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Italy: Rome: ? Palatine ruins. View of two vaulted structures, probably among the Palatine ruins in Rome; one has the remains of diamond-shaped stucco decoration. Above is a two-storied ruined building.
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Reference number
Adam vol.57/96
Purpose
Italy: Rome: ? Palatine ruins. View of two vaulted structures, probably among the Palatine ruins in Rome; one has the remains of diamond-shaped stucco decoration. Above is a two-storied ruined building.
Aspect
Perspective
Inscribed
Inscribed in ink 96
Signed and dated
- Undated, probably 1755 or 1756.
Medium and dimensions
Pencil, grey, brown and blue washes; pencil framing line258 x 200
Hand
Robert Adam
Watermark
partial watermark, trimmed
Notes
This is probably a view among the Palatine ruins. The stucco decoration is that seen in the Temple of Venus and Rome in the Forum, of which Robert Adam made several views and compositions.
Level
Drawing
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