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Maker(s):Rossini, Luigi
Culture:Italian (1790-1857)
Title:Interno della Basilica della Fortuna
Date Made:1826
Type:Print
Materials:Steel faced etching on paper
Place Made:Europe; Italy; Rome
Measurements:Sheet: 21 3/4 in x 30 1/2 in; 55.2 cm x 77.5 cm; Plate: 15 3/4 in x 20 3/4 in; 40 cm x 52.7 cm; Image: 15 1/2 in x 20 1/2 in; 39.4 cm x 52.1 cm
Accession Number:  MH 1990.9.10
Credit Line:Transfer from the Mount Holyoke College Library
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
Interior of a basilica with domed space, wall niches, and engaged Corinthian columns. Three tombstones or altars with Latin inscriptions are placed in the foreground. To the left of these, a man and woman walk arm in arm. To the right, two men wearing top hats stand together. Directly behind these men, a headless statue of a man wearing a toga stands on an elevated platform.

Tags:
architecture; buildings; ancient; columns; ruins; temples; people; international

Subjects:
Architecture; Buildings; Civilization, Ancient; Columns; Etching; Human beings; Ruins; Temples

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