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Harbour with Capriccio. Creator: Alessandro Salucci
Harbour with Capriccio, Unknown date

Interior of St. Etienne du Mont, 1864. Creator: Émile-Antoine-François Herson
Interior of St. Etienne du Mont, 1864

The Temple of Minerva on the the Forum of Nerva in Rome, c.1840. Creator: Constantin Hansen
The Temple of Minerva on the the Forum of Nerva in Rome, c.1840

The Grand Canal, Venice, 1882. Creator: Carl Skanberg
The Grand Canal, Venice, 1882

View of the interior of the Tomb of Saint Costanza, built by Constantine the Great... c1760-1778
View of the interior of the Tomb of Saint Costanza, built by Constantine the Great, and erroneously called the Temple of Bacchus, now the Church of Saint Costaza, c1760-1778

Group of columns which support two arches of a great courtyard... c1743. Creator: Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Group of columns which support two arches of a great courtyard.. c1743. Series: Prima Parte di Architetture e Prospettive, plate 4; Edition: First edition, third issue

Imaginary ancient temple designed in the style of those built in honor of the Goddess... c1743
Imaginary ancient temple designed in the style of those built in honor of the Goddess Vesta: in the center is the great altar on which the Vestal Virgins preserved the inextinguishable sacred fire

Ancient Temple, c1743. Creator: Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Ancient Temple, c1743. Series: Prima Parte di Architetture e Prospettive, plate 13; Edition: First edition, third issue

Courtyard Surrounded by Porticoes, c1743. Creator: Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Courtyard Surrounded by Porticoes, c1743. Series: Prima Parte di Architetture e Prospettive, plate 12; Edition: First edition, third issue

Interior of the new church in Amsterdam after the fire of 1645. Creator: Willem Schellinks
Interior of the new church in Amsterdam after the fire of 1645

Mount Vernon, the residence of Washington, visited by the Prince of Wales on the 5th of Oct, 1860. Creator: Unknown
Mount Vernon, the residence of Washington, visited by the Prince of Wales on the 5th of October, 1860. The house...is, according to the Times correspondent, in shocking plight

View of the ruins of the temple of Minerva in Rome, 1759-c.1796. Creators: Louis-Joseph Mondhare, Groux
View of the ruins of the temple of Minerva in Rome, 1759-c.1796

View in the Nieuwe Kerk in Delft, 1819. Creator: Johannes Jelgerhuis
View in the Nieuwe Kerk in Delft, 1819

Agra Fort, The Palace, Late 1860s. Creator: Samuel Bourne
Agra Fort, The Palace, Late 1860s

Parc Monceau, Paris, Printed 1850 circa. Creator: Charles Marville
Parc Monceau, Paris, Printed 1850 circa

View of an obelisk, a triumphal arch, a column and other structures in Rome, 1756. Creator: Unknown
View of an obelisk, a triumphal arch, a column and other structures in Rome, 1756

View of the ruins of monuments at Palmyra seen from the northwest side, 1756. Creator: Unknown
View of the ruins of monuments at Palmyra seen from the northwest side, 1756

Fortuna Comes, 1869-1925. Creator: Antoon Derkinderen
Fortuna Comes, 1869-1925. Design for stained glass in the house of S. de Swart and EM. Van Kerckhoff in Laren

Fortuna Redux, 1869-1925. Creator: Antoon Derkinderen
Fortuna Redux, 1869-1925. Design for stained glass in the house of S. de Swart and EM. Van Kerckhoff in Laren

Italian Landscape with Ruins, n.d. Creator: Jonas Umbach
Italian Landscape with Ruins, n.d

Italian Landscape with Ruins, n.d. Creator: Jonas Umbach
Italian Landscape with Ruins, n.d

The Servant Inviting the Sick and the Poor to the Banquet, 1559. Creator: Dirck Volkertsen Coornhert
The Servant Inviting the Sick and the Poor to the Banquet, 1559. From Parable of the King Who Prepared a Wedding, pl. 5

The Statue of Jupiter at Olympia, published 1610. Creator: Antonio Tempesta
The Statue of Jupiter at Olympia, published 1610. From The Seven Wonders of the World, pl. 1

Ancient temple in landscape, 1799. Creator: Carl August Ehrensvard
Ancient temple in landscape, 1799

Achilles wounded in the Heel, 17th century. Creator: Bertholet Flemal
Achilles wounded in the Heel, 17th century

Cupid's worship, 1787. Creator: Alexander Roslin
Cupid's worship, 1787

Classical Buildings with Columns, late 17th-early 18th century. Creator: Alberto Carlieri
Classical Buildings with Columns, late 17th-early 18th century

Classical Buildings with Columns, late 17th-early 18th century. Creator: Alberto Carlieri
Classical Buildings with Columns, late 17th-early 18th century

Study for an Adoration of the Magi, in the background a ruin with two Corinthian columns, 1832-1885

Basilica and Monastery of SS. Giovanni e Paolo in Rome, c.1809-c.1812. Creator: Josephus Augustus Knip
Basilica and Monastery of SS. Giovanni e Paolo in Rome, c.1809-c.1812. Drawing from a group of 46 drawings and studies from mainly cityscapes and landscapes in and around Rome

The Temple of Vesta in Rome, c.1809-c.1812. Creator: Josephus Augustus Knip
The Temple of Vesta in Rome, c.1809-c.1812. The small, round building is traditionally called the Temple of Vesta, incorrectly, as it turns out

View of the ruins of the temple of Jupiter Stator, the amphitheater of Statilius Taurus... 1753. Creator: John Miller
View of the ruins of the temple of Jupiter Stator, the amphitheater of Statilius Taurus and other monuments in Rome, 1753

Interior of a Protestant, Gothic Church during a Service, 1669. Creator: Emanuel de Witte
Interior of a Protestant, Gothic Church during a Service, 1669. However much it might seem as if Emanuel de Witte attended this church service, the painter did not depict reality

Interior of a Protestant, Gothic Church, with a Gravedigger in the Choir, 1669. Creator: Emanuel de Witte
Interior of a Protestant, Gothic Church, with a Gravedigger in the Choir, 1669. The depiction of church interiors was a separate speciality

View of the Palazzo Reale in Naples, 1700-1799. Creator: Unknown
View of the Palazzo Reale in Naples, 1700-1799

Six designs for a decorative wall, c.1752-c.1819. Creator: Juriaan Andriessen
Six designs for a decorative wall, c.1752-c.1819. In garden/outside

Design for a temple of concord, c.1752-c.1819. Creator: Unknown
Design for a temple of concord, c.1752-c.1819

View of a gallery of sepulchral images, 1735-1805. Creator: Unknown
View of a gallery of sepulchral images, 1735-1805

View of a Corinthian Temple, 1700-1799. Creators: Anon, François-Philippe Charpentier
View of a Corinthian Temple, 1700-1799

View of the interior of the Certosa di Pavia, 1700-1799. Creator: Unknown
View of the interior of the Certosa di Pavia, 1700-1799

View of the interior of the Pantheon in Rome, 1700-1799. Creator: Unknown
View of the interior of the Pantheon in Rome, 1700-1799

View of the interior of the Church of Saint Paul Outside the Walls in Rome, 1700-1799. Creator: Unknown
View of the interior of the Church of Saint Paul Outside the Walls in Rome, 1700-1799

View of Hôtel de Soubise in Paris, 1700-1799. Creators: Anon, Jacques Rigaud
View of Hotel de Soubise in Paris, 1700-1799

View of the Colonnade in the garden of Versailles, 1700-1799. Creators: Anon, Jacques Rigaud
View of the Colonnade in the garden of Versailles, 1700-1799

Le jour de gloire; Devant l'Eglise de la Madeleine, 1919. Creator: Charles-Jules Duvent
Le jour de gloire; Devant l'Eglise de la Madeleine, 1919. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

A Temple Staircase. Piece of Architecture. Creator: Johan Gottlob Brusell
A Temple Staircase. Piece of Architecture, unknown date

View of the ruins of Monuments in Palmyra seen from the northwest side, 1700-1799. Creator: Anon
View of the ruins of Monuments in Palmyra seen from the northwest side, 1700-1799

View of the ruins of the bow of the column gallery in Palmyra, seen from the east side, 1700-1799. Creator: Anon
View of the ruins of the bow of the column gallery in Palmyra, seen from the east side, 1700-1799

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