File:Constantine the Great Statue in York, commissioned in 1998 and sculptured by Philip Jackson, Eboracum, York, England (7643883558).jpg
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editDescriptionConstantine the Great Statue in York, commissioned in 1998 and sculptured by Philip Jackson, Eboracum, York, England (7643883558).jpg |
In 1998 the York Civic Trust commissioned a highly acclaimed statue of this Roman Emperor, to stand alongside York Minster and placed near the South Transept. The site was highly appropriate for Constantine was proclaimed Emperor in York in AD306, only a few metres away on what was the site of the Roman Legionary fortress. The renowned sculptor, Philip Jackson, took great pains to research the clothing, seating and armour of the period, and gave much thought about how to portray the Emperor. The result is a fascinating medley of fact and conjecture. The battle-hardened warrior sits in conciliatory manner looking down upon his broken sword, which forms the shape of a cross. By this simple artifice, Jackson symbolises the fact that Constantine made Christianity an acceptable religion of the Roman Empire. This initiative of the Trust has received wide approval and is so popular that it appears in many guide books and nearly all publicity about York. |
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Author | Carole Raddato from FRANKFURT, Germany |
Camera location | 53° 57′ 11.73″ N, 1° 04′ 56.99″ W | View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap | 53.953257; -1.082496 |
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Date and time of data generation | 12:11, 19 July 2012 |
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File change date and time | 12:11, 19 July 2012 |
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Date and time of digitizing | 12:11, 19 July 2012 |
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