Venice, Italy: San Marco: Royal Palace of Venice: Correr Museum: Bust of Caracalla
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Sheppard, Beth M.
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May 24, 2017
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Italy , Venice , Venezia , San Marco , Piazza di San Marco , Correr Museum , Museo Correr , Male Busts , Sculptures , Caracalla in Art , Marcus Aurelius Antoninus in Art , Roman Emperors in Art
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Multiple photos are associated with this record. Please click the links to view all of the items in the series. The photos were taken in the Royal Palace of Venice (in Italian: Il Palazzo Reale) in the San Marco district on the island of Venice, Italy. Venice (Venezia) is a city in northeastern Italy that is built on a group of 126 islands separated by open water and canals, linked through 472 bridges. The historical island city is home to only 51K people, but a very popular tourist destination with about 60K tourists per day. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, it is renowned for its beauty, architecture, and artwork. The landmark of St. Mark's Square (Piazza di San Marco) is the basilica dedicated to Saint Mark the Evangelist and contains his relics. The church is sited on the eastern end of the square, the former center of the Republic of Venice, and is attached to the Doge's Palace. There are other important landmarks around this square, such as the Royal Palace of Venice, which is a complex that consists of the Marciana Library, the Archaeological Museum, and the Correr Museum (Museo Correr). The Correr Museum's items originated with Teodoro Correr, a passionate collector who bequeathed his collection to the city of Venice in 1830. The photos show signage and a bust of the adolescent Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, better known as Caracalla, who was a Roman emperor from 198 (senior from 211) until his death in 217 CE. He and his brother Geta ruled jointly after their father's death in 211, but Caracalla soon arranged to have his brother murdered and became the sole ruler of the Roman Empire. A 4th century historian speculated that Caracalla gained his nickname after a Gallic hooded tunic that he customarily wore and made fashionable.
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CC BY-NC-SA 4.0