The Temple of Minerva Medica, Rome

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The Temple of Minerva Medica, Rome
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The Temple of Minerva Medica, Rome

Date1927
MediumEtching
Dimensionsplate: 8 7/8 × 13 3/8 in. (22.5 × 34 cm)
sheet: 12 3/16 × 18 1/16 in. (31 × 45.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr. Charles Lee Reese, 1940
Object number1940-11.348
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Label TextThe ruin pictured here is a fourth-century nymphaeum that was erroneously identified as the Temple of Minerva Medica mentioned by Cicero and other ancient writers. The misidentification dates to the 17th century and lasted for hundreds of years.
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