Caption

Forum Romanum preso dal Campidoglio (Roma), Ruins at the Roman Forum in Rome, Italy, photograph, inscription: 'Roma, Forum', address: 'SOMMER & BEHLES, ROMA E NAPOLI', number: '4', inscription: 'C. 85', number: 'No. 1017.', photographer: Sommer & Behles, Rome, 1867 - 1874, pasteboard, paper, albumen print, albumendruk, height 319 mm x width 380 mm, square, circus, ruin of a building, architecture, landscape with ruins, Forum Romanum, A wide sepia photograph shows a row of tall ancient stone columns with carved capitals in the foreground standing on large square bases, adjacent to fragmented stone ruins and terraced masonry; behind them a roadway lined with trees leads toward more classical ruins including another set of columns and a distant multi-level stone structure with arches and a tower, while surrounding the scene are low buildings, scattered stones, paths, and patches of grass and exposed earth.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B08_235

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40.6Mb (8.5Mb) / 14.0in x 11.3in / 4194 x 3383 (300dpi)

Keywords

Forum Romanum preso dal Campidoglio Roma Ruins Roman Forum Rome Italy photograph inscription Forum address Sommer & Behles Roma E Napoli number 4 C 85 No 1017 photographer 1867 - 1874 pasteboard paper albumen print albumendruk height 319 mm x width 380 mm square circus ruin building architecture landscape ruins Forum Romanum wide sepia photograph row tall ancient stone columns carved capitals foreground standing large square bases adjacent fragmented stone ruins terraced masonry them roadway lined trees leads classical ruins another set columns distant multi-level stone structure arches tower surrounding scene low buildings scattered stones paths patches grass exposed earth