Arch of Titus
Image View Description:
Detail: View of the Attic Inscription on the Western face of the Arch of Titus
Date:
1821
Location:
Rome (Italy)
Work Type:
sculpture
Work Type 2:
architecture
Material / Technique:
marble
Material / Technique 2:
bronze
Culture:
Ancient Roman
Style / Period:
Imperial Roman
Inscription:

INSIGNE RELIGIONIS ATQVE ARTIS MONVMENTVM VETVSTATE FATISCENS PIVS SEPTIMVS PONTIFEX MAX(IMVS) NOVIS OPERIBVS PRISCVM EXEMPLAR IMITANTIBVS FVLCIRI SERVARIQVE IVSSIT ANNO SACRI PRINCIPATVS EIVS XXIIII

Photographer:
Emily Shaw
Notes:

The Western Attic Inscription was added during restoration of the arch during the Pontificate of Pius VII

Image Source:

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

Record ID:
1213_rome2012_titus_img_065
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