Caption

Forum prize du temple Jupiter, View of the Forum from the Temple of Jupiter in Pompeii, Italy, Pompei, photograph, number: '10', number: '16.', number: '266', photographer: attributed to Giorgio Sommer, Pompeii, 1857 - 1875, Attributed to, pasteboard, paper, albumen print, height 308 mm x width 405 mm, square, circus, ruin of a building, architecture, Temple of Jupiter (Pompeii), A sepia-toned aerial view of an ancient ruin site showing weathered stone columns, some freestanding and some in short stacked sections, arranged on a paved ground with rectangular stone slabs and low masonry platforms; flanking walls and partial structures with arched openings and square doorways stand toward the background, interspersed with rows of smaller columns and ruined facades; the foreground shows thick textured stone walls framing the scene and truncated column drums positioned near the viewer; beyond the ruins a hazy landscape of low hills and distant mountains rises under a pale sky.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B10_440

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Keywords

Forum prize du temple Jupiter View Forum Temple Jupiter Pompeii Italy Pompei photograph number 10 16 266 photographer attributed Giorgio Sommer 1857 - 1875 Attributed pasteboard paper albumen print height 308 mm x width 405 mm square circus ruin building architecture sepia-toned aerial view ancient ruin site showing weathered stone columns freestanding short stacked sections arranged paved ground rectangular stone slabs low masonry platforms flanking walls partial structures arched openings square doorways stand background interspersed rows smaller columns ruined facades foreground thick textured stone walls framing scene truncated column drums positioned near viewer beyond ruins hazy landscape low hills distant mountains rises under pale sky