Tempel van Vespasianus neushoorn en negen perziken samen versterken

en negen perziken samen versterken die wens nog

the base inscribed MVNIFICENTIA PII SEXTI P M in the manner of the original

with curved legs in the same burr walnut and a cross-shaped foot that holds it steady

Tussen 1770 en zijn dood in 1783 maakte Franz Xaver Messerschmidt een reeks van bijna zeventig bustes die de kunstgeschiedenis nooit helemaal heeft kunnen plaatsen: geen portretten en geen allegorie

Subtle differences of texture across the marble create a play of light and shadow over the surface

Tempel van Vespasianus neushoorn en negen perziken samen versterkenA marble architectural model in Grand Tour style of the Temple of Vespasian and Titus, whose three surviving Corinthian columns still stand in the Roman Forum. Souvenir models like this were collected by travellers on the Grand Tour as a memory of ancient Rome. The piece is hand carved in white marble with a sand coloured coating and set on a black marble plinth. The three fluted columns rise from a stepped brick podium, with finely cut Corinthian