Pompeii: Leftovers of Capitals in the Temple of Mercury, No. 5030, ca. 1880 – 1890

Title

Pompeii: Leftovers of Capitals in the Temple of Mercury, No. 5030

Photographer

• Giacomo Brogi

Period Produced

• 19th century

School

• documentary photography

Object Type

• photograph

Physical Description

Albumen print mounted on cardboard

Material

• albumen
• silver (toned) particles
• cardboard
• paper

Technique

• albumen print

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Bezeichnet recto unten links: Druckschriftzeile: 5030. POMPEI. Avanzi di Capitelli nel Tempio di Mercurio.
Bezeichnet recto unten rechts: Druckschriftzeile: (Edizioni Brogi)

Captions Added Later

Bezeichnet recto oben links auf dem Trägerkarton: Handschriftlich: 8612 (vermutlich ehem. Inv.-Nr.)

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Photographic Collection

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Acquisition

Ancient holdings. Acquired in the 19th century

Genre

• architecture
• mythological representation
• historical narration

Main Motif

• Pompeii
• Tempio di Vespasiano (Pompeii)
• Region 7 (Pompeii)
• woman
• animal

Associated Persons and Institutions

• Museo archeologico nazionale di Napoli

Primary

• 48C1 architecture
• 61E(POMPEI) names of cities and villages (POMPEI)
• 61F(TEMPIO DI VESPASIANO (Pompei)) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (TEMPIO DI VESPASIANO (Pompei))
• 31AA45231 sphinx (lion/woman); 'Sfinge' (Ripa) - AA - female human figure
• 48C1612 capital (~ column, pillar)
• 48C16 architectural detail

Secondary

• 48C5142 picture within picture
• 12F61 temple, shrine ~ Roman religion
• 61F(REGIO 7 (Pompei)) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (REGIO 7 (Pompei))

Associative

• 25C11 eruption (of volcano)