Rome – Equestrian statues https://equestrianstatue.org by Kees van Tilburg Mon, 12 Apr 2021 14:59:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.2.11 Louis XIV https://equestrianstatue.org/louis-xiv-4/ Wed, 10 May 2017 14:01:08 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=20388 This is a terracotta model of the statue and is displayed in Galleria Borghese. See for the whole story: Louis XIV and/or Marcus Curtius in Versailles

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]]> Monument to Carabinieri https://equestrianstatue.org/monument-to-carabinieri/ Wed, 10 May 2017 13:34:43 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=20381 Equestrian statue of an anonymous Italian “Carabinieri” (Italian military policeman) on Piazza del Risorgimento, Roma. The monument is a reworking of a small bronze work of 1886 by sculptor Stanislaw Grimaldi – the original was donated to the Historical Firearms Museum in 1955. The statue shows a policeman holding a drawn sword with the tip … Continue reading "Monument to Carabinieri"

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]]> Charles the Great https://equestrianstatue.org/charles-the-great/ Wed, 18 May 2016 15:22:58 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/charles-the-great/ The post Charles the Great appeared first on Equestrian statues.

]]> Constantine I https://equestrianstatue.org/constantine-i/ Wed, 18 May 2016 15:22:58 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/constantine-i/ The Vision of Constantine is an equestrian sculpture by the Italian artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini, located in the Scala Regia by St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City. Originally commissioned as a free standing work of art within St. Peter’s itself, the sculpture was finally unveiled in 1670 as an integral part of the Scala Regia – Bernini’s redesigned stairway between St. Peter’s Basilica and … Continue reading "Constantine I"

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]]> Alberto, Carlo https://equestrianstatue.org/alberto-carlo-2/ Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=1027 The post Alberto, Carlo appeared first on Equestrian statues.

]]> Bolivar, Simon https://equestrianstatue.org/bolivar-simon-18/ Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=1156 The post Bolivar, Simon appeared first on Equestrian statues.

]]> Emanuele ll, Vittorio https://equestrianstatue.org/emanuele-ll-vittorio-5/ Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=1316 The equestrian statue of Vittorio Emanuele II in Rome is the centrepiece of a national monument built to honour the first king of a unified Italy. The monument was already controversial from its beginning, as the construction destroyed a large area of a medieval neighbourhood on Capitoline Hill. Many people rightly regard the monument itself, … Continue reading "Emanuele ll, Vittorio"

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]]> Garibaldi, Anita https://equestrianstatue.org/garibaldi-anita/ Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=1379 The equestrian statue by Mario Rutelli shows Anita on a rearing horse, holding a gun in her right hand and a child in her left arm. The story is that Mussolini insisted on the baby in order to include the ‘role of women as mothers’. This addition most probably caused the statue to be out … Continue reading "Garibaldi, Anita"

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]]> Garibaldi, Giuseppe https://equestrianstatue.org/garibaldi-guiseppe-11/ Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=1390 This equestrian statue is placed on the top of Janiculum Hill. This hill and the neighbouring area were the scenes of bloody battles between the troops of the Roman Republic, led by Garibaldi, and the French troops, who had attacked Rome in order to eliminate the Republic and restore the State of the Pope. The … Continue reading "Garibaldi, Giuseppe"

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]]> Marcus Aurelius https://equestrianstatue.org/marcus-aurelius/ Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=1678 The only remaining equestrian statue from the Roman Empire is the well-known statue of Emperor Marcus Aurelius (AD 121–180). It is not only the oldest equestrian statue in existence, but it has apparently such an aura that  it has served for many centuries, and still does today, as an inspiring example of what an equestrian statue should look … Continue reading "Marcus Aurelius"

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