Rome: The Arch of Septimius Severus

作品描述

The Arch of Septimius Severus is a 1742 landscape painting by the Italian artist Canaletto. It depicts the Arch of Septimius Severus, a triumphal arch in Rome. Constructed in the Roman Forum during the early third century to celebrate victories of the Roman Empire in the Parthian Wars. Canaletto portrays the intricate inscription and carvings on the white marble arch, with a shadow from the church of Santi Luca e Martina on the right falling on it.