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Pax Romana Art
Marcus Aurelius on the Danube
The Danube Frontier · c. AD 172
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- Printed in the USA. Printed, stretched, and shipped in the USA.
- Free US shipping. Tracking included on every order.
- Canvas, framed or not. Stretched over FSC-certified wooden bars, or set in a wooden frame with a 12 mm gap around it.
- Hanging hardware included. Framed canvas arrives assembled, with the hanger attached.
- Arrives perfect — guaranteed. Damaged or defective? Free reprint or refund.
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Framed canvas
- Canvas (cotton-polyester blend)
- Set in a wooden frame with a 12 mm (0.45″) gap around the canvas
- 42 mm (1.65″) deep
- Arrives assembled and ready to hang: hanger attached, screws or nails included
Canvas
- Canvas (cotton-polyester blend)
- Stretched over FSC-certified wooden bars
- Hanging hardware included
- Sizes: 12x16″ · 18x24″ · 24x32″
- Orientation: Vertical
- Medium: Canvas
- Style: History painting
- Era: Principate
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Marcus Aurelius on the DanubeFramed canvas · Black · 18x24″
1.060 kr
1.420 krSave 360 kr
The Danube Frontier · c. AD 172
Notes to Himself by Lamplight
From the late 160s AD the empire's Danube frontier was under heavy pressure. Germanic and Sarmatian peoples, among them the Marcomanni and the Quadi, crossed the river, and in one raid reached northern Italy. Marcus Aurelius, emperor since AD 161, spent most of the following years on campaign, based at camps and fortresses such as Carnuntum, near modern Vienna. He was still at war on the Danube when he died in AD 180.
During these years he wrote the work we call the Meditations. Its Greek title in the manuscripts means simply 'to himself'. It is a private collection of reminders in the Stoic tradition: to do one's duty, to accept what cannot be changed, to be patient with others, to remember that life is short. Two short notes in the text name a place. One says it was written among the Quadi, on the river Granua, a tributary of the Danube; the other says at Carnuntum.
The piece
The painting imagines one of those nights. Marcus sits at a folding camp table in a dark cloak, his head in his hand, pen on the page, a single flame lighting his face. Around him are the signs of his office laid aside: the gilded cuirass on its stand, a small shrine, a chest marked with the eagle. Through the open flap the cold blue world of the camp waits, with snow, watchfires, guards and the dark river beyond.
Materia · The materials
Canvas, framed or not.
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Wooden stretcher bars
The canvas is stretched over FSC-certified wooden bars.
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Floating frame
Black, natural wood or dark brown, with a 12 mm (0.45″) gap around the canvas. 42 mm (1.65″) deep.
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Ready for the wall
Framed canvas arrives assembled, hanger attached, screws or nails included. Canvas comes with its hanging hardware.
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