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Larger Image	Larger image may be viewed by UofL faculty, staff, and students only (log-in required using ULink username/password) at: http://echo.louisville.edu/login?url=http://vrc-web.louisville.edu/Jpegs/360/366-172.jpg
Title	Constantine, portrait fragments, including head, hand, and foot, from the Basilica Nova, Rome, Italy.
Date	315-330?
Cultural Context	Ancient Roman Roman Italian European Western European
Style/Period	Roman (ancient Italian style) Imperial (Roman) Constantinian Late Antique
Theme	Sculpture (visual work) Statues Colossi Fragments Figurative art Figures (representations) Portraits Heads (representations) Heads (animal or human components) Men (male humans) Emperors Royalty Leaders (people) Rulers (people) Monarchs Upper class Aristocrats Officers (military officers) Military personnel Hairstyles Front views Hands (animal or human components) Fingers (animal or human components) Feet (animal or human components) Pedestals Bases (object components) Architecture (object genre) Buildings Walls Exterior views Exterior walls Architectural elements Doorways Steps Stairs Columns (architectural elements) Windows
Subject	Sculpture Portraits Heads (Anatomy) Men Emperors Rulers People associated with politics & government Upper class Military officers Military personnel People associated with military activities Hairstyles Hands Fingers Pointing fingers Feet Pedestals Architecture Buildings Walls Architectural elements Structural elements Doors & doorways Stairways Columns Windows
Description	Fragments of a colossal seated statue of Constantine. (caption, p.294) Includes "an eight-and-one-half-foot tall head." (p.293)
People Pictured	Constantine I, Emperor of Rome, d. 337
Location Depicted	Rome (Italy) Italy
Material	Marble (rock) Rock Stone (rock)
Technique	Sculpting Carving (processes)
Work Type	Sculpture Statues Portraits Colossi
Repository	Palazzo dei Conservatori (Rome, Italy) Musei Capitolini (Rome, Italy)
Source	Kleiner, Fred S. A History of Roman Art. Belmont, CA: Thomson Wadsworth, 2007. (fig.20-6, p.294)
Rights	Photo/illustration credit/reproduced in Kleiner courtesy: © CORBIS.
Digital Publisher	University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center
Format	image/jpeg
Digital File Name	VRC 366-172.jpg
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