The Colossus of Constantine


Does the abstraction of form and faraway look in this colossal portrait hint at the growth of Christianity in Rome?

 

The Colossus of Constantine, c. 312-15 (Palazzo dei Conservatori, Musei Capitolini, Rome)



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