مارفوریو
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Marphurius or Marforio (; Medieval , ) is one of the talking statues of Rome. Marforio maintained a friendly rivalry with the most famous talking statue, Pasquin. At the talking statues, pasquinades — irreverent satires poking fun at public figures — were posted in the 16th and 17th centuries.
Key facts
- Statue.italic title
- no
- Statue.title
- Marphurius
- Statue.image_file
- Marforio - Palazzo Nuovo - Musei Capitolini - Rome 2016 (2).jpg
- Statue.caption
- Palazzo Nuovo - Musei Capitolini
- Statue.other_language_1
- Italian
- Statue.other_title_1
- Marforio
- Statue.year
- 1st century AD
- Statue.type
- Talking statues of Rome
- Statue.subject
- OceanusThe name is a corruption of Latin mare in foro, "the sea in the forum" (inscribed near the statue's original location)
- Statue.city
- Palazzo Nuovo, Capitoline Museums
- Statue.image_size
- 270
- Statue.mapframe frame width
- 270
- Statue.mapframe
- yes
- Statue.mapframe caption
- Click on the map for a fullscreen view
- Statue.mapframe zoom
- 12
- Statue.mapframe marker
- monument
- Statue.mapframe wikidata
- yes
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- sculpture
- Country
- Italy
- Depicts
- Oceanus
- Material used
- Carrara marble
- Image
- Marforio - Palazzo Nuovo - Musei Capitolini - Rome 2016 (2).jpg
Show 2 more facts
- Commons category
- Marforio
- time period
- Ancient Rome
Sources (3)
via Wikidata · CC0
On the map
2 mapped locations