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Templum honoris et virtutis, Temple of Honor and Virtue in Rome, Ancient monuments, Antiquae Urbis Splendor, print, album page, View of the Temple of Honor and Virtue in Rome. Text in Latin in the lower margin. Numbered upper right: 30., printmaker: Jacobus Laurus, Italy, printer (person): Giacomo Mascardi, Rome, in or after 1637, printer (person), paper, etching, height 179 mm x width 235 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, representation of a real building (either existing or having existed), A detailed black and white engraving of a classical circular temple with a large domed central structure surrounded by a curved colonnade and balustrade, featuring many niches each holding a standing statue, with columns and pilasters around the central building and sculpted reliefs in panels flanking a small pedimented entrance reached by a short flight of steps; the temple sits within a paved courtyard containing low rectangular plinths, and tall columns topped with statues rise behind the outer balustrade, while fine line shading and hatching create texture and depth across the architecture and statues.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B30_036

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Keywords

Templum honoris et virtutis Temple Honor Virtue Rome Ancient monuments Antiquae Urbis Splendor print album page View Text Latin lower margin Numbered upper right 30 printmaker Jacobus Laurus Italy printer person Giacomo Mascardi 1637 paper etching height 179 mm x width 235 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 representation real building existing having existed detailed black white engraving classical circular temple large domed central structure surrounded curved colonnade balustrade featuring niches holding standing statue columns pilasters central building sculpted reliefs panels flanking small pedimented entrance reached short flight steps temple sits within paved courtyard containing low rectangular plinths tall columns topped statues rise outer balustrade fine line shading hatching create texture depth across architecture statues