ID: 700000713 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700000713	Record Type: Built Work
Images: 1

Arch of Constantine (triumphal arch (memorial arch); Constantine I, Emperor of Rome (Roman emperor, 285-337 CE); 315 CE; Rome (Roma, Lazio, Italia, Europe, World, Top of the TGN hie...)

Note: Dedicated by the Senate in 315 CE for the tenth anniversary of the emperor's reign, the Arch of Constantine commemorates his victory over Maxentius at the Battle of Milvian Bridge in 312 CE. The monument is noteable for its use of spolia, that is, parts taken from earlier monuments from the reigns of Trajan, Hadrian, Marcus Aurelius and Constantine himself. The panels created specifically for the arch are often cited for their notable breaks in style from the Hellenistic naturalism of the Classic Imperial period. Figures and the space they occupy are no longer shown in normal sizes and proportions as dictated by perspective and depth, but instead by the importance of each person, with the Emperor being the largest of these figures.

Titles:

Arch of Constantine (preferred,C,U,undetermined,U,U)

Arcus Constantini (C,U,undetermined,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

triumphal arch (memorial arch) [300007003] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Single Built Works (hierarchy name), single built works (built environment), <single built works by specific type>, <single built works by function>, monuments, <monuments by form>, memorial arches)

Classifications:

architecture (preferred)

monuments / memorials

Ancient Roman art

sculptures

Creation Date: 315 CE

Creator Display:

Constantine I, Emperor of Rome (Roman emperor, 285-337 CE) [preferred,VP]

emperor Constantine I, Emperor of Rome (Roman emperor, 285-337 CE) [500115703]

Locations:

Current: Creation: Roma [7000874] (Geographic)

Display Materials: Carrara marble, porphyry, pavonazzetto, cipollino, and brickwork

	porphyry [300011232]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, rock (inorganic material), igneous rock, <igneous rock by composition>, <igneous rock by composition: physical>)

	pavonazzetto [300011562]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, rock (inorganic material), metamorphic rock, marble (rock), <marble by color or pattern>, variegated marble)

	cipollino [300011545]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, rock (inorganic material), metamorphic rock, marble (rock), <marble by color or pattern>, variegated marble)

	brickwork (works by material) [300015333]
	.......(Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>)

	Carrara marble [300011576]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, rock (inorganic material), metamorphic rock, marble (rock), <marble by color or pattern>, white marble)

Dimensions: 21 meters high; 25.6 meters wide

Cultures:

Roman (preferred)

Style/Period/Group/Movement:

	Late Antique [300020666] (preferred,N/A)
	.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, Early Western World, Mediterranean (Early Western World), Ancient Italian, Roman (ancient Italian culture or period))

	Constantinian [300020576] (N/A)
	.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, Early Western World, Mediterranean (Early Western World), Ancient Italian, Roman (ancient Italian culture or period), Late Antique)

General Subject:

structures (preferred,isness)

history and legend

military

didactic and propaganda

human figures

Specific Subjects:

	Constantine I, Emperor of Rome (Roman emperor, 285-337 CE) [500115703]
	.....(Non-Artists) (ULAN)

	military history [300249450]
	.....(Activities Facet, Disciplines (hierarchy name), disciplines (concept), social sciences, <history and related disciplines>, history (discipline)) (AAT)

	victories [300374810]
	.....(Activities Facet, Events (hierarchy name), events (activities)) (AAT)

	battles [300185692]
	.....(Activities Facet, Events (hierarchy name), events (activities), armed conflicts) (AAT)

	spolia [300133149]
	.....(Objects Facet, Object Genres (hierarchy name), object genres (object classifications), <object genres by function>) (AAT)

	Battle of the Milvian Bridge [901000914]
	.....((Ancient history, Named Events)) (ICON)

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Built Works

.......... Built Works by class: monuments and monumental structures

Sources and Contributors:
Arch of Constantine	........ [GRISC,VP]
	........ Grove Art Online (2008-) "Arch of Constantine," accessed 19 May 2015
Arcus Constantini	........ [VP]
	........ Janberg, Stucturae [online] (1998-) "Arch of Constantine, accessed 28 May 2015

Subject: ....... [GRISC,VP]

....................... Encyclopaedia Romana (1997-2015) "Arch of Constantine, accessed 28 May 2015

....................... Grove Art Online (2008-) "Arch of Constantine," accessed 19 May 2015

....................... Ancient History Encyclopedia [online] (2009-2015) "Arch of Constantine," accessed 19 May 2015

Note:
English	..... [VP]
	..... Encyclopaedia Romana (1997-2015) "Arch of Constantine, accessed 28 May 2015