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The Statue of Marforio

Italian 16th Century

1550

ink

From the collection of National Gallery of Art

Renaissance Renaissance

Dominant colour

The Statue of Marforio is a 1550 ink by Italian 16th Century, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.

Who painted this?: Italian 16th Century
When & what style?: 1550 · Renaissance
Where can I see it?: National Gallery of Art

About this work

The painting shows a talking statue of Oceanus. It's an old statue, and this artwork tells us what it looked like. The statue was moved around Rome, finally settling in the piazza del Campidoglio, which is interesting because it shows how important the statue was to the city, and to learn more about this type of artwork, look up the technique: engraving.