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CATALOGUE OF PHOTOGRAPHS.—PART IV.
The Forum Romanum in 1872, 4to. 2959
Near the north end, shewing the column of Phocas in front of the Arch
of Septimius Severus, and the fragments of the marble wall of the Comi-
tium in front of the Church of S. Hadrian and S. Luke.
Sculpture—One side of one of the Marble Walls of the
Comitium. 8vo. 2960
Shewing the Magistrate (?) or the Emperor (?) seated on his curule chair
surrounded by the officers of the court, and the procession of voters
coming up to vote, according to one interpretation; in the back-ground
the entablature and cornice and panelling of a basilica, or market-hall, is
represented. This is believed to be a view of the Forum Romanum itself
at that period. It is of the time of Hadrian, and the figure seated on
a throne is probably that Emperor.
Sculpture—One side of the second Wall of the Comitium,
in fragments, as it was found, before it was put together.
8vo. 2961
A procession of persons carrying books or tablets is distinctly visible, they
are supposed to represent the books of the taxes which Hadrian had cancelled,
and they are bringing them up to be burnt; the sculpture thus represent-
ing an historical event of importance. In the background are seen the
porticoes of two temples, with an arch between them, which there is reason
to believe is also a view of the Forum. It is evident that the sculptures
on these two marble walls of the Comitium must be considered as a con-
tinuation of the same subject, and this most probably is the great donation
to the Roman people by the Emperor Hadrian.
In this view the original stone wall of foundation, of an earlier period,
is seen under the marble wall.
Sculpture—Other fragments of the Marble Wall of the
Comitium, as found. 8vo. 2962
This view shews ihe same wall as 2961 in perspective, and on the back
of the other wall the three animals prepared for sacrifice—the Bull, the
Bam, and the Boar, decorated with garlands of flowers. The Comitium is
mentioned by Varro as a law court (de Ling. Lat., v. 154), and he says
that the Graecostasis was near to if, and that above this (that is, on a higher
level) were the Senaculum, the Temple of Concord, and the Basilica
Opimia. The discovery of the Comitium on a low level, therefore, fixes the
sites of the other buildings. Livy says that the Comitium was covered
over at the time that Hannibal was in Italy, but the roof was probably of
wood, or perhaps an awning only (Livii Hist., lib. xxvii. c. 36).
Fountain in the Piazza Tartaruga, near the Ghetto. 4to. 2963
The design is by Giacomo Della Porta, incorrectly attributed to Raphael.
The figures by Taddeo Landini. The water flows from the mouths of
toads standing on the margin of a circular basin; it is popularly called the
toad fountain.
Primitive Fortifications—Sections of the Coelian Hill. 4to. 2964
B
The Forum Romanum in 1872, 4to. 2959
Near the north end, shewing the column of Phocas in front of the Arch
of Septimius Severus, and the fragments of the marble wall of the Comi-
tium in front of the Church of S. Hadrian and S. Luke.
Sculpture—One side of one of the Marble Walls of the
Comitium. 8vo. 2960
Shewing the Magistrate (?) or the Emperor (?) seated on his curule chair
surrounded by the officers of the court, and the procession of voters
coming up to vote, according to one interpretation; in the back-ground
the entablature and cornice and panelling of a basilica, or market-hall, is
represented. This is believed to be a view of the Forum Romanum itself
at that period. It is of the time of Hadrian, and the figure seated on
a throne is probably that Emperor.
Sculpture—One side of the second Wall of the Comitium,
in fragments, as it was found, before it was put together.
8vo. 2961
A procession of persons carrying books or tablets is distinctly visible, they
are supposed to represent the books of the taxes which Hadrian had cancelled,
and they are bringing them up to be burnt; the sculpture thus represent-
ing an historical event of importance. In the background are seen the
porticoes of two temples, with an arch between them, which there is reason
to believe is also a view of the Forum. It is evident that the sculptures
on these two marble walls of the Comitium must be considered as a con-
tinuation of the same subject, and this most probably is the great donation
to the Roman people by the Emperor Hadrian.
In this view the original stone wall of foundation, of an earlier period,
is seen under the marble wall.
Sculpture—Other fragments of the Marble Wall of the
Comitium, as found. 8vo. 2962
This view shews ihe same wall as 2961 in perspective, and on the back
of the other wall the three animals prepared for sacrifice—the Bull, the
Bam, and the Boar, decorated with garlands of flowers. The Comitium is
mentioned by Varro as a law court (de Ling. Lat., v. 154), and he says
that the Graecostasis was near to if, and that above this (that is, on a higher
level) were the Senaculum, the Temple of Concord, and the Basilica
Opimia. The discovery of the Comitium on a low level, therefore, fixes the
sites of the other buildings. Livy says that the Comitium was covered
over at the time that Hannibal was in Italy, but the roof was probably of
wood, or perhaps an awning only (Livii Hist., lib. xxvii. c. 36).
Fountain in the Piazza Tartaruga, near the Ghetto. 4to. 2963
The design is by Giacomo Della Porta, incorrectly attributed to Raphael.
The figures by Taddeo Landini. The water flows from the mouths of
toads standing on the margin of a circular basin; it is popularly called the
toad fountain.
Primitive Fortifications—Sections of the Coelian Hill. 4to. 2964
B