Temple of Mars Ultor, Rome 1840–45 James Holland British Holland visited Italy for the first time in 1835, returned often and became known for his Venetian subjects. Here he depicts a corner of Rome's Forum of Augustus, using broad washes in a manner that recalls Richard Parks Bonington. The restrained tonality suggests a date before 1845 with light and shadow shown playing across the ruined Temple of Mars Ultor (Mars the Avenger). The emperor Augustus erected the latter to commemorate a victory of 42 BC and Holland records three Corinthian columns that once were part of a long colonnade outsi
Temple of Mars Ultor, Rome 1840–45 James Holland British Holland visited Italy for the first time in 1835, returned often and became known for his Venetian subjects. Here he depicts a corner of Rome's Forum of Augustus, using broad washes in a manner that recalls Richard Parks Bonington. The restrained tonality suggests a date before 1845 with light and shadow shown playing across the ruined Temple of Mars Ultor (Mars the Avenger). The emperor Augustus erected the latter to commemorate a victory of 42 BC and Holland records three Corinthian columns that once were part of a long colonnade outside a sanctuary. A later wall at right incorporates a triumphal arch built by the emperor Tiberius in 19 AD—it was later known as the Arco dei Panani (from the Italian word for fen because of the swampy character of the site). The Via di Tor de' Conti enters the Forum through this span, and Holland includes a glimpse of building beyond and used an oxcart in the foreground to establish the scale. When he made this drawing, the ground level was much higher than it is Temple of Mars Ultor, Rome. James Holland (British, Burslem, Staffordshire 1800–1870 London). 1840–45. Watercolor over graphite. Drawings
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