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{{Short description|Painting by Canaletto}}
{{For|the structure in Rome|Arch of Septimius Severus}}
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| year= 1742
| type=[[Oil painting|Oil on canvas]], [[landscape painting]]
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'''''The Arch of Septimius Severus''''' is a 1742 [[landscape painting]] by the Italian [[artist]] [[Canaletto]]. It depicts the [[Arch of Septimius Severus]], a [[triumphal arch]] in [[Rome]].<ref>Lloyd p.97</ref> Constructed in the [[Roman Forum]] during the early [[third century]] to celebrate victories of the [[Roman Empire]] in the [[Roman–Parthian Wars|Parthian Wars]]. Canaletto portrays the intricate [[inscription]] and [[carving]]s on the [[white marble]] arch, with a shadow from the church of [[Santi Luca e Martina]] on the right falling on it.

It was one of five vertical views of Rome produced by the artist.<ref>Baetjer p.210</ref> Although Canaletto is known for his views of [[Venice]], he also produced scenes of other locations including Rome and England. The painting was based on a [[sketch (art)|sketch]] that Canaletto had produced in 1720, altered slightly make it a vertical view including the surrounding buildings. It was acquired by [[George III]] from the British [[consul]] in Venice [[Joseph Smith (art collector)|Joseph Smith]] in 1762 and hung at [[Buckingham Palace|Buckingham House]]. It remains in the [[Royal Collection]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Canaletto (Venice 1697-Venice 1768) - the Arch of Septimius Severus | url=https://www.rct.uk/collection/400700/the-arch-of-septimius-severus }}</ref> Another version of the scene is in the [[Cincinnati Art Museum]] in [[Ohio]].<ref>Spike p.26-27</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of paintings by Canaletto]]

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* Baetjer, Katharine. ''Canaletto''. Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1989.
* Lloyd, Christopher. ''The Paintings in the Royal Collection: A Thematic Exploration''. Royal Collection, 1999.
* Spike, John T. ''Italian Paintings in the Cincinnati Art Museum''. Cincinnati Art Museum, 1993.

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