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Forum Romanum Collection (#2)

The Forum Romanum, also known as the Roman Forum, is a captivating archaeological site in ancient Rome that has fascinated artists and historians for centuries

Background imageForum Romanum Collection: Rome. View of Foro Trajano (Forum Trajan) with column. Photochrome sd. around 1900. Photochrome

Rome. View of Foro Trajano (Forum Trajan) with column. Photochrome sd. around 1900. Photochrome
XEE4404750 Rome. View of Foro Trajano (Forum Trajan) with column. Photochrome sd. around 1900. Photochrome by Unknown photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rome)

Background imageForum Romanum Collection: Roman Forum 16th century (engraving)

Roman Forum 16th century (engraving)
3793836 Roman Forum 16th century (engraving); (add.info.: Roman Forum, 16th century. Engraving by Perac. The Forum as it would be known by Du Bellay and his contemporaries)

Background imageForum Romanum Collection: The Forum of Trajan in Rome (drawing)

The Forum of Trajan in Rome (drawing)
904725 The Forum of Trajan in Rome (drawing) by Nicolle, Victor Jean (1754-1826); Musee des Beaux-Arts, Rouen, France; (add.info.: by Jean Victor Nicolle (1754-1826))

Background imageForum Romanum Collection: Roma: Foro Romano, Basilica di Costantino (b / w photo)

Roma: Foro Romano, Basilica di Costantino (b / w photo)
6017630 Roma: Foro Romano, Basilica di Costantino (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Foro Romano, Basilica di Costantino)

Background imageForum Romanum Collection: Roma: Foro Romano (b / w photo)

Roma: Foro Romano (b / w photo)
6017625 Roma: Foro Romano (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Foro Romano. Illustration for Die Ewige Stadt Erinnerungen An Rom by Kurt Hielscher)

Background imageForum Romanum Collection: Roma: Nel Foro Romano (b / w photo)

Roma: Nel Foro Romano (b / w photo)
6017623 Roma: Nel Foro Romano (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nel Foro Romano)

Background imageForum Romanum Collection: Roma, Foro Romano, Arco di Tito; Rome, Forum Romanum, Triumphal Arch of Titus (b / w photo)

Roma, Foro Romano, Arco di Tito; Rome, Forum Romanum, Triumphal Arch of Titus (b / w photo)
7152880 Roma, Foro Romano, Arco di Tito; Rome, Forum Romanum, Triumphal Arch of Titus (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Roma, Foro Romano)

Background imageForum Romanum Collection: Roma: Foro Romano, Atrio di Vesta (b / w photo)

Roma: Foro Romano, Atrio di Vesta (b / w photo)
6017632 Roma: Foro Romano, Atrio di Vesta (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Foro Romano, Atrio di Vesta)

Background imageForum Romanum Collection: Roma: Foro Romano, Arco di Tito (b / w photo)

Roma: Foro Romano, Arco di Tito (b / w photo)
6017621 Roma: Foro Romano, Arco di Tito (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Foro Romano, Arco di Tito)

Background imageForum Romanum Collection: Roma: Foro Romano, Presso il Tempio di Vesta e di Castore (b / w photo)

Roma: Foro Romano, Presso il Tempio di Vesta e di Castore (b / w photo)
6017631 Roma: Foro Romano, Presso il Tempio di Vesta e di Castore (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Foro Romano, Presso il Tempio di Vesta e di Castore)

Background imageForum Romanum Collection: Roma, Foro Romano, Al Tempio di Vesta e di Castore; Rome, Forum Romanum

Roma, Foro Romano, Al Tempio di Vesta e di Castore; Rome, Forum Romanum, Temples of Vesta and Castor (b / w photo)
7152872 Roma, Foro Romano, Al Tempio di Vesta e di Castore; Rome, Forum Romanum, Temples of Vesta and Castor (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Roma)

Background imageForum Romanum Collection: Roma: Foro Romano, Arco di Trionfo di Settimio Severo (b / w photo)

Roma: Foro Romano, Arco di Trionfo di Settimio Severo (b / w photo)
6017627 Roma: Foro Romano, Arco di Trionfo di Settimio Severo (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Foro Romano, Arco di Trionfo di Settimio Severo)

Background imageForum Romanum Collection: Roma, Foro Romano; Rome, Forum Romanum (b / w photo)

Roma, Foro Romano; Rome, Forum Romanum (b / w photo)
7152869 Roma, Foro Romano; Rome, Forum Romanum (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Roma, Foro Romano; Rome, Forum Romanum)

Background imageForum Romanum Collection: Roma: Foro Romano verso il Palatino (b / w photo)

Roma: Foro Romano verso il Palatino (b / w photo)
6017628 Roma: Foro Romano verso il Palatino (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Foro Romano verso il Palatino)

Background imageForum Romanum Collection: Roma: Foro Romano verso il Campidoglio (b / w photo)

Roma: Foro Romano verso il Campidoglio (b / w photo)
6017622 Roma: Foro Romano verso il Campidoglio (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Foro Romano verso il Campidoglio)

Background imageForum Romanum Collection: Plan of the Roman Fora (engraving)

Plan of the Roman Fora (engraving)
7193921 Plan of the Roman Fora (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Plan of the Roman Fora)

Background imageForum Romanum Collection: Arch of Septimius Severus and St Martins Church, Rome, Italy (engraving)

Arch of Septimius Severus and St Martins Church, Rome, Italy (engraving)
7172588 Arch of Septimius Severus and St Martins Church, Rome, Italy (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Arch of Septimius Severus and St Martins Church)

Background imageForum Romanum Collection: Roman Forum (litho)

Roman Forum (litho)
7201061 Roman Forum (litho) by Williamson, J. (fl.1850-1919); Private Collection; (add.info.: Roman Forum. Illustration from Bells Latin Course, by E C Marchant and J G Spencer (G Bell and Sons Ltd)

Background imageForum Romanum Collection: Untitled (Temple of Minerva), c. 1857. Creator: Robert MacPherson

Untitled (Temple of Minerva), c. 1857. Creator: Robert MacPherson
Untitled (Temple of Minerva), c. 1857. A work made of albumen print, from " photographs of views of rome" (c. 1857)

Background imageForum Romanum Collection: Untitled (Temple of Venus and Rome, Triumphal Arch and other ruins in Forum), c. 1857

Untitled (Temple of Venus and Rome, Triumphal Arch and other ruins in Forum), c. 1857. A work made of albumen print, from " photographs of views of rome" (c. 1857)

Background imageForum Romanum Collection: Arch of Septimius Severus, c. 1857. Creator: Robert MacPherson

Arch of Septimius Severus, c. 1857. Creator: Robert MacPherson
Arch of Septimus Severus, c. 1857. A work made of albumen print, from " photographs of views of rome" (c. 1857)

Background imageForum Romanum Collection: View of the Campo Vaccino, with the Colosseum in the background

View of the Campo Vaccino, with the Colosseum in the background and the ruins of the Temple of Castor and Pollux at right, 1796

Background imageForum Romanum Collection: Capitoline Hill, ancient Rome (engraving)

Capitoline Hill, ancient Rome (engraving)
5216688 Capitoline Hill, ancient Rome (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Capitoline Hill, ancient Rome)

Background imageForum Romanum Collection: The Forum, Ancient Rome (litho)

The Forum, Ancient Rome (litho)
5997245 The Forum, Ancient Rome (litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Forum, Ancient Rome)

Background imageForum Romanum Collection: Forum Romanum, ancient Rome (colour litho)

Forum Romanum, ancient Rome (colour litho)
5999087 Forum Romanum, ancient Rome (colour litho) by Williamson, J. (active c. 1905); Private Collection; (add.info.: Forum Romanum, ancient Rome)

Background imageForum Romanum Collection: Marcus Curtius (pencil & w / c on paper)

Marcus Curtius (pencil & w / c on paper)
473978 Marcus Curtius (pencil & w/c on paper) by Martin, John (1789-1854); 17.5x11.5 cm; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Background imageForum Romanum Collection: Forum Romanum (engraving)

Forum Romanum (engraving)
969563 Forum Romanum (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Forum Romanum. Illustration for Italy from the Alps to Mount Etna (Chapman and Hall)

Background imageForum Romanum Collection: General view of the Forum (photo)

General view of the Forum (photo)
GDG279918 General view of the Forum (photo) by Roman; Forum, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Arch of Septimus Severus (193-211); arc de Septime Severe; Roman Senate; Memorial of Victor Emmanuel II (1820-78)

Background imageForum Romanum Collection: Forum Romanum and Via Sacra, Rome, Italy (engraving)

Forum Romanum and Via Sacra, Rome, Italy (engraving)
5997439 Forum Romanum and Via Sacra, Rome, Italy (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Forum Romanum and Via Sacra, Rome, Italy)

Background imageForum Romanum Collection: Forum Romanum, Rome. Postcard sent in 1913

Forum Romanum, Rome. Postcard sent in 1913
660566 Forum Romanum, Rome. Postcard sent in 1913. by Italian Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; © Look and Learn

Background imageForum Romanum Collection: Forum Romanum, ancient Rome (engraving)

Forum Romanum, ancient Rome (engraving)
5216739 Forum Romanum, ancient Rome (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Forum Romanum, ancient Rome)

Background imageForum Romanum Collection: President Loubet of France viewing arcaeological excavations in the Roman Forum (colour litho)

President Loubet of France viewing arcaeological excavations in the Roman Forum (colour litho)
2795834 President Loubet of France viewing arcaeological excavations in the Roman Forum (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageForum Romanum Collection: General view of the Forum (photo)

General view of the Forum (photo)
GDG279919 General view of the Forum (photo) by Roman; Forum, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Memorial of Victor Emmanuel II (1820-78)

Background imageForum Romanum Collection: View of the Colosseum in Rome by Piranesi, 1761 (engraving)

View of the Colosseum in Rome by Piranesi, 1761 (engraving)
2630204 View of the Colosseum in Rome by Piranesi, 1761 (engraving) by Piranesi, Giovanni Battista (1720-78); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageForum Romanum Collection: The Forum at Rome (photogravure)

The Forum at Rome (photogravure)
961138 The Forum at Rome (photogravure) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Choice examples of classic architecture)

Background imageForum Romanum Collection: Marcus Curtius, c. 1827 (oil on canvas)

Marcus Curtius, c. 1827 (oil on canvas)
TW427336 Marcus Curtius, c.1827 (oil on canvas) by Martin, John (1789-1854) (after); 83.1x120.8 cm; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK; (add.info.: According to Livy)

Background imageForum Romanum Collection: The sacrifice of Curtius (litho)

The sacrifice of Curtius (litho)
STC416040 The sacrifice of Curtius (litho) by Brouwer, Adriaen (1605/6-38); Private Collection; (add.info.: According to Livy)

Background imageForum Romanum Collection: View of the Forum (photo)

View of the Forum (photo)
GDG279917 View of the Forum (photo) by Roman; Forum, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Temple of Castor and Pollox; built at the beginning of 5th century; Pollux; Temple des Dioscures; tempio dei Dioscuri;)

Background imageForum Romanum Collection: Rome, Excavations in the Forum Romanum (engraving)

Rome, Excavations in the Forum Romanum (engraving)
1057717 Rome, Excavations in the Forum Romanum (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rome, Excavations in the Forum Romanum)

Background imageForum Romanum Collection: Campo Vaccino, 1646. Creator: Stefano della Bella

Campo Vaccino, 1646. Creator: Stefano della Bella
Campo Vaccino, 1646

Background imageForum Romanum Collection: Plate 2: Campo Vaccino, a buffalo and two shepherds in center, the Fontanone to right

Plate 2: Campo Vaccino, a buffalo and two shepherds in center, the Fontanone to right in the middle ground, various animals and people in the background

Background imageForum Romanum Collection: View of the Roman Forum, looking toward the Palatine Hill

View of the Roman Forum, looking toward the Palatine Hill, from the series The Small book of Roman ruins and buildings (Operum antiquorum romanorum), 1562

Background imageForum Romanum Collection: The Forum Romanum, or Campo Vaccino, from the Capitol, with the Arch of Septimius in t

The Forum Romanum, or Campo Vaccino, from the Capitol, with the Arch of Septimius in the foreground left, Temple of Vespian right, and the Colosseum in the distance (Veduta di Campo Vaccino), ca. 1775

Background imageForum Romanum Collection: Plan of the City of Rome. Part 4 with the Santa Maria in Aracoeli, the Forum Romanum

Plan of the City of Rome. Part 4 with the Santa Maria in Aracoeli, the Forum Romanum, the Colosseum and the Lateran Palace. 1645

Background imageForum Romanum Collection: Veduta del Foro Romano, 1848-52. Creator: Eugene Constant

Veduta del Foro Romano, 1848-52. Creator: Eugene Constant
Veduta del Foro Romano, 1848-52

Background imageForum Romanum Collection: Rovine del Foro, 1848-52. Creator: Eugene Constant

Rovine del Foro, 1848-52. Creator: Eugene Constant
Rovine del Foro, 1848-52

Background imageForum Romanum Collection: View of the Roman Forum, unexcavated, 1840

View of the Roman Forum, unexcavated, 1840

Background imageForum Romanum Collection: The Forum, Rome, 1853-56. Creator: Possibly by Jane Martha St. John

The Forum, Rome, 1853-56. Creator: Possibly by Jane Martha St. John
The Forum, Rome, 1853-56




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The Forum Romanum, also known as the Roman Forum, is a captivating archaeological site in ancient Rome that has fascinated artists and historians for centuries. This collection of ruins holds immense historical significance and has been captured by various artists throughout time. One such depiction is "Untitled (Ruins of Roman Forum)" created around 1867 by Robert MacPherson. The artwork showcases the grandeur and majesty of this iconic location, transporting viewers back to ancient Rome. JMW Turner's "Forum Romanum" from 1818 offers another perspective on this remarkable site. With his masterful brushstrokes, Turner captures the essence of the forum's architecture and its importance in Roman society. Robert MacPherson returns with "Roman Forum, Antonio and Faustina, " dating back to approximately 1857. Through his artistry, he immortalizes the Temple of Antoninus and Faustina within the forum's grounds. Bisson Freres' photograph titled "Forum Romanum, Rome" taken between 1854-57 provides a unique visual documentation of this historic place. The image allows us to witness how time has weathered these once majestic structures. Stefano della Bella's etching from 1656 depicts the Temple of Saturn in all its glory during sunrise. This artwork transports us to an era when Romans would gather here for religious ceremonies or political discussions. Another work by Stefano della Bella portrays a similar scene at dawn but focuses on capturing the entire Forum Romanum with the Saturn temple as its centerpiece. These artworks highlight not only their artistic merit but also serve as valuable historical records. The Temple of Saturn itself holds great significance; it was constructed during Rome's Republican era and underwent numerous restorations until its decline in the late fourth century AD. Its enduring presence symbolizes both strength and resilience throughout history. MacPherson returns once more with an untitled piece featuring Basilica Maxentius from around 1857.