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A model of the Temple of Divus Vespasianus (the so-called Temple of Jupiter Tonans), Rome
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A model of the Temple of Divus Vespasianus (the so-called Temple of Jupiter Tonans), Rome
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Height: 35cm
Width: 21.6cm
Depth: 20cm
Width: 21.6cm
Depth: 20cm
Museum number: MR7
On display: Model Room (pre-booked tours only)
All spaces are in No. 13 Lincoln's Inn Fields unless identified as in No. 12, Soane's first house.
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Curatorial note
The corner of the Temple of Vespasian, just like the three columns of the Temple of the Dioscuri, was a landmark of the Forum Romanum. Here, the model shows the Temple before it was excavated. The Temple was famous not so much because of its architecture but because its entablature was decorated with sculptural reliefs which showed Roman cult implements used in religious ceremonies.
Exhibition history
John Soane Architect: Master of Space and Light, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 11 September - 3 December 1999; Centro Palladio, Vicenza, April - August 2000; Hôtel de Rohan, Paris, January - April 2001; Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montreal, 16 May - 3 September 2001; Real Academia des Bellas Artes, Madrid, October - December 2001
In Pursuit of Antiquity: Drawings by the Giants of British Neo-Classicism, Sir John Soane's Museum, 1 February - 1 June 2008; Tchoban Foundation Museum für Architekturzeichnung, Berlin, 3 October 2015 - 14 February 2016
In Pursuit of Antiquity: Drawings by the Giants of British Neo-Classicism, Sir John Soane's Museum, 1 February - 1 June 2008; Tchoban Foundation Museum für Architekturzeichnung, Berlin, 3 October 2015 - 14 February 2016
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