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| Antonio Zucchi Three men bathing in a pool in classical ruins ca. 1763 drawing Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge |
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| Antonio Zucchi Shepherd and three women among classical ruins before 1795 drawing Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge |
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| Antonio Zucchi Ruined classical building with statue being excavated before 1795 drawing Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge |
from The Tower
Now shall I make my soul,
Compelling it to study
In a learned school
Till the wreck of body,
Slow decay of blood,
Testy delirium
Or dull decrepitude,
Or what worse evil come –
The death of friends, or death
Of every brilliant eye
That made a catch in the breath –
Seem but the clouds of the sky
When the horizon fades . . .
– William Butler Yeats (1928)
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| Antonio Zucchi Figures in a ruined classical building with pillared portico 1783 drawing Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge |
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| Antonio Zucchi Two men among classical ruins, one drawing a statue 1785 drawing Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge |
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| Gian Paolo Panini Capriccio of Roman ruins with the Pantheon 1737 oil on canvas Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge |
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| Gian Paolo Panini Ruins with figures ca. 1720 oil on canvas Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge |
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| Gian Paolo Panini Ruins with figures ca. 1720 oil on canvas Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge |
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| school of Canaletto Ruins with figures ca. 1750 oil on canvas Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge |
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| school of Canaletto Ruins with figures ca. 1750 oil on canvas Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge |
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| Charles-Louis Clérisseau Roman ruins ca. 1749-66 watercolour, bodycolour British Museum |
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| Charles-Louis Clérisseau Temple of the Sibyl, Tivoli ca. 1749-66 watercolour British Museum |
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| Charles-Louis Clérisseau Roman fountain ca. 1749-66 watercolour British Museum |
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| Charles-Louis Clérisseau Portico of Octavia, Rome ca. 1749-66 watercolour, bodycolour British Museum |