[Arch of the Argentarii, or, Goldsmith's Gate, Rome]

An albumen print of a small, richly carved marble arch set in a paved courtyard, its niches and panels filled with relief figures. A seated figure rests at the base on the left, while red brick walls and a tiled roof rise behind the monument.

Look closer: A seated figure rests at the base of the arch, partly hidden by the stonework.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1860s

Medium

Albumen silver print from glass negative

Source

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Size

2520 × 3159 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation Gift, through Joyce and Robert Menschel, 1987