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Original fileTempel van Jupiter Stator met de Tempel van Jupiter Stator
About This Work
Three tall Corinthian columns stand prominently in a landscape of crumbling brick arches and overgrown ruins. Small figures of herdsmen and their cattle move through the site, illustrating its transformation into the 'Campo Vaccino' or cow pasture. Alphabetical labels (A, B, C, D) correspond to the descriptive text below, which identifies various ancient Roman landmarks.
Created by Aegidius Sadeler while serving as the imperial engraver for Rudolf II in Prague, this work reflects the Renaissance humanist obsession with recovering the physical and intellectual remains of classical antiquity. The juxtaposition of monumental ruins with pastoral decay serves as a visual 'memento mori,' illustrating the transience of earthly empires—a common theme in the natural philosophy of the period.
Inscriptions(Latin)
Parte del monte Palatino verso il foro Romano al segno A. era il Tempio di gioue statore Opera d'architettura della piu rara che si uede oggi In Roma, Al segno .B. fu la Casa de Cicerone, et essendo abrusiata detta Casa ui fu edificato il Tempio della Liberta Il segno .C. era una Curia Oggi di tutta questa piazza si chiama Campo Vaccino per esser doue si uende detto bestiame Il Lago Curtio era sopra detta piazza Cive Tra Il Capitolio el Palatino et ariuaua per fino al segno .D. Marco Sadeler excudit 7
Translation
Part of the Palatine Hill towards the Roman Forum at the mark A. was the Temple of Jupiter Stator, a work of architecture of the rarest kind that is seen today in Rome, at the mark .B. was the House of Cicero, and the said House having been burned, the Temple of Liberty was built there. The mark .C. was a Curia. Today this entire square is called Campo Vaccino because it is where said cattle are sold. The Lacus Curtius was above said square, between the Capitol and the Palatine, and reached as far as the mark .D. Marco Sadeler excudit
Connected Texts
Marcus Tullius Cicero
The inscription identifies the site of the House of Cicero, a figure whose works were foundational to the Renaissance humanist and Neoplatonist revival.
Provenance & Source
Object
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
paper
height 157 mm x width 272 mm
architectural
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