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Capitoline Museums

Image View Description:

Interior: View of the arches from the portico along the back wall of the courtyard of Palazzo dei Conservatori

Location:

Rome (Italy)

Location 2:

Palazzo dei Conservatori

Culture:

Ancient Roman

Culture 2:

Italian

Photographer:

Catherine Slowik

Notes:

The courtyard was expanded in 1720 with the construction of the portico, on the back wall; it was designed by Alessandro Specchi (1668-1729) to accommodate a group of sculptures from the Cesi collection

Image Source:

Photography by Media Center for Art History, Department of Art History, Columbia University

Record ID:

1213_rome2012_capitoline_img_041

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