{"product_id":"partenza-di-marco-aurelio","title":"Marcus Aurelius’ departure","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis canvas depicts the \u003cem\u003eprofectio\u003c\/em\u003e of \u003cstrong\u003eMarcus Aurelius\u003c\/strong\u003e at the beginning of the \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003esecunda expeditio germanica\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, in the year \u003cstrong\u003e178,\u003c\/strong\u003e when the philosopher‑emperor, after remaining in Rome for a couple of years, prepared to resume direct command of operations on the Danubian front. The scene unfolds vertically, like a solemn procession crossing the Eternal City and rising toward the symbols of imperial glory.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt the center, Marcus Aurelius advances on horseback, with the calm and determined attitude that the sources attribute to him in the most difficult moments of the wars against the \u003cstrong\u003eMarcomanni, Quadi,\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eSarmatian Iazyges.\u003c\/strong\u003e He wears the military cloak, the \u003cem\u003epaludamentum\u003c\/em\u003e, which falls neatly over his shoulders, while his right hand seems to gesture a greeting to the crowd. The horse proceeds with a steady pace along a \u003cstrong\u003epaved Roman street\u003c\/strong\u003e, rendered in warm tones, as if the city itself were participating in the destiny of its emperor.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn either side, the Roman crowd gathers to acclaim him: citizens, veterans, women with children, all captured in a whirlwind of gestures and glances that express both pride and unease. They know that the new campaign will be long and uncertain, but they recognize in Marcus Aurelius the guarantor of the empire’s stability.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTwo Praetorians on horseback escort him, armed with shield and\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003egladius\u003c\/em\u003e and wearing their characteristic decorated helmets. Their presence introduces a martial rhythm to the composition and underscores the official nature of the departure.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the upper part of the canvas, in the background, stands the \u003cstrong\u003eTriumphal Arch\u003c\/strong\u003e dedicated to Marcus Aurelius in 176, here represented as an ideal reconstruction based on the surviving panels preserved in the Capitoline Museums and those reused in the Arch of Constantine. The arch, reinterpreted according to Cristiano64’s vision, appears as a visual bridge between the glory already achieved and that still to be won. Its sculpted scenes—victories, submissions, acts of clemency—seem to watch from above as the emperor sets out toward the second chapter of a war that had begun more than ten years earlier (166\/167). 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height: 32.9375px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Garamond; font-size: 16px;\"\u003eGenere:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 49.7436%; height: 32.9375px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Garamond; font-size: 16px;\"\u003eStoria d'Italia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 32.9375px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 49.7436%; height: 32.9375px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Garamond; font-size: 16px;\"\u003eArgomento:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 49.7436%; height: 32.9375px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Garamond; font-size: 16px;\"\u003eRoma Antica: Marco Aurelio, Marcomannic Wars, Marcomannia, Secunda expeditio germanica, arco di Trionfo, guerre marcomanniche\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 32.9375px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 49.7436%; height: 32.9375px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Garamond; font-size: 16px;\"\u003eIllustrazioni di:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 49.7436%; height: 32.9375px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Garamond; font-size: 16px;\"\u003eDavide Percivalli\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 32.9375px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 49.7436%; height: 32.9375px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Garamond; font-size: 16px;\"\u003eTesti e ricerche di:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 49.7436%; height: 32.9375px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Garamond; font-size: 16px;\"\u003eCristiano Sigurani\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 49.7436%;\"\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Garamond; font-size: 16px;\"\u003eFonti bibliografiche:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 49.7436%;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eCassius Dio Cocceianus, Roman History, Books LXIX–LXXIII.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eHerodian, History of the Empire After Marcus Aurelius.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eHistoria Augusta, Lives of Marcus Aurelius and Commodus.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAnthony Richard Birley, \u003ci\u003eMarco Aurelio\u003c\/i\u003e, Milano 1990.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eGiovanni Brizzi, Cristiano Sigurani, \u003ci\u003eLeoni sul Danubio: nuove considerazioni su un episodio delle guerre di Marco Aurelio\u003c\/i\u003e, in Livio Zerbini (a cura di), \u003ci\u003eRoma e le province del Danubio\u003c\/i\u003e, Soveria Mannelli 2010.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAndrea Carandini, Antonino Pio e Marco Aurelio, Milano 2020.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eG.Geraci e A.Marcone, Storia romana. 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