The Temple of Saturn, with a Corner of the Arch of Septimius Severus in the Foregound

by Giovanni Battista Piranesi

$1,400 · Offered by Donald A. Heald Rare Books · No longer available

From Piranesi's Vedute di Roma, this plate depicts the ancient Roman temple to Saturn. This plate features the Temple of Saturn, an ancient Roman temple to the god Saturn. In Roman mythology, Saturn ruled during the Golden Age, and was often associated with wealth. His temple housed the treasury where the Roman Republic's reserves of gold and silver were stored. Collapse left only the remains of the front porch standing. The partially preserved pediment displays the

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