Templum Iunoni, ac Iovi Pavellennio (The Temple of Juno and Jupiter)

1748

Giovanni Francesco Costa

Associated Names
Giovanni Francesco Costa

Artist, Venetian, 1711 - 1773

The image shows a landscape with ancient ruins viewed from a slightly elevated perspective. The horizon is set high, with scattered remnants and arches outlined against the sky. The ruins feature worn columns and arches with intricate carvings. The artwork is a detailed line drawing, using fine lines and hatching techniques to create depth and texture. The color palette is monochromatic, with shades of sepia and black. Figures in classical attire are present, offering scale and human connection. In the background, the ruins extend further, leading the eye to hills and softly rendered clouds in the distance.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Purchased as the Gift of Ann and Matthew Nimetz

  • Dimensions

    plate: 47.2 × 55.9 cm (18 9/16 × 22 in.)
    sheet: 49.1 × 59 cm (19 5/16 × 23 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.55.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Mason 1979, C.1, State i/ii(?)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Cesare Morini, Milan (d. 2013); his widow, Karin Wachtel, Milan; (Stanza del Borgo, Milan); purchased 2014 by NGA

Associated Names

Bibliography

1979

  • Mason, Rainer Michael. "Nuovo catalogo delle incisioni archeologiche di Gianfrancesco Costa/A new catalogue of archaeological etchings by Gianfrancesco Costa." Print collector/Il conoscitore di stampe 41 no. 2 (1979):C.1, i/ii

Inscriptions

lower center in image: Templum Iunoni, ac Ioui Panellennio ab Adriano Imp: dicatum, Bibliotheca et Gymnasium Picturis et Statuis undique exornatum, / AEdificiorumq: reliquias quibus Athenas ampliauerat, es. probatissimus Scriptoribus collegit, delineauit et Sculpsit Io: Franc: Costa Venetus / Atq. Ornatissimo et Clarissimo Viro Car: Eman. Comiti de Groscanal bonarum Artium cultori eximio carunq. Vindici Acerrino / D. D. D.

Wikidata ID

Q77008397

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