Map Graph

Portrait of the Four Tetrarchs

Sculpture outside the St Mark's Basilica in Venice, Italy

The Portrait of the Four Tetrarchs is a porphyry sculpture group of four Roman emperors dating from around 300 AD. The sculptural group has been fixed to a corner of the façade of St Mark's Basilica in Venice, Italy since the Middle Ages. It probably formed part of the decorations of the Philadelphion in Constantinople, and was removed to Venice in 1204 or soon after.

Read article
File:Venice_–_The_Tetrarchs_03.jpgFile:Heel_portion_Tetrachs_Istanbul_Museum.JPGFile:Portrait_of_the_Four_Tetrarchs,_a_porphyry_sculpture_sacked_from_the_Byzantine_Philadelphion_palace_in_1204,_Treasury_of_St._Marks,_Venice_(19896369591).jpgFile:Venezia,_tetrarchi_01.JPGFile:Istanbul_-_Museo_archeologico_-_Sarcofago_imperiale_bizantino_-_Foto_G._Dall'Orto_28-5-2006.jpg
Top Questions
AI generated

List the top facts about Portrait of the Four Tetrarchs

Summarize this article

What is the single most intriguing fact about Portrait of the Four Tetrarchs?

Are there any controversies surrounding Portrait of the Four Tetrarchs?

More questions
Nearby Places
Thumbnail
Doge's Palace
Art museum and historic site in Venice, Italy
Thumbnail
St Mark's Basilica
Cathedral church in Venice, Italy
Thumbnail
St Mark's Campanile
Basilica bell tower in Venice, Italy
Thumbnail
Piazzetta dei Leoncini
City square in Venice, Italy
Thumbnail
Patriarchate of Venice
Catholic patriarchate in Italy
Thumbnail
Horses of Saint Mark
Ancient bronze horse statues in Venice
Thumbnail
Venice National Archaeological Museum
Italian archaeological museum
Thumbnail
Loggetta del Sansovino
Building in Venice, Italy