Gezicht op het Forum Romanum, met op de voorgrond de ruïne van de Tempel van Saturnus before 1882
anonymous
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aged paper
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toned paper
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ink paper printed
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tea stained
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personal sketchbook
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fading type
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coloured pencil
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watercolour illustration
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watercolor
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historical font
This anonymous photograph, “Gezicht op het Forum Romanum, met op de voorgrond de ruïne van de Tempel van Saturnus,” depicts the Temple of Saturn in Rome. Dating from before 1882, the photo shows the temple's columns and ruins in the foreground with a vista of the Roman Forum in the distance. The image captures the grandeur of the Roman Empire, while also highlighting the passage of time and the slow decay of its monumental structures.
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