Rione X Campitelli in Roma in Città metropolitana di Roma Capitale, Latium, Rome, Italy — Central Italy (Tyrrhenian Coast)

Veduta del Tempio di Antonino e Faustina / View of the Temple of Antoninus and Faustina

1758, From Vedute Di Roma (Views of Rome)

Photographed By James Hulse, June 14, 2023

1. Veduta del Tempio di Antonino e Faustina / View of the Temple of Antoninus and Faustina Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Il punto di vista estremamente ravvicinato e prossimo al monumento rende la veduta del Tempio di Antonino e Faustina una delle più suggestive acqueforti dedicate da Piranesi a Foro Romano. Si tratta infatti di una delle sue più riuscite fusioni tra descrizione precisa e analitica del monumento e presentazione di forte impatto estetico ed emotivo, grazie alla scelta di uno scorcio e di una soluzione prospettica capaci di porre lo spettatore al centro della scena, raffigurata. Qui si insediò nel VII secolo una chiesa collegiata dedicata a S. Lorenzo, conosciuta poi come de Miranda. Nel 1429 papa Martino V soppresse la collegiata e assegnò l'area del tempio all'Universitas Aromatariorum Urbis, ossia il Collegio dei Farmacisti (o Speziali) romani.

English:
The extremely close vantage point makes this view of the Temple of Antoninus and Faustina one of the most evocative etchings dedicated by Piranesi to the Roman Forum. It can be considered one of his most successful fusions of precise, analytical description and strikingly aesthetic, emotional presentation, thanks to the use of foreshortening and a perspective

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solution that places the viewer at the center of the scene. In the 7th century, a collegial church was established here dedicated to St. Lawrence, later known as de Miranda. In 1429, Pope Martin V suppressed the college and gave the area of the temple to the Universitas Aromatariorum Urbis, the Roman College of Chemists and Herbalists.

Erected by Il Parco di Piranesi.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Architecture • Arts, Letters, Music. A significant historical year for this entry is 1429.

Location. 41° 53.514′ N, 12° 29.208′ E. Marker is in Roma, Lazio (Latium, Rome), in Città metropolitana di Roma Capitale. It is in Rione X Campitelli. Marker is on Via Sacra. The marker is located west of the Arch of Titus in the Roman Forum. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Roma, Lazio 00186, Italy. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Archaic Burial Ground / Sepolcreto Arcaico (here, next to this marker); Via Sacra: Il Tempo Che Scorre / Via Sacra: the Passage of Time (here, next to this marker); So-Called Carcer / Cosiddetto Carcer (a few steps from this marker); Temple of Antoninus and Faustina (a few steps from this marker); Regia (a few steps from this marker); So-Called Temple of Romulus / Tempio Detto di Romolo

Photographed By James Hulse, June 14, 2023

2. Veduta del Tempio di Antonino e Faustina / View of the Temple of Antoninus and Faustina Marker

(within shouting distance of this marker); Roman Forum (within shouting distance of this marker); Tempio di Vesta / Temple of Vesta (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Roma.

More about this marker. The marker is located in the Parco Archeologico del Colosseo (Roman Forum Archaeological Park) and it does require an entry fee to visit.

Also see . . .
1. Parco Archeologico del Colosseo. Roma Turismo (Submitted on August 21, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

2. Temple of Antoninus and Faustina. Wikipedia

The Temple of Antoninus and Faustina is an ancient Roman temple in Rome, which was later converted into a Roman Catholic church, the Chiesa di San Lorenzo in Miranda or simply "San Lorenzo in Miranda". It is located in the Forum Romanum, on the Via Sacra, opposite the Regia.

(Submitted on August 21, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

The View of the Temple of Antoninus and Faustina Marker is the right marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By James Hulse, June 14, 2023

3. The View of the Temple of Antoninus and Faustina Marker is the right marker

The Temple of Antoninus and Faustina image. Click for full size.

Photographed By James Hulse, June 14, 2023

4. The Temple of Antoninus and Faustina

Credits. This page was last revised on August 22, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 21, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 46 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 21, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 22, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.