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Templum Pacis Apud Viam Sacram, Tempio della Pace on the Via Sacra in Rome, Ancient monuments, Antiquae Urbis Splendor, print, album page, Text in Latin in lower margin. Numbered upper right: 38., printmaker: Jacobus Laurus, Italy, printer (person): Giacomo Mascardi, Rome, in or after 1637, printer (person), paper, etching, height 180 mm x width 236 mm, This print is part of a set of 158 prints (title prints), which appeared in four volumes. Volumes one and two appeared in 1612. The third volume appeared in 1615 and volume four appeared in 1628. In 1637, Vitale Mascardi published the first reissue of the entire set with numbering., temple, shrine, Roman religion, Tempio della Pace, A detailed engraved architectural drawing of a classical temple seen in perspective, showing a rectangular brick building with a pitched roof and a domed semicircular apse on one side, a tall colonnaded portico with ornate Corinthian capitals at the front, a triangular pediment decorated with reclining and seated human figures and sculpted creatures along its edges, freestanding statues positioned on pedestals in front of and between the columns, a central doorway framed by decorative relief and a niche with sculptural figures above it, a stepped platform leading up to the portico, evenly spaced arched windows along the side wall, horizontal shading lines indicating texture on the roof and walls, and a wide band of dense printed text occupying the lower portion of the sheet.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B30_029

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Keywords

Templum Pacis Apud Viam Sacram Tempio della Pace Via Sacra Rome Ancient monuments Antiquae Urbis Splendor print album page Text Latin lower margin Numbered upper right 38 printmaker Jacobus Laurus Italy printer person Giacomo Mascardi 1637 paper etching height 180 mm x width 236 mm part set 158 prints title prints appeared four volumes Volumes two appeared 1612 third volume appeared 1615 volume four appeared 1628 Vitale Mascardi published first reissue entire set numbering temple shrine Roman religion detailed engraved architectural drawing classical temple perspective showing rectangular brick building pitched roof domed semicircular apse side tall colonnaded portico ornate Corinthian capitals front triangular pediment decorated reclining seated human figures sculpted creatures edges freestanding statues positioned pedestals columns central doorway framed decorative relief niche sculptural figures stepped platform leading up evenly spaced arched windows side wall horizontal shading lines indicating texture roof walls wide band dense printed text occupying lower portion sheet