Arch of Constantine
Image View Description:
View of the West Face of the Arch with the Goddess Luna in a Chariot above a Frieze depicting the Departure from Milan
Date:
315 CE
Location:
Rome (Italy)
Work Type:
sculpture
Work Type 2:
architecture
Material / Technique:
marble
Culture:
Ancient Roman
Style/Period:
Imperial Roman
Inscription:
CLEMENTI XII PONT MAX QVOD ARCVM IMP CONSTANTINO MAGNO ERECTVM OB RELATAM SALVTARI CRVCIS SIGNO PRAECLARAM DE MAXENTIO VICTORIAM IAM TEMPORVM INIVRIA FATISCENTEM VETERIBVS REDDITIS ORNAMENTIS RESTITVERIT ANNO D MDCCXXXIII PONT III SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI AC PRISTINAE MAIESTATIS VRBIS ADSERTORI POS
Photographer:
Emily Shaw
Image Source:
Photography by Media Center for Art History, Department of Art History, Columbia University
Record ID:
1213_rome2012_constantine_img_020