Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius
1548
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1548
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius is a 1548 by Nicolas Beatrizet, a Renaissance work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This is an engraving of a famous bronze statue: a man on a horse, one arm raised, in the middle of a Roman square. The statue is ancient—Marcus Aurelius, a Roman emperor. Michelangelo designed the square around it, but the engraving doesn’t credit him. Travelers bought prints like this as souvenirs, a way to remember Rome’s monuments. Look up *The Cleveland Museum of Art* to see more works from this time.
