Marcus Aurelius Statue, pedestal, elevation (recto); Marcus Aurelius S

A frontal elevation of a classical pedestal drawn in brown ink with incised guidelines. A projecting cornice caps a stepped body with a large recessed central panel flanked by narrower side panels and moulded pilasters. The drawing is architectural and schematic, with careful shading to suggest the depth of the mouldings.

Look closer: A small numeral or mark appears in the central panel and a faint inscription sits along the bottom edge.

Artist

Anonymous, French, 16th century

Date

early to mid-16th century

Medium

Dark brown ink, black chalk, and incised lines

Source

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Size

3579 × 2488 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Janos Scholz and Anne Bigelow Scholz, in memory of Flying Officer Walter Bigelow Rosen, RCAF, 1949