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Etching of the Roman Forum with broken columns, a triumphal arch at right, small figures and cattle among ruins, under a cloudy sky.

The Roman Forum

An etching of the Roman Forum seen from a raised vantage, with broken columns and a triumphal arch at right, figures and cattle crossing the ruins under a cloudy sky. Fine hatched lines build soft tonal shadows across the ground and architecture, in dark brown ink on pale paper.

Artist
Claude Lorrain
Date
1636
Medium
Etching on ivory laid paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1202 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1636).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, The Charles Deering Collection

Rome and Ancient Greece17th century1630s1636old master printetchingbaroque printmakingclassical landscapetriumphal archbroken columnsroman forumrome ruinsclaude lorrainancient rome

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