The Templum Minerva Medica and the Surrounding Area

1861

Robert Macpherson

Associated Names
Robert Macpherson

Artist, Scottish, 1811 - 1872

The image shows an ancient, arched ruin partially covered with foliage. The ruin is in the middle of the scene and extends upwards, displaying aged arches and openings with some overgrown greenery. To the left of the ruin, there are two buildings - one with historical architecture and ornate detailing, and another plain building partially hidden behind foliage. The horizon is low in the image and mostly obscured by the central structure and the buildings to the left. The color palette is sepia-toned, giving the image a vintage feel and emphasizing textures. The scene balances man-made structure and nature.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Andrew Szegedy-Maszak and Elizabeth Bobrick, Middletown, CT; gift to NGA, 1998.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1992

  • Brilliant, Richard. "Imagining the Roman Campagna," in Sternfeld, Joel. Campagna Romana: The Countryside of Ancient Rome. New York, 1992: fig. 2.

Inscriptions

on mount, lower center: embossed artist stamp with graphite addition: 24; lower center in graphite: Temple of Minerva Medica

Wikidata ID

Q64170318

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