Caption
View of the Arch of Septimius Severus on the Roman Forum in Rome, album page, photograph, This photo is part of an album., inscription: '18 ARCO DI SEPTIMIO-SEVERO', Rome, 1870 - c. 1895, photographer, paper, pasteboard, albumen print, height 199 mm x width 258 mm, triumphal arch, Arch of Septimius Severus, A sepia-toned photograph of a large ancient stone arch and surrounding ruins with carved reliefs and architectural details, flanked on the right by a tall fluted column standing on a multi-tiered base and on the left by part of a classical building façade with decorative pilasters and sculptural elements; the arch shows multiple openings and ornate carvings above and around the central arched passage, with worn stone surfaces and broken fragments visible; in the foreground uneven ground, rubble, and collapsed masonry create rough paths and shadows leading toward the structure, and a distant cluster of tiled-roof buildings is visible beyond the column.
Credit line
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26A76_410
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Available size
35.2Mb (7.6Mb) / 13.1in x 10.5in / 3918 x 3141 (300dpi)