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Portraits of the Four Tetrarchs

Viewthree figures in setting
SiteVenice, San Marco
LocationItaly
Dateca. 305 AD
SubjectSculpture
PeriodEarly Christian
Materialporphyry
Dimensionsca.135cm high
Saskia No.Lid-0500
SourceGardner, Art Through the Ages, 11th ed., chapter 10, plate 74
 Hartt, Art: A History of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, 4th ed., plate 25
 Janson, History of Art, 6th ed., chapter 7, plate 44
 Stokstad, Marilyn, Art History, 2nd ed., chapter 6, plate 75