The vignette at the top of this drawing shows the basilica of Santa Sabina and the surrounding buildings with the Aventine Hill rising in the background. Below is one of Rome’s greatest sights, with the church of Sant’Agnese fuori le Mura at left, the remains of the Basilica Constantiniana – originally a covered mausoleum – at center and the church of Santa Costanza at right.‹
The Aventine

Michael Graves

Drawing · San Diego, United States · 1990

Author unknown · Public domain · Europeana · Original 2500×1778

The vignette at the top of this drawing shows the basilica of Santa Sabina and the surrounding buildings with the Aventine Hill rising in the background. Below is one of Rome’s greatest sights, with the church of Sant’Agnese fuori le Mura at left, the remains of the Basilica Constantiniana – originally a covered mausoleum – at center and the church of Santa Costanza at right.

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