Souvenir du Grand Tour, Italie XIXe - Encrier - Lot 1

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Souvenir du Grand Tour, Italie XIXe - Encrier - Lot 1
Souvenir du Grand Tour, Italie XIXe - Encrier Bronze inkwell in the shape of the temple of Vesta or Hercules Victor in Rome. Object which was intended for the travelers of the great Tour in Italy. H. 7cm. Note: The Temple of Vesta, also known as the Temple of Hercules Victor was popular with travelers doing the "Grand Tour" of ancient sites in Rome. They collected these small models as souvenirs. The temple was a favorite subject for artists such as Piranesi. The column reflects the appearance of the temple for much of the 19th century. The Temple of Hercules Victor (Italian: Tempio di Ercole Vincitore) is a Roman temple located in Piazza Bocca della Verità, in the area of the Forum Boarium near the Tiber River in Rome. It is a monopteros - a round temple of Greek design "peripterus" - completely surrounded by a colonnade. The temple is the subject of a popular belief that neither flies nor dogs can enter the holy place. Dating from the end of the 2nd century BC, it consists of a circular cella surrounded by a concentric ring of twenty Corinthian columns. Nineteen of the original twenty columns remain, but the present tiled roof was added later. The reconstruction published by Palladio suggested a dome, although this is apparently incorrect. The temple is the oldest marble building preserved in Rome.
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