The equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius is recognizable as a man on a horse. this is called a representational artwork.Like the name says, the representational artwork represents objects or events in the real world that are looking easily recognizable. The equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius is a gilded bronze monument of the 170s C.E. and a singular artifact of Roman antiquity. The monument was originally dedicated to the emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus, referred to commonly as Marcus Aurelius.