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    Temple of Peace (from Twelve Original Views in Italy)

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    Temple of Peace (from Twelve Original Views in Italy)
    Temple of Peace (from Twelve Original Views in Italy)
    Temple of Peace (from Twelve Original Views in Italy)
    Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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    Artist
    Michael 'Angelo' Rooker (1746-1801) after Wilson
    Title
    Temple of Peace (from Twelve Original Views in Italy)
    Date
    Published 29 January 1776
    Medium
    Etching
    Dimensions
    Metric: Sheet: 248 x 343 mm; plate: 184 x 257 mm
    Imperial: Sheet: 9 3/4 x 13 1/2 in.; plate: 7 1/4 x 10 1/8 in.
    Collection
    Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, New Haven. To license images click here
    Accession Number
    B1977.14.21011(a)
    Wilson Online Reference
    E32
    Description
    An extensive view from within the shadow of a wide arch of the temple to villas and gardens in the sunlight beyond. A great white cloud can be seen in the sky. Two women and a child are in the foreground with other figures further off and a beggar by the wall on the left.
    Provenance
    Acquired 1977
    Signature/inscription
    Lettered below the image:
    [1] Upper left: R. Wilson del.
    [2] Upper right: M. Rooker sc.
    [3] Centre: TEMPLE of PEACE.
    Subject
    The Temple of Peace was the common name for the Roman forum built by the Emperor Vespasian. It was a favourite with artists of the time including Piranesi.
    Related Drawings
    D104 The Temple of Peace, Rome, The British Museum (1859,0709.112)
    Related Prints
    E43 Michael 'Angelo' Rooker, Villa of Maecenas at Tivoli and other impressions
    Versions
    See 'Links' tab
    Related Works by Other Artists
    Francis Towne Roman Landscape, watercolour, 1795, Gorringe's Auctions, Lewes, 25 February 2015 (1173)
    Critical commentary
    This print is based on Wilson's drawing now in the British Museum (D104), where his adoption of an unconventional viewpoint beneath the wide coffered arch allowed him to create sharp contrasts between the foreground shadows and the sunlit gardens beyond. Twelve Original Views in Italy was published by John Boydell as a compilation of etchings by different printmakers, produced over a number of years, after Wilson's drawings or paintings. Michael 'Angelo' Rooker etched three prints for this series, the others being E42 In the Villa Adriana and E43 Villa of Maecenas at Tivoli. The other engravers involved were Joseph Farington, James Gandon, William Hodges and Edward Rooker.
    Previous Cat/Ref Nos
    Object ID: 49690
    Bibliography
    Booth Notes Doc. 7; Edwards 1808, p. 88; Pilkington (1810 edn.); Binyon, p. 353 under 11
    Condition/Conservation
    Bound with eleven other 'original views' in an old leather binding with 'Views of Rome' imprinted on the spine but lacking a title page. Spine of the binding: 254 mm (10 in.)
    Updated by Compiler
    2022-05-11 00:00:00

    Work of Art

    Drawings

    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782), Temple of Peace, Rome, The British Museum

    Prints

    • Michael 'Angelo' Rooker, Villa of Maecenas at Tivoli and other impressions

    Versions

    • Michael 'Angelo' Rooker (1746-1801)after Wilson, Temple of Peace (from Twelve Original Views in Italy), The British Museum
    • Michael 'Angelo' Rooker (1746-1801)after Wilson, Temple of Peace (from Twelve Original Views in Italy), Royal Academy of Arts, London
    • Michael 'Angelo' Rooker (1746-1801)after Wilson, Temple of Peace (from Twelve Original Views in Italy), National Museum Wales, Cardiff

    Biographies

    • Edward Rooker (1724-1774)
    • Michael 'Angelo' Rooker (1746-1801)
    • John Boydell (1720-1804)
    • James Gandon (1742-1823)
    • Joseph Farington (1747-1821)
    • William Hodges (1744-1797)
    • Paul Mellon (1907-1999)

    Documents

    • Edward Edwards, Anecdotes of Painters who have resided or been born in England; with critical Remarks on their Productions
    • Benjamin Booth, Unpublished Notes, Document 7: List of Prints after Wilson's Paintings
    This print is part of the "Twelve Etchings of Views in Italy Yale Center for British Art" sketchbook
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