot where one of the greatest Roman rulers was proclaimed emperor.
The Colossus of Constantine was a massive acrolithic statue commissioned by Constantine the Great in the 4th century CE. Originally standing in the Basilica of Maxentius in the Roman Forum, it represented the grandeur and authority of the Emperor Constantine.
The colossal statue of Constantine comes from the Basilica Nova in Rome, which was started by Maxentius and finished by Constantine after he defeated Maxentius in 312. This unique portrait of Constantine is one of the most important statues of Late Antiquity.
Constantine I (27 February c. 272 – 22 May 337), also known as Constantine the Great, was a Roman emperor from AD 306 to 337 and the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity.
Dec 6, 2023 · The Colossus of Constantine. by Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker. Does the abstraction of form and faraway look in this colossal portrait hint at the growth of Christianity in Rome? The Colossus of Constantine, c. 312–15 (Palazzo dei Conservatori, Musei Capitolini, Rome)
The head and nine other fragments of a marble male body visible in the courtyard of the Palazzo dei Conservatori belong to one of the very few statues of colossal size surviving - albeit partially - from antiquity. It is estimated to have originally been between 10 and 12 metres high.
