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Further study, my thesis may be wrong. The *front* of the frieze on the Temple of Vesp. also seems to be epigraphic.
Side note -- Piranesi seems to have read Suetonius and mis-identified this as a temple of "thundering" Jupiter that might have been a project of Augustus.
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Side note -- Piranesi seems to have read Suetonius and mis-identified this as a temple of "thundering" Jupiter that might have been a project of Augustus.
#historiography
December 15, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Further study, my thesis may be wrong. The *front* of the frieze on the Temple of Vesp. also seems to be epigraphic.
Side note -- Piranesi seems to have read Suetonius and mis-identified this as a temple of "thundering" Jupiter that might have been a project of Augustus.
#historiography
Side note -- Piranesi seems to have read Suetonius and mis-identified this as a temple of "thundering" Jupiter that might have been a project of Augustus.
#historiography
Another stylistic possibility from Domitian's projects might be the lost Temple of Minerva in The Forum Transitorium, however, the frieze in Piranesi's study seems to be epigraphic (not base relief), & lacks the sacrificial accoutrements represented on the frieze of The Temple of Vespasian + Titus.
December 15, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Another stylistic possibility from Domitian's projects might be the lost Temple of Minerva in The Forum Transitorium, however, the frieze in Piranesi's study seems to be epigraphic (not base relief), & lacks the sacrificial accoutrements represented on the frieze of The Temple of Vespasian + Titus.
Frieze on the right-hand temple: seems to match The Temple of Vespasian and Titus in The Roman Forum.
December 13, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Frieze on the right-hand temple: seems to match The Temple of Vespasian and Titus in The Roman Forum.
December 11, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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and let’s not forget this guy
December 11, 2025 at 1:23 PM
and let’s not forget this guy
more from today’s sojourn amidst the paintings
December 10, 2025 at 7:17 PM
more from today’s sojourn amidst the paintings
Visiting with a few old friends from Spain 🇪🇸.
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#ElGrecco #Velazquez #Goya #Picssso
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#ElGrecco #Velazquez #Goya #Picssso
December 10, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Visiting with a few old friends from Spain 🇪🇸.
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#ElGrecco #Velazquez #Goya #Picssso
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#ElGrecco #Velazquez #Goya #Picssso
December 7, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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Superstar Six test drive
December 4, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Superstar Six test drive
#nowspinning on #musicsky
Johnny Cash, ‘Understand Your Man,” 12” compilation, 1971, Columbia Records, (single = 1964)
#nowplaying #vinyl #records #recordcommunity #vinylcommunity
Johnny Cash, ‘Understand Your Man,” 12” compilation, 1971, Columbia Records, (single = 1964)
#nowplaying #vinyl #records #recordcommunity #vinylcommunity
November 19, 2025 at 1:43 PM
#nowspinning on #musicsky
Johnny Cash, ‘Understand Your Man,” 12” compilation, 1971, Columbia Records, (single = 1964)
#nowplaying #vinyl #records #recordcommunity #vinylcommunity
Johnny Cash, ‘Understand Your Man,” 12” compilation, 1971, Columbia Records, (single = 1964)
#nowplaying #vinyl #records #recordcommunity #vinylcommunity
November 15, 2025 at 8:53 PM
heartbreaking 💔
November 15, 2025 at 12:14 PM
heartbreaking 💔
November 12, 2025 at 10:13 PM
spectacular November light on the marsh for the afternoon walk
November 8, 2025 at 9:32 PM
spectacular November light on the marsh for the afternoon walk
#nowplaying on #musicsky
I’m listening to Talking Heads - ‘Psycho Killer’
by WOMR Live on my #WOMR #CommunityRadio app!
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I’m listening to Talking Heads - ‘Psycho Killer’
by WOMR Live on my #WOMR #CommunityRadio app!
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October 29, 2025 at 12:03 PM
#nowplaying on #musicsky
I’m listening to Talking Heads - ‘Psycho Killer’
by WOMR Live on my #WOMR #CommunityRadio app!
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I’m listening to Talking Heads - ‘Psycho Killer’
by WOMR Live on my #WOMR #CommunityRadio app!
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October 27, 2025 at 3:36 PM