Late Roman Art and Constantine

The Arch of Constantine 312-315 CE Rome, The top Roundels depict Hadrian Hunting Boar  and Sacrificing to Apollo sculpted c 130-130 CE the bottom is of Constantine addressing  the Senate  c 312-315   3' tall

 

"The five columns behind the rostrum make a reference to the link between Constantine and his immediate predecessor Diocletian. In 303 A.D. a monument commemorating the tenth year of Diocletian's rule was constructed at the rostrum. The monument was composed of five columns with the central one topped by an image of Jupiter, flanked by others topped by images of the four Tetrarchs. This relief thus places Constantine at the center of Rome both physically and historically."

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Fragments of the Portrait of Constantine the Great, 325-26 CE Marble, 8' 6" Roman Late Empire period Body was made out of timbers. Drapery was made from sheets of bronze.

Left: Portrait of Constantine the Great, 325-26 CE Marble, 8' 6" Roman Late Empire period

Left: Portrait of Constantine the Great, 325-26 CE Marble, 8' 6" Roman Late Empire period   Right: Head of a Roman Patrician  from Otricoli, c75-50 BCE  Marble approx. 14" Museo Torlonia, Rome Republican period