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Rome. Baths of Caracalla – Vintage Wall Art

Rome. Baths of Caracalla, [between 1860 and 1890] — historic print
Rome. Baths of Caracalla, [between 1860 and 1890]. Historic print from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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This rare historic print captures Rome. Baths of Caracalla in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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The Baths of Caracalla rose on the southeast side of Rome's old center, built in the early third century as one of the largest public bathing complexes the ancient city ever had. This albumen print belongs to an album of photographs of Jerusalem, Alexandria, Cairo and Rome, a set that shows how travelers and archaeologists of the later nineteenth century were drawn to ruins across the Mediterranean world. By the 1860s to 1880s, the vast brick shell was a favorite subject for visitors touring the excavated grounds, and photographs like this one helped carry its scale to viewers who never made the trip.

Created / published[between 1860 and 1890]
GenreAlbumen prints 1860-1890.
NotesIn album: Jerusalem, Alexandria, Cairo, Rome, no. R15.
SubjectsBaths of Caracalla (Rome, Italy)--1860-1890. Public baths--Italy--Rome--1860-1890. Archaeological sites--Italy--Rome--1860-1890. Baths of Caracalla (Rome, Italy)
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,684 × 3,903 px · prints to 16 × 13 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-181642

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