ARTH 0813 Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Exam Guide - Jesus, Rome, Soul
20 Nov 2018
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On-site visit to campidoglio (marcus aurelius) equestrian statue. At first glance: man on horse made of bronze copy is outside the museum. Original is inside in order to preserve it from natural erosion and we only have one left surviving of this type (statue of marcus aurelius) So many of these kinds of statues were made to celebrate the emperor. However, barbarians did not like the emp. b/c they thought his people were all pagans. So they destroyed pagan works and melted the bronze down to make canons. The barbarians thought that this was a statue of constantine (they liked. This statue was different b/c he isn"t wearing armor -typical of how emperors/generals were portrayed- but a toga. He had a beard (which is associated with barbarians - non roman) Marcus aurelius associated himself as a philosopher (wrote the famous meditations) so he had a beard. New pope moved a famous statue that was originally in st. john the lateran.
