Rome: The Forum Romanum against the Capitol, ca. 1860

Title

Rome: The Forum Romanum against the Capitol

Photographer

• Unknown

Production Place

• Italy

Period Produced

• 19th century

School

• travel photography
• documentary photography

Object Type

• photograph

Physical Description

Albumen print mounted on cardboard

Material

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

Technique

• albumen print

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Photographic Collection

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main, Eigentum des Städelschen Museums-Vereins e.V.

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Acquisition

Acquired in 2011 with support from the Kulturstiftung der Länder and the Hessischer Kulturstiftung, property of the Städelscher Museums-Verein e.V.

Genre

• architecture

Main Motif

• Rome
• building
• ruin
• temple
• column
• Forum Romanum (Rome)
• Temple of Vaspasian (Rome)
• Arch of Septimius Severus (Rome)
• Palace of the Senators (Rome)
• Capitoline Hill (Rome)
• Phokas Säule (Rom)
• Temple of Saturn
• Temple of Antoninus Pius and Faustina

Associated Persons and Institutions

• Faustina I (Roman empress)
• Antoninus Pius (Roman emperor)
• Vespasian (Roman emperor)
• Septimius Severus (Römischer Kaiser)

Primary

• 48C1 architecture
• 61E(ROMA) names of cities and villages (ROMA)
• 61F(FORUM ROMANUM (Roma)) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (FORUM ROMANUM (Roma))
• 61F(TEMPIO DI VESPASIANO E TITO (Roma)) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (TEMPIO DI VESPASIANO E TITO (Roma))
• 61F(ARCO DI SETTIMIO SEVERO (Roma)) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (ARCO DI SETTIMIO SEVERO (Roma))
• 61F(PALAZZO SENATORIO (Roma)) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (PALAZZO SENATORIO (Roma))
• 61F(CAMPIDOGLIO (Rom)) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (CAMPIDOGLIO (Rom))
• 61F(COLONNA DI FOCA (Rom)) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (COLONNA DI FOCA (Rom))
• 61F(TEMPIO DI SATURNO (Roma)) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (TEMPIO DI SATURNO (Roma))
• 61F(TEMPIO DI ANTONINO E FAUSTINA (Roma)) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (TEMPIO DI ANTONINO E FAUSTINA (Roma))

Secondary

• 48C161 column, pillar ~ architecture
• 12F61 temple, shrine ~ Roman religion
• 48C149 ruin of a building ~ architecture