Sujet

Cast of composite capital, late 18th century-early 19th century. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Cast of composite capital, late 18th century-early 19th century. The cast seems to reproduce a composite capital which probably comes from the Baths of Caracalla in Rome, though the original capital can no longer be located. The excavations of the Baths, as those of the Palatine Hill, were funded by the Farnese and were highly visible. The Baths were known to antiquarians and artists as early as the 1500s and in 1546 Pope Paul III Farnese began a large-scale excavation.

Date

1775

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Royal Academy of Arts, London

Notre référence

HRM26A35_154

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

65.3Mo (7.9Mo) / 43.2cm x 37.8cm / 5106 x 4468 (300dpi)

Mots clés

nature leaves Italy building capital architecture plant plants country Rome bathing baths shape leaf color decoration decorative Classical column pillar pillars ornament Roman location century public baths artefact cast mould decorated artifact composite mold Plaster Cast Architectural Feature Colour 19th century 18th century Ancient Roman Ancient Rome Eighteenth Century nineteenth century acanthus acanthus leaf Baths of Caracalla sculpture Unknown plaster volute acanthus leaves volutes 19th-century Royal Academy of Arts