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Description: | A ruined temple stands over a lagoon, with the bay of Naples at left and the Castle of Baia in the distance. Two women sit by the water at foreground right, facing away from the viewer, a man stands looking at the ruin from the other side of the water. To the left a man is arriving on horseback, a figure walks in front of him, leading the way and pointing at the ruin. There is a rowing boat at the near edge of the bay, with several other sailing boats on the water, the largest with three masts.
Across bottom 'P.Sandby Fecit./Fabris pinxt./View of the Ruins of the Temple of Venus, & Castle of Baia/Vue des Ruines du Temple de Venus et du Chateau de Baia./Publish'd as the Act directs. by P.Sandby & A.Robertson. October 1 1777.'
[ruin was never a temple but was part of a Roman bath house. LJS]
Accession number: NCM 1888-188 | Subjects: | topography horses transport religious architecture (non-Christian) ruins landscapes figures maritime fortifications | Temporal: | [1777] | Source: | Nottingham City Museums and Galleries | Creator: | by SANDBY/Paul after FABRIS/Pietro | Identifier: | http://media.culturegrid.org.uk/mediaLib... | Go to resource |
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