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Four Tetrarchs, columnar portrait group, from Constantinople (Istanbul), Turkey.
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Four Tetrarchs, columnar portrait group, from Constantinople (Istanbul), Turkey.
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Title
Four
Tetrarchs
,
columnar
portrait
group
, from
Constantinople
(Istanbul)
,
Turkey
.
Cultural Context
Ancient Roman
Roman
Italian
European
Western European
Style/Period
Roman (ancient Italian style)
Imperial (Roman)
Late Antique
Tetrarchic
Theme
Sculpture (visual work)
Reliefs (sculptures)
High reliefs (sculpture)
Statues
Column figures
Architectural elements
Columns (architectural elements)
Columnar
Shafts (column components)
Portraits
Group portraits
Figures (representations)
Figurative art
Men (male humans)
Emperors
Royalty
Monarchs
Leaders (people)
Rulers (people)
Upper class
Aristocrats
Pairs
Standing
Embracing
Harmony
Costume (mode of fashion)
Drapery (representations)
Cuirasses
Pleats
Body armor
Armor (protective wear)
Paludamentum
Cloaks
Capes (outerwear)
Caps (headgear)
Headgear
Footwear
Swords
Weapons
Sheaths (cases)
Subject
Sculpture
Architectural elements
Structural elements
Columns
Portraits
Group portraits
Men
Emperors
Rulers
People associated with politics & government
Upper class
Standing
Hugging
Clothing & dress
Armor
Capes (Clothing)
Hats
Headgear
Beards
Footwear
Daggers & swords
Arms & armament
Description
“Porphyry
sculpture
of the
four
emperors
of the
Tetrarchy
.
It
shows
the
four
rulers
in a
cordial
embrace
intended
as an
expression
of
concordia
, or
agreement
.
Originally
located
in
Constantinople
, the
sculpture
was
plundered
during
the
Crusade
of
1204
,
taken
back
to
Venice
and
incorporated
into the
facade
of
San
Marco.”
(caption
,
p.147)
People Pictured
Diocletian, Emperor of Rome, 245-313
Constantius I, Emperor of Rome, d. 306
Constantius Chlorus, Emperor of Rome, d. 306
Maximian, Emperor of Rome, ca. 240-310
Galerius, Emperor of Rome, ca. 260-313
Location Depicted
Venice (Italy)
Italy
Material
Porphyry
Rock
Stone (rock)
Technique
Sculpting
Carving (processes)
Relief (sculpture techniques)
High relief (technique)
Work Type
Sculpture
Statues
Portraits
Columns
Column figures
Reliefs (sculptures)
High reliefs (sculpture)
Repository
San Marco (St. Mark's Basilica) (Venice, Italy)
Source
Bussagli, Marco, ed. Rome: Art & Architecture. Cologne: Konemann, 1999. (p.147)
Rights
Photo/illustration credit/reproduced in Bussagli courtesy: Giovanni Simeone/Archivio Sime.
Digital Publisher
University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center
Format
image/jpeg
Digital File Name
VRC
365-26.jpg
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