Equestrian Statue of Constantine the Great

Equestrian Statue of Constantine the Great

Francesco Faraone Aquila

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

View of the equestrian statue of Constantine the Great by Gian Lorenzo Bernini in its niche by the Scala Regia in the Vatican Palace. The statue depicts the emperor at the moment when he experiences a vision of the Holy Cross, just before the battle of the Milvian bridge.

Drawings and Prints

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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