Category
Roman Empire framed prints
Ancient Rome in paintings: its battles, legends, rulers, and ruins. 57 works in this category, dated 1520 to 1904. Most represented: Thomas Cole (6), Peter Paul Rubens (3), and Charles Le Brun (2). Sources include Musée du Louvre, New-York Historical Society, and National Gallery of Art.
The Intervention of the Sabine WomenJacques-Louis David, 1799
Augustus at the Tomb of AlexanderSébastien Bourdon, c. 1643
The Siege and Destruction of Jerusalem by TitusDavid Roberts, 1850
View near Tivoli, MorningThomas Cole, 1832
Fabricius and PyrrhusFerdinand Bol, 1656
Interior of the Pantheon, Rome (NGA)Giovanni Paolo Panini, c. 1734
The Pantheon and the Piazza della RotondaJakob Alt, 1836
The Destruction of the Temple of JerusalemFrancesco Hayez, 1867
The Course of Empire: DestructionThomas Cole, 1836
Decius Mus Addressing the LegionsPeter Paul Rubens, 1616
The Course of Empire: The Arcadian or Pastoral StateThomas Cole, 1836
Romulus and RemusPeter Paul Rubens, c. 1615–1616
Cleopatra's BanquetGerard de Lairesse, 1675–1680
Triumph over the Bridge of AugustusAfter Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach
Marius Imprisoned at MinturnaeJean-Germain Drouais, 1786
Roman Chariot RaceUlpiano Checa, c. 1890s
Vestal Virgins at the ColosseumLouis Hector Leroux, 19th century
Faithful Unto DeathEdward Poynter, 1865
Seaport with the Embarkation of Saint UrsulaClaude Lorrain, 1641
The Battle of VercellaeGiovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1725–1729
The Triumph of ScipioGiovanni Antonio Guardi, 18th century
The Death of GermanicusNicolas Poussin, 1627
The Triumphal Entry of Constantine into RomePeter Paul Rubens, c. 1622
Seaport with the Embarkation of the Queen of ShebaClaude Lorrain, 1648
The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest (Die Hermannsschlacht)Wilhelm Lindenschmit the Elder, c. 1840
Dream of ArcadiaThomas Cole, 1838
The Oath in the Temple of JupiterJohann Heiss, late 17th century
Italian Coast Scene with Ruined TowerThomas Cole, 1838
Horatius Cocles Defending the BridgeCharles Le Brun, c. 1642
The Vision of the CrossGiulio Romano and workshop, after Raphael, 1520–1524
Mucius Scaevola before Lars PorsennaMatthias Stom, early 1640s
The Roman Festivals of the ColosseumJuan Pablo Salinas, c. 1900
The Course of Empire: The Consummation of EmpireThomas Cole, 1836
The Entry of Mahomet II into ConstantinopleBenjamin-Constant, 1876
The Last Day of PompeiiKarl Bryullov, 1830–33
A Roman Triumphal Entry (Marcus Claudius Marcellus)Vincenzo Camuccini, 1816
The Massacres of the TriumvirateAntoine Caron (attributed), 1560s
Caesar Comes to Treat with the DruidsFrançois-Hippolyte Debon, 1867
The Vision of ConstantineFrench school, 17th century
The Battle of the Milvian BridgeJacques Courtois, 17th century
Cicero Discovers the Tomb of ArchimedesMartin Knoller, 18th century
Mucius Scaevola before PorsennaCharles Le Brun, c. 1643–45
Combat between Romans and GaulsÉvariste-Vital Luminais, 19th century
The Death of Julius CaesarMichele Marcucci, c. 1880–85
The Donation of ConstantineRaphael's workshop (Giulio Romano and Gianfrancesco Penni), 1520–24
Zenobia's Last Look on PalmyraHerbert Gustave Schmalz, 1888
The Discovery of the Body of Catiline after the Battle of PistoiaAlcide Segoni, 1871
Gladiator FightJoseph Stallaert, 19th century
Germanicus Quelling the Mutiny in His CampFrançois-André Vincent, 1795
Biga Race in the Roman ArenaAlfredo Tominz, 1904
Oath of the HoratiiJacques-Louis David, 1786
Gladiator FightParis Bordone, c. 1560
Mucius Scaevola before PorsennaJacques Dumont, 1747
Rome on the TiberAugust von Siegen, c. 1880
Nero at BaiaeJan Styka, c. 1900
The NaumachiaUlpiano Checa, c. 1894
CaracallaLawrence Alma-Tadema, 1902