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Mercurii Templum (Views of Ancient Roman Temples and Arches)

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Public domain image of a historic building, 16th-17th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Renaissance representation of classical ruins was a symbol of antiquity, enlightenment, and lost knowledge. Ruins spoke to the passage of time. The greatest subject for ruin artists was the overgrown and crumbling Classical Rome remains. Forum and the Colosseum, Pantheon, and the Appian Way. Initially, art representations of Rome were realistic, but soon the imagination of artists took flight. Roman ruins were scattered around the city, but frustrated artists began placing them in more pleasing arrangements. Capriccio was a style of imaginary scenes of buildings and ruins.

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anonymous italian 16th century engraving prints anonymous italian 16th century 1500 1600 ancient roman temples mercurii templum bequest of herbert mitchell italian metropolitan museum of art medieval art italy
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1535 - 1540
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Roman Wonders

Prints of Rome's views, buildings and ruins
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Metropolitan Museum of Art
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https://www.metmuseum.org/
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Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication ("CCO 1.0 Dedication")

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anonymous italian 16th century engraving prints anonymous italian 16th century 1500 1600 ancient roman temples mercurii templum bequest of herbert mitchell italian metropolitan museum of art medieval art italy