| Marphurius | |
|---|---|
| Italian: Marforio | |
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| Year | 1st century AD |
| Type | Talking statues of Rome |
| Subject | Oceanus The name is a corruption of Latin mare in foro, "the sea in the forum" (inscribed near the statue's original location) |
| Location | Palazzo Nuovo |
| 41°53′37.50″N 12°28′59.77″E / 41.8937500°N 12.4832694°E | |
Marphurius[1][2][3] or Marforio (Italian: Marforio; Medieval Latin: Marphurius, Marforius) is one of the talking statues of Rome. Marforio maintained a friendly rivalry with his most prominent rival, Pasquin. As at the other five "talking statues", pasquinades—irreverent satires poking fun at public figures—were posted beside Marforio in the 16th and 17th centuries.
- ^ The Encyclopedia Britannic: Vol. XVIII. New York: Henry G. Allen and Co. 1888.
- ^ Jourdain, Eleanor F. (1921). Dramatic Theory and Practice in France. London: Longmans, Green, and Co.
- ^ von Hofmannsthal, Hugo (1975). Sämtichle Werke. S. Fischer. ISBN 9783107315178.