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Restes d'un Temple qu'on croit etre de Venus et Cupidon prés de Sainte Croix de Jerusalem, from Les Plus Beaux Monuments de Rome Ancienne ou Recueil des plus beaux Morceaux de l'Antiquité Romaine qui existent encore

1761
Not on view
Plate 14, View of the ruins of a temple believed to be the Temple of Venus and Cupid. Several groups of figures appear in the foreground and amongst the ruins, while the Aqua Claudia is visible in the background at left. Below this plate is a smaller image, with sculptural and architectural fragments, titled "Fragmens Antiques." These two images appear facing page 20, which includes the portion of text describing the Temple of Minerva.

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  • Title: Restes d'un Temple qu'on croit etre de Venus et Cupidon prés de Sainte Croix de Jerusalem, from Les Plus Beaux Monuments de Rome Ancienne ou Recueil des plus beaux Morceaux de l'Antiquité Romaine qui existent encore
  • Artist: After Jean Barbault (French, Viarmes 1718–1762 Rome)
  • Engraver: Dominico Montagu (Italian, active Rome, ca. 1750–76)
  • Printer: Giunchi Heritiers de Komarek
  • Publisher: Bouchard & Gravier (Rome)
  • Published in: Rome
  • Date: 1761
  • Medium: Etching
  • Dimensions: Plate: 11 × 10 7/8 in. (27.9 × 27.7 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1952
  • Object Number: 52.519.87(29)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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