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Trajan's Column is a Roman triumphal column in Rome that commemorates emperor Trajan's victory in the Dacian Wars. It has a famous spiral relief that depicts the wars, and was an architectural innovation and a model for later columns.
Serpentyna płaskorzeźb to tak zwana opowieść kontynuacyjna, w której nie ma przerw między kolejnymi scenami [c]; sam cesarz pojawia się w nich 90 razy. Wstęga długości niemal 200 metrów, w części najniższej ma tylko 89 centymetrów szerokości i stopniowo rozszerza się ku górze, gdzie osiąga 125 centymetrów.
Iconography and themes. The iconographic scheme of the column illustrates Trajan’s wars in Dacia. The lower half of the column corresponds to the first Dacian War (c. 101–102 C.E.), while the top half depicts the second Dacian War (c. 105–106 C.E.).
Learn about the monumental column erected by the Roman emperor Trajan in 106–113 ce in Rome, Italy. See the spiral relief sculpture depicting his two campaigns in Dacia and the statue of St. Peter on top.
8 cze 2013 · Trajan's Column, erected in 113 CE, stands in Trajan's Forum in Rome and is a commemorative monument decorated with reliefs illustrating Roman emperor Trajan's two military campaigns in Dacia (modern Romania).
Learn how Emperor Trajan commemorated his victory over the Dacians with a monumental column carved with 155 scenes of the campaigns. Explore the history, meaning, and controversy of this ancient masterpiece of Roman art.
Learn how the V&A acquired and displayed a plaster cast of Trajan's Column, a 200-metre-high marble column in Rome that commemorates Emperor Trajan's wars. Discover the history, techniques and significance of this copy of a copy, and its impact on design and typography.
