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OF T H E A RCI-1" OF TH E GO LDSMITHS. PLAT E XX. TmJ Arcll wu m:etrd by the Goldsmiths and Mcn;ha.na. in~bi~;U~ t:S of the: Pooun &.mum, and dedica~ed toSeptimim Sevenas:ond hi. family, as appears by the inxription on ita iOUth front,t in honour ollhe:signal •·ictoOes obuined by him in ll1e E:u;t,which are particubrlyrclerred to on the Archr:aised to him in thei'Utle)=r, by the Senate and Pc:ople,intbcRomanFOOJ.m,•hidlhasbecn :dreulytleocribed. ltissaid%toha~fonncdtheNrtf~~atotbeForumBoarium,IOcilledfromthe smtueofabull,ofA::gin:~mctal.whieh"""'PI.aoedlhere,and is alluded tobyOvid,inhisFasti,"Area quzpositodellovenomenhabet;"alsoby Tacitus. in thetlo!elfthofhisAnru.ls."aforo Boorioubi ~mt:aurisin•ul;u;nunconsp icimus;";mdby l'! inyin his~hook.S{>Qkingo ftho:blar~dof tEgin.1.."Uo.:.:rePS indc:captusin foroiloa.rioest Roma,hie cste>:cmJ'brJEgineticill!ris." Wem:~y infcrfromtheaho\'C,tlu.tthcForum"-ascallcd Boorium,frornthemnue; andnotfromitsha.vingbeen :amarkctfor o"cn,as iscommonly•uppooed : suchaplaccwwld notha\'e been the probablcabodeof ~n~:~':n~::md Goled,lwhi,hprobablyn:p,_,ntedthr:figureofGcta The view is taken (l'l)m a spot ncar theAn:hofjanus Qu.'lsed: on the west ~-nd, a a.ptive in chains, followed by Roman soldiers, and under that a fragment of 1CUlpture. aaid to haven::f)feS(:nted Romulus,romJJI(:ncingfromthilspotwithhisploughtom.:arkoutthecity. ThcoJit:ningiscove~ ..·i thlbtsbl>!lofmarble,dividOOintocightcencoffen.otn:~mentcdwitha =rietyofi'O$CII,&c. The!IOifitofth.ean:hitraveisalsopanelled,nndomamcntedwithfoliagc. The parw:l between the pilasters on the south front, appear~~ tO have had n single ~t.1 t uc, of which theindic.ationofthe headn!oRCnowremains:overit,onthe p.ll'lcl between thecapitalsofthcpil:l!oters, wn•afcstoonsupportedbyVict.ories,similarto thoseundertheopcning: thisisnow.-.:moved,and repl~c.:-o:l by R 11!ain stone. •l'booweJiatilloooiArrA,beq..,._.uyJI>a,itioben:odop
OF TilE .\RCH OF THE GOLDSM ITHS PLATE XX I. SOUTH ELEVATION AND !'LAN, WIT!·! THE COFFERS, &c. INthisclc...,.tion,thepierrothcright,whichisconemlcdinthcwnllofthechurcll,isrestored,togive thcproportionofthe~tMcxtcntofthewmiccbcingequaltothewholeheight. The pcdcstlls are of trn-"Crtine stone. The dies are two-thirds of their height in width, a proportion commended by Palbdio; but as used in tbisin5tanoeand embracing twopiL-.sters,thcy3re toop~lominant:andprobablyw~adoptedwiththeintentionofpreservingthesculpturefromthc rcachofinjurybyp:assengen;. Thewmioeofthepedestals.and thewholeofthesuperstrucrure,are of white marbk. TM opening between the pil:lstcn:appearstohavebccnthe regulation for their height.• The entablature is formed more in proportion tothehelghtofthe ...·holeedilice,thantoth:r.t oftheOrdeT.forwhieh it is far too heavy, beingcoruidernblymorethan a third ofthehcightofthe pibsters: whereastotheArcllinthcFOnJm ROm.:lllum,builtatthesame period. and to the others at Rome. the entablature is less !han a quarteT of tM Might of the column. TM pibsters on this front :m:ekvendiametefSinheight.thoughontheirrctumstheyarebut scvendiamcten. Onthephn,the dc:pthoftheopeningist..-o-thirdsof itswidth,thepilastt.onareformed inoneblockfromtheirbasesto theeapital,andthepanelsareeaehlilled"·ithasbbofmarb\e,aboutsixinehesthick,securedbya grooveinthepibsters; thebodyofthepicr isfonncdofi"'URh nwonryand brick. The:uclliua•-e and friezeisinON:block in height, and theu.blctfortbeill5Criptioninone.olidtlieee. Thecomi~ appcantoh.webeeninfourblocko.,exhthe11'holeheight. PLATE XX II. A Tu~sectionof themstsideoftheopening. Thepilastcn.:u-eo:onsiderablywiderth:r.non thefront.,bc:ingone-sc•·enthoftheirheight,andare orn:unentcdwithscrollso f fol~1gt=in bold n::lie:f,springingfromadu ter of ka•·es.andeaehsunnounted ~: =~~~~ ....,=:;v::~=i~ as:::~ycdh~sn ~;:' ;~:: :n:CT~;edth:7!! instruments used in s;~crifice,tdelieatelysculptured: and below them is thebottompand.onwhiehis ~own th~ vktim. and ~pantion for sacrifice: it i1 mud! mutibtcd; between the capitals of tht: :::: polastcrs,osafestoonoffrullandflowers,bomebytwowing.-dfcm.Uc:s. Thefric:zeisonwnentedwith a.crolloffoli;tg".highlyrclicved,ofthesamecharnctcruthatin PbteXXV. B. Elevation of the west end. The an:hiteewr.al ammgemcnt and deo:oration ~ similar to the sc:ctiona. lntheprincipalpanelisacapti•·einch.lins,guardedbyt•"OIIoidiers:underil.instrumentsof =:=0~n1:~~~~~in;~:~~rr=~~;~cttoofbesa~~::u:..~'lla~i!:ep=~ muc:hmutilatcdtobedearl)·discerned. C. Scction oft.hcwestsideoftheopening. The principal ~""
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OF TilE .\RCH OF THE GOLDSM ITHS<br />
PLATE XX I.<br />
SOUTH ELEVATION AND !'LAN, WIT!·! THE COFFERS, &c.<br />
INthisclc...,.tion,thepierrothcright,whichisconemlcdinthcwnll<strong>of</strong>thechurcll,isrestored,togive<br />
thcproportion<strong>of</strong>the~tMcxtcnt<strong>of</strong>thewmiccbcingequaltothewholeheight.<br />
<strong>The</strong> pcdcstlls are <strong>of</strong> trn-"Crtine stone. <strong>The</strong> dies are two-thirds <strong>of</strong> their height in width, a<br />
proportion commended by Palbdio; but as used in tbisin5tanoeand embracing twopiL-.sters,thcy3re<br />
toop~lominant:andprobablyw~adoptedwiththeintention<strong>of</strong>preservingthesculpturefromthc<br />
rcach<strong>of</strong>injurybyp:assengen;. <strong>The</strong>wmioe<strong>of</strong>thepedestals.and thewhole<strong>of</strong>thesuperstrucrure,are<br />
<strong>of</strong> white marbk. TM opening between the pil:lstcn:appearstohavebccnthe regulation for their<br />
height.• <strong>The</strong> entablature is formed more in proportion tothehelght<strong>of</strong>the ...·holeedilice,thantoth:r.t<br />
<strong>of</strong>theOrdeT.forwhieh it is far too heavy, beingcoruidernblymorethan a third <strong>of</strong>thehcight<strong>of</strong>the<br />
pibsters: whereastotheArcllinthcFOnJm ROm.:lllum,builtatthesame period. and to the others at<br />
<strong>Rome</strong>. the entablature is less !han a quarteT <strong>of</strong> tM Might <strong>of</strong> the column. TM pibsters on this front<br />
:m:ekvendiametefSinheight.thoughontheirrctumstheyarebut scvendiamcten. Onthephn,the<br />
dc:pth<strong>of</strong>theopeningist..-o-thirds<strong>of</strong> itswidth,thepilastt.onareformed inoneblockfromtheirbasesto<br />
theeapital,andthepanelsareeaehlilled"·ithasbb<strong>of</strong>marb\e,aboutsixinehesthick,securedbya<br />
grooveinthepibsters; thebody<strong>of</strong>thepicr isfonncd<strong>of</strong>i"'URh nwonryand brick. <strong>The</strong>:uclliua•-e<br />
and friezeisinON:block in height, and theu.blctfortbeill5Criptioninone.olidtlieee. <strong>The</strong>comi~<br />
appcantoh.webeeninfourblocko.,exhthe11'holeheight.<br />
PLATE XX II.<br />
A Tu~section<strong>of</strong> themstside<strong>of</strong>theopening.<br />
<strong>The</strong>pilastcn.:u-eo:onsiderablywiderth:r.non thefront.,bc:ingone-sc•·enth<strong>of</strong>theirheight,andare<br />
orn:unentcdwithscrollso f fol~1gt=in bold n::lie:f,springingfromadu ter <strong>of</strong> ka•·es.andeaehsunnounted<br />
~: =~~~~ ....,=:;v::~=i~ as:::~ycdh~sn ~;:' ;~:: :n:CT~;edth:7!!<br />
instruments used in s;~crifice,tdelieatelysculptured: and below them is thebottompand.onwhiehis<br />
~own th~ vktim. and ~pantion for sacrifice: it i1 mud! mutibtcd; between the capitals <strong>of</strong> tht:<br />
::::<br />
polastcrs,osafestoon<strong>of</strong>frullandflowers,bomebytwowing.-dfcm.Uc:s. <strong>The</strong>fric:zeisonwnentedwith<br />
a.croll<strong>of</strong>foli;tg".highlyrclicved,<strong>of</strong>thesamecharnctcruthatin PbteXXV.<br />
B. Elevation <strong>of</strong> the west end. <strong>The</strong> an:hiteewr.al ammgemcnt and deo:oration ~ similar to the<br />
sc:ctiona. lntheprincipalpanelisacapti•·einch.lins,guardedbyt•"OIIoidiers:underil.instruments<strong>of</strong><br />
=:=0~n1:~~~~~in;~:~~rr=~~;~ctto<strong>of</strong>besa~~::u:..~'lla~i!:ep=~<br />
muc:hmutilatcdtobedearl)·discerned.<br />
C. Scction <strong>of</strong>t.hcwestside<strong>of</strong>theopening.<br />
<strong>The</strong> principal ~""