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Roman Wonders

Prints of Rome's views, buildings and ruinsCreated by: NYPL's Public Domain ArchiveDated: 1650
Arc de Constantin à Rome, Italy
Renaissance representation of classical ruins was a symbol of antiquity, enlightenment, and lost knowledge. Ruins spoke to the passage of time. The greatest subject for ruin artists was the overgrown and crumbling Classical Rome remains. Forum and the Colosseum, Pantheon, and the Appian Way.

Initially, art representations of Rome were realistic, but soon the imagination of artists took flight. Roman ruins were scattered around the city, but frustrated artists began placing them in more pleasing arrangements. Capriccio was a style of imaginary scenes of buildings and ruins.
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Erstürmung einer Stadt - Wonders of the Ancient World

Erstürmung einer Stadt - Wonders of the Ancient World

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Roman baths and bathing implements

Roman baths and bathing implements

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Gelage, Rome - Wonders of the Ancient World

Gelage, Rome - Wonders of the Ancient World

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Interior of a Roman house, Italy

Interior of a Roman house, Italy

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Ancient Roman comic masks - Public domain portrait print

Ancient Roman comic masks - Public domain portrait print

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Ceres quaerens filiam se irridentem in stellionem mutat

Ceres quaerens filiam se irridentem in stellionem mutat

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Two images of Demeter with torch and wheat

Two images of Demeter with torch and wheat

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Diana surprised while bathing

Diana surprised while bathing

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The infant Hercules strangling serpents

The infant Hercules strangling serpents

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Hercules, hero of Olympic games; Hercules in the gymnasium

Hercules, hero of Olympic games; Hercules in the gymnasium

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Wall paintings, Ixion Room, House of the Vetti, Pompeii, ca. 62-68 AD

Wall paintings, Ixion Room, House of the Vetti, Pompeii, ca. 62-68 AD

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Julius Caesar - Wonders of the Ancient World

Julius Caesar - Wonders of the Ancient World

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Titus Vespasianus - Wonders of the Ancient World

Titus Vespasianus - Wonders of the Ancient World

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Lucius Junius Brutus condemns his sons to death

Lucius Junius Brutus condemns his sons to death

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Byzantium is created capital of the East-Roman Empire = Die Grundung des neuen herrscher Sitzes der oströmischen Kaiser Zubyzanz
Flooded arena and warships used in a "naumachia" (staged naval battle)

Flooded arena and warships used in a "naumachia" (staged naval battle)

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Festlicher Zug (Pompa) zu den Spielen im Circus

Festlicher Zug (Pompa) zu den Spielen im Circus

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Erlegung von erbeuteten Elephanten im Circus

Erlegung von erbeuteten Elephanten im Circus

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A peerless shrine of the great sea god: Poseidon's temple at Pæstum

A peerless shrine of the great sea god: Poseidon's temple at Pæstum

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Movable tower for attack used by Greeks and Romans

Movable tower for attack used by Greeks and Romans

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Panorama del foro, Pompei, Italy

Panorama del foro, Pompei, Italy

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View from the south side of Pompeii, with the Greek temple on the Forum Triangulare

View from the south side of Pompeii, with the Greek temple on the Foru...

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Diana of Ephesus and the slaves

Diana of Ephesus and the slaves

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Minerva surrounded by figures representing various arts & sciences, holding the three vols. of the Royal Magazine

Minerva surrounded by figures representing various arts & sciences, ho...

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Char de Venus - Wonders of the Ancient World

Char de Venus - Wonders of the Ancient World

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Invasion of Britain by Julius Caesar
Kaligula ; Claudius ; Nero ; Tiberius

Kaligula ; Claudius ; Nero ; Tiberius

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A shop for the sale of edibles, restored

A shop for the sale of edibles, restored

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Hadrian's tomb, Rome - Wonders of the Ancient World

Hadrian's tomb, Rome - Wonders of the Ancient World

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Roman siege equipment - Wonders of the Ancient World

Roman siege equipment - Wonders of the Ancient World

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An emperor of the third century, A.D.

An emperor of the third century, A.D.

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Storming of the Byrsa, Carthage

Storming of the Byrsa, Carthage

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Public dancers - Wonders of the Ancient World

Public dancers - Wonders of the Ancient World

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Dining table and couches - A drawing of a group of people sitting around a table

Dining table and couches - A drawing of a group of people sitting arou...

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Roman triclinium, or dining room, with table and couches

Roman triclinium, or dining room, with table and couches

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A Roman banquet - Wonders of the Ancient World
Ancient Roman funeral - Wonders of the Ancient World

Ancient Roman funeral - Wonders of the Ancient World

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Pompei: panorama preso dalle mura

Pompei: panorama preso dalle mura

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Hercules, wearing the skin of the Nemean lion, carries the Cretan bull

Hercules, wearing the skin of the Nemean lion, carries the Cretan bull

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Venus before Jupiter - Wonders of the Ancient World

Venus before Jupiter - Wonders of the Ancient World

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Terentia forcibly dragged from the Temple of Vesta

Terentia forcibly dragged from the Temple of Vesta

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Antifaces, cascos, utensilios y altares de los Romanos
Ausschiffung von wilden Thieren für die Circusspiele

Ausschiffung von wilden Thieren für die Circusspiele

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Temple of Cora as restored by Labrouste

Temple of Cora as restored by Labrouste

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Roman comic actors in masks.

Roman comic actors in masks.

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Dintorni di Firenze, Fiesole, Avanzi del Teatro Romano.

Dintorni di Firenze, Fiesole, Avanzi del Teatro Romano.

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Roma--Pantheo d'Agrippa - Wonders of the Ancient World

Roma--Pantheo d'Agrippa - Wonders of the Ancient World

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Architecture in ancient Rome
Gods in council - Wonders of the Ancient World

Gods in council - Wonders of the Ancient World

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Roman legionnaires building a camp and excavating a road (left) ; horses transporting a ballista (bottom right) ; and the emperor Trajan receiving the surrender of Dacian chieftains (top right)

Roman legionnaires building a camp and excavating a road (left) ; hors...

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Roman bakery - Wonders of the Ancient World
Neptune and Prometheus ; Neptune on his chariot

Neptune and Prometheus ; Neptune on his chariot

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Neptune - Wonders of the Ancient World

Neptune - Wonders of the Ancient World

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Julius Caesar - Wonders of the Ancient World
The emperor Tiberius - Wonders of the Ancient World

The emperor Tiberius - Wonders of the Ancient World

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Verbrecher, den wilden Thieren überliefert

Verbrecher, den wilden Thieren überliefert

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Temple of Jupiter Stator (restoration by Canina and Dutert)

Temple of Jupiter Stator (restoration by Canina and Dutert)

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Temple of Vespasian ; Temple of Jupiter

Temple of Vespasian ; Temple of Jupiter

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Pozzuoli--L'Anfiteatro Romano. - Wonders of the Ancient World

Pozzuoli--L'Anfiteatro Romano. - Wonders of the Ancient World

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Tomb of Augustus ; Tomb of Septimius Severus

Tomb of Augustus ; Tomb of Septimius Severus

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Saalburg.  Meldung des Kundschafters [Report from the scout]

Saalburg. Meldung des Kundschafters [Report from the scout]

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Restitution du frigidarium, ou grand'salle des thermes du palais

Restitution du frigidarium, ou grand'salle des thermes du palais

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Regulus leaving Carthage - Wonders of the Ancient World

Regulus leaving Carthage - Wonders of the Ancient World

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Scène de funérailles - Wonders of the Ancient World

Scène de funérailles - Wonders of the Ancient World

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Roman officer from the Trajan column

Roman officer from the Trajan column

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House of the Tragic Poet -- Sallust

House of the Tragic Poet -- Sallust

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Marble and terra-cotta Roman theatre masks
Mosaic found at Withington, Gloucestershire, England

Mosaic found at Withington, Gloucestershire, England

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Cadmo milites è serpentis dentibus nascuntur

Cadmo milites è serpentis dentibus nascuntur

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The birth of Venus - A painting of a naked woman surrounded by other women

The birth of Venus - A painting of a naked woman surrounded by other w...

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Das Orakel der heiligen Hähne

Das Orakel der heiligen Hähne

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Agrippina the younger - Wonders of the Ancient World

Agrippina the younger - Wonders of the Ancient World

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Avanzi del Teatro Romano., Italy

Avanzi del Teatro Romano., Italy

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Mosaik-Verzierungen aus der Kirche S. Lorenzo fuori le mura bei Rom

Mosaik-Verzierungen aus der Kirche S. Lorenzo fuori le mura bei Rom

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Roman beds - Wonders of the Ancient World

Roman beds - Wonders of the Ancient World

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Street in Pompeii - Wonders of the Ancient World

Street in Pompeii - Wonders of the Ancient World

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Roman comedy masks - Wonders of the Ancient World
Fragments of mosaic pavement found in 1811 in the bath of a Roman villa at Bognor [Bignor], Sussex

Fragments of mosaic pavement found in 1811 in the bath of a Roman vill...

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Les noces de Psychés et Cupidon.

Les noces de Psychés et Cupidon.

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Diana of the Vatican - A drawing of a woman holding a baseball bat

Diana of the Vatican - A drawing of a woman holding a baseball bat

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Ganymedes ob elegantiam raptus a Jove

Ganymedes ob elegantiam raptus a Jove

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Mercury - Wonders of the Ancient World

Mercury - Wonders of the Ancient World

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Augusteische Onyxgemme in Wien - Public domain architecture engraving

Augusteische Onyxgemme in Wien - Public domain architecture engraving

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Roman pantomime actors in masks

Roman pantomime actors in masks

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Woman gesturing ; mask. - Wonders of the Ancient World
Vues du Colisée - Wonders of the Ancient World

Vues du Colisée - Wonders of the Ancient World

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Roman greaves - Wonders of the Ancient World

Roman greaves - Wonders of the Ancient World

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Saucepan of Roman form found in Dowalton Loch
Quatre supports de lampes et un petit candélabre également trouvés à Pompei

Quatre supports de lampes et un petit candélabre également trouvés à P...

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Wand im atrium der Casa di Modesto Pompeji

Wand im atrium der Casa di Modesto Pompeji

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View of the antechamber of the Temple of Jupiter and of the interior of the cella

View of the antechamber of the Temple of Jupiter and of the interior o...

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Roman woman holding a mask

Roman woman holding a mask

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Marble and terra-cotta Roman theatre masks

Marble and terra-cotta Roman theatre masks

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Interno del Tempio di Balbec, Italy

Interno del Tempio di Balbec, Italy

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Baalbek.  Temple du Soleil., Italy

Baalbek. Temple du Soleil., Italy

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Villa of Maecenas, Tivoli, Rome

Villa of Maecenas, Tivoli, Rome

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Tabularium romain - Wonders of the Ancient World

Tabularium romain - Wonders of the Ancient World

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Das römische Heer geht auf einer Schiffbrücke über die Donau
Lying at table - Wonders of the Ancient World

Lying at table - Wonders of the Ancient World

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Roman Republican consuls in elaborate helmets

Roman Republican consuls in elaborate helmets

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