Capitoline Hill

Capitoline Hill

Exterior: View of Palazzo del Conservatori from NE

Title Variant
Piazza del Campidoglio
Date

1536-1546

Location
Geographic Coordinates
41.893297, 12.482885
Work Type
Notes

The Piazza del Campidoglio has three main structures, Palazzo Senatorio, Palazzo dei Conservatori, and Palazzo Nuovo. In the center is a copy of the famous equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius from antiquity. Michelangelo designed the Piazza itself, as well as the Conservatori, and certain elements of the Senatorio as well.

Style/Period

Culture
Subject
Marcus Aurelius Statue (Rome, Italy)
Image Date
12-Mar
Image Source

Photography by Media Center for Art History, Department of Art History, Columbia University

Photographer