Ancient Statue of Emperor Constantine Rebuilt in Rome
2024-02-11
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1Emperor Constantine the First was an ancient Roman ruler who welcomed Christianity. He helped spread the religion throughout the Roman Empire.
2Recently, a large, rebuilt statue of Constantine was introduced to the public in Rome.
3Officials revealed the 13-meter copy of the statue that Constantine had built for himself.
4Special technology known as 3D modelling permitted the statue's makers to create the work from scans of the nine large original marble body parts that remain.
5The result: a large statue of the seated emperor. Constantine is wearing special clothing and holding a scepter and orb.
6He looks over Rome from a side garden of the Capitoline Museums.
7The rebuilt statue is close to the area where the original pieces of Constantine's giant feet, hands and head are kept.
8Artists in Rome created the original about 1,700 years ago.
9Rebuilt to its original form, the statue creates wonder in people who see it.
10This feeling is just what Constantine wanted from his subjects, officials said at the statue's public introduction.
11"In this statue there's not just beauty, there's the violence of power," said Salvatore Settis of the Fondazione Prada, the cultural and educational arm of the fashion house which financed the project.
12Officials did not say how much the project cost. But the Factum Foundation created the statue.
13The group is a nonprofit based in Madrid.
14It creates special digital copies of the world's famous cultural objects.
15"This whole dynamic about how you use technology to transform our understanding of and the importance of cultural heritage is the core mission of Factum Foundation," said the group's founder Adam Lowe.
16The statue is made from several materials.
17The body includes resin, polyurethane and marble powder.
18Gold leaf and plaster make up the special clothing that goes over the body.
19A second version of the statue is to be put in place in northeast England.
20That is where Constantine guarded defenses known as Hadrian's Wall before being crowned emperor in Rome.
21I'm John Russell.
1Emperor Constantine the First was an ancient Roman ruler who welcomed Christianity. He helped spread the religion throughout the Roman Empire. 2Recently, a large, rebuilt statue of Constantine was introduced to the public in Rome. 3Officials revealed the 13-meter copy of the statue that Constantine had built for himself. Special technology known as 3D modelling permitted the statue's makers to create the work from scans of the nine large original marble body parts that remain. 4The result: a large statue of the seated emperor. Constantine is wearing special clothing and holding a scepter and orb. He looks over Rome from a side garden of the Capitoline Museums. 5The rebuilt statue is close to the area where the original pieces of Constantine's giant feet, hands and head are kept. Artists in Rome created the original about 1,700 years ago. 6Rebuilt to its original form, the statue creates wonder in people who see it. This feeling is just what Constantine wanted from his subjects, officials said at the statue's public introduction. 7"In this statue there's not just beauty, there's the violence of power," said Salvatore Settis of the Fondazione Prada, the cultural and educational arm of the fashion house which financed the project. 8Officials did not say how much the project cost. But the Factum Foundation created the statue. The group is a nonprofit based in Madrid. It creates special digital copies of the world's famous cultural objects. 9"This whole dynamic about how you use technology to transform our understanding of and the importance of cultural heritage is the core mission of Factum Foundation," said the group's founder Adam Lowe. 10The statue is made from several materials. The body includes resin, polyurethane and marble powder. Gold leaf and plaster make up the special clothing that goes over the body. 11A second version of the statue is to be put in place in northeast England. That is where Constantine guarded defenses known as Hadrian's Wall before being crowned emperor in Rome. 12I'm John Russell. 13John Russell adapted this story from an Associated Press report. 14_____________________________________________ 15Words in This Story 16scan -n. a copy or image of something that is made by a machine, and which contains data for use in study or reproduction 17original -- adj. made or produced first 18scepter - n. a long, decorated stick that is carried by a leader (such as a king or queen) 19orb - n. a gold ball with a cross on top that is carried by a leader (such as a king or queen) 20dynamic -- n. something that causes change or growth in something else 21transform - v. to change something in a complete way