a look at

Roman Statues

historY

A lot of Roman sculpture characteristics are derived from Greek art. Many of the famous Greek sculptures can today only be seen as Roman reproductions, since the original works were destroyed.

TOP 15 FAMOUS ROMAN STATUES

#1

The Orator (1st Century BC)  Unknown

#2

Head of a Roman Patrician (1st Century BC) Unknown

#3

Laocoön and His Sons (c. 27 BC - 68 CE)  Agesander, Athenedoros, and Polydorus

#4

Augustus of Prima Porta (1st Century CE) Unknown

#5

Trajan’s Column (110 CE) Apollodorus of Damascus

#6

Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius (176 CE) Unknown

#7

Fonseca Bust (2nd Century CE) Unknown

#8

The Four Tetrarchs (300 CE) Unknown

#9

Pietà (1498 – 1499) Michelangelo

#10

The Tomb of Pope Julius II (Moses) (1505 - 1545) Michelangelo

#11

The Rape of Proserpina (1621 – 1622) Gian Lorenzo Bernini

#12

Ecstasy of Saint Teresa (1647 – 1652) Gian Lorenzo Bernini

#13

Fontana di Trevi (1732 – 1762) Nicola Salvi

#14

Pauline Bonaparte as Venus Victrix (1805 – 1808) Antonio Canova

#15

Statue of Giordano Bruno (1889) Ettore Ferrari