Back in the 4th century, Roman emperor Constantine The Great commissioned a statue of hilmself. It was originally located in the Basilica of Maxentius in Rome, before being pillaged, most likely for the bronze portion. The marble remnants were found in the 15th century and now a Spanish foundation used the remaining parts to recreate the statue and back in February, the Colossus of Constantine returned to Rome.
The Factum foundation worked with the Capitoline Museums and the Prada foundation to recreate the 13-meter statue for the exhibition "Recycling Beauty" in 2022 and on the 6th of February of this year it was installed in the gardens of Villa Caffarelli, in the Capitoline Museums complex. To tell us more about this project and what they do in the Factum foundation, on today's broadcast, we spoke with its founder, Adam Lowe.
