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Italy: Baia: 'Temple of Apollo'. View of the 'Temple of Apollo' at Baia. It is seen across the water of the Lago d'Averno, with other ruins in the background.
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Reference number
Adam vol.57/24
Purpose
Italy: Baia: 'Temple of Apollo'. View of the 'Temple of Apollo' at Baia. It is seen across the water of the Lago d'Averno, with other ruins in the background.
Aspect
Perspective
Inscribed
Inscribed in pencil in a contemporary hand Baia; in ink 24
Signed and dated
- Undated, probably 1755.
Medium and dimensions
Pencil, brown, blue and grey washes; pencil framing line185 x 296 (trimmed)
Hand
Charles-Louis Clérisseau (attributed to)
Notes
There were several views made of this temple, including those in Adam vol.57/26 and 57/30. A contemporary view of the building by Giovanni Battista Natali (1698-1765) is found in Paoli, Avanzi Delle Antichita Esistenti a Pozzuoli Cuma e Baja, Naples, 1768, pl.XLIII. The 'Temple of Apollo' is sometimes confused with the similarly towered ruins of the 'Temple of Diana' at Pozzuoli, although the latter is smaller and is near the amphitheatre rather than the lake, as shown in this drawing.
Level
Drawing
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