COLLECTION NAME:
Splendore Dell' Antica Roma
Record
Title:
Leaf 52 - Templum Et Forum Minervae (Hodie Ecclessia S. Maria Super Minervae)
Creator:
Lauro, Giacomo
Description:
Temple and Forum of Minerva (now the church of S. Maria Sopra Minerva). There is more than one temple dedicated to Minerva, and the one that is now Santa Maria sopra Minerva (means Santa Maria over Minerva) was founded by Pompey around 50 BC. It was referred to as the Delubrum Minervae. The temple was demolished beginning around 750 and the basilica that stands today was begun in 1280. The church is located in the Piazza della Minerva, and is the only existing example of a Gothic church building in Rome.
Description:
The verso of this leaf contains text in three languages with page title in Italian: Tempio di Minerva oggi La Chiesa di S. Maria Sopra Minerva.
Subject:
Rome (Italy) -- Antiquities.
Subject:
Temples, Roman.
Subject:
Rome (Italy) -- Buildings, structures, etc.
Subject:
Temple of Minerva
Publisher:
Andrea Fei, Roma, 1625
Date:
1625
Coverage:
Rome (Italy)
Coverage:
Italy
Type:
Still Image
Extent:
28.5 x 21 cm
Format/Medium:
Engravings
Source:
Splendore dell'antica Roma, in Jen Library Archives and Special Collections, Savannah College of Art and Design.
Rights:
Though this item is believed to be in the Public Domain, copyright may have been retained by the authors or creators of items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
