Podcast Episode 10: The Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius

Welcome to the show notes and images for Accessible Art History: The Podcast. This week's topic is the powerful Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius. To listen to the episode, click here or download it on your favorite podcast platform!

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Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius - Original

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Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius - Replica

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Example of the Lost Wax Technique

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Bust of Marcus Aurelius

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Colossal Head of Constantine

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Piazza del Campidoglio

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Commodus, son of Marcus Aurelius

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Gattamelata by Donatello

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Drawing of a Horse by Leonardo da Vinci

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Sources

Gardner's Art through the Ages, 12th edition Fred S. Kleiner

Rome 2018 by Rick Steves

https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ancient-art-civilizations/roman/middle-empire/v/equestrian-sculpture-of-marcus-aurelius-c-173-76-c-e

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equestrian_Statue_of_Marcus_Aurelius#:~:text=The%20Equestrian%20Statue%20of%20Marcus,to%20standing%20statues%20of%20Augustus.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost-wax_casting

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Aurelius

https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ancient-art-civilizations/roman/middle-empire/a/equestrian-sculpture-of-marcus-aurelius

https://www.ushistory.org/civ/6c.asp

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitoline_Hill#Michelangelo