Lot Essay
After the statue in the Piazza del Camidoglio in Rome. The bronze is believed to have been created during the reign of Marcus Aurelius, 161-180 A.D. The marble base was designed by Michelangelo.
AFTER THE ANTIQUE
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A PATINATED BRONZE AND WHITE-MARBLE MODEL OF MARCUS AURELIUS
after the antique
With a deep green patina, depicted astride his horse, raised on a shaped rectangular plinth carved with the Roman crest
12in. (31.7cm.) high
after the antique
With a deep green patina, depicted astride his horse, raised on a shaped rectangular plinth carved with the Roman crest
12in. (31.7cm.) high