Arch of Constantine, Rome

James Anderson (British, 1813-1877)c. 1858

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Title: Arch of Constantine, Rome
Creator: James Anderson (British, 1813-1877)
Date Created: c. 1858
Physical Dimensions: Image: 27.7 x 36.5 cm (10 7/8 x 14 3/8 in.); Matted: 55.9 x 66 cm (22 x 26 in.)
Type: Photograph
Rights: CC0
External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1987.133
Medium: albumen print from wet collodion negative
Inscriptions: Written in pencil on recto: "Bogen des Constantin, zu Ehren des Sieges über den Maxentius (Rafael [?]) 312 erichtet, über der Triumphalstrasse, welche heir in die Via Sacra einmündete. Die Reliefs sind meistentheils zusammengetragen, so z. B. [zum Beispiel] vom Forum Trafans, überhaupt aus dieser classischen Zeit. Die Darstellungen, welche aus Constantins Zeit angefertigt sind, erscheinen roh und geistlos."
Department: Photography
Culture: England, 19th century
Credit Line: John L. Severance Fund
Collection: Photography
Accession Number: 1987.133

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