Constantine the Great beholding the sign of the Cross, before the Battle of the Milvian Bridge

Details

• Title

  Constantine the Great beholding the sign of the Cross, before the Battle of the Milvian Bridge

• Artist/maker

  after Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598 - 1680) (sculptor)

• Associated people

  Constantine the Great (272 - 337) (subject)

• Associated place

  Europe (place of creation)

• Date

  late 17th - early 18th century (1671 - 1730)

• Material and technique

  bronze

• Object type

  sculpture

• Dimensions

  81 cm (height)
  98 cm (length)
  80.2 cm pedestal (height)
  92 cm pedestal (length)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Purchased, 1952.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Western Art

• Accession no.

  WA1952.111

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