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| Maker(s): | Lauro, Giacomo | | Culture: | Italian (1561-1645)
| | Title: | Vestigia Templi Herculis et Fortunae Virilis [Ruins of the Temples of Hercules and Fortuna Virilis], Plate 145 from the series Antiquae Urbis Splendor [The Wonders of Ancient Rome]
| | Date Made: | 1612-1641
| | Type: | Print
| | Materials: | Engraving
| | Place Made: | Europe; Italy; Rome
| | Measurements: | Mat: 14 in x 18 in; 35.6 cm x 45.7 cm; Mount: 11 in x 14 in; 27.9 cm x 35.6 cm; Sheet: 7 3/8 in x 9 11/16 in; 18.7 cm x 24.6 cm
| | Accession Number: | MH 2013.1.15
| | Credit Line: | Gift from the collection of Louise Fitz Randolph
| | Museum Collection: | Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description: Round, domed temple in the lower right with attached Corinthian columns around and another rectangular temple with Ionic columns to the left. Buildings and ruins in the background. Two men - one wearing robes and pointing to the ground, the other holding a shovel over his shoulder - just to the left of the round temple. Caption/key below.
Tags: temples; built environments; columns; architecture; ruins Subjects: Architecture; Columns; Engraving; Ruins; Temples Link to share this object record: https://museums.fivecolleges.edu/detail.php?t=objects&type=ext&id_number=MH+2013.1.15 |
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