Partial View of a Monument [Mercurii Templum] from the series 'Ruinarum variarum fabricarum delineationes pictoribus caeterisque id genus artificibus multum utiles' 1554 Lambert Suavius Netherlandish Perspectival depiction of the right half of a temple, referred to as the ‘Mercurii Templum’, set in a stylized landscape. Curiously, the building does not appear to have an entrance, but both the central and right bay are marked by an aedicula, indicating that it might have functioned as an altar. A temple of Mercury is referenced in Medieval descriptions of Rome, although the precise location nor
Partial View of a Monument [Mercurii Templum] from the series 'Ruinarum variarum fabricarum delineationes pictoribus caeterisque id genus artificibus multum utiles' 1554 Lambert Suavius Netherlandish Perspectival depiction of the right half of a temple, referred to as the ‘Mercurii Templum’, set in a stylized landscape. Curiously, the building does not appear to have an entrance, but both the central and right bay are marked by an aedicula, indicating that it might have functioned as an altar. A temple of Mercury is referenced in Medieval descriptions of Rome, although the precise location nor remains have been uncovered so far. The current rendition is likely based on descriptions as is the case for various other prints in the same group. This print and several others in this series published by Gerard de Jode were copied after a group of Italian architectural prints, previously attriputed to the Master G. A. with the Caltrop, and first published in Rome between 1530 and 1550. The prints depict buildings from Roman Antiquity, ranging from triumphal arches to bath houses, temples and palaces in Italy, France and Spain. Some of the buildings have been artificially reconstructed based on Medieval descriptions, while others are depicted in their ruinous Partial View of a Monument [Mercurii Templum] from the series 'Ruinarum variarum fabricarum delineationes pictoribus caeterisque id genus artificibus multum utiles' 408685
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