# The Forum of Nerva in Rome, Seen from the Temple of Minerva

- By: Pieter Lastman (Amsterdam, ca. –1633)
- Date: 1606
- Medium: paper, ink
- Classification: drawing
- Dimensions: height 183 mm x width 231 mm
- Credit line: Purchased with the support of the BankGiro Lottery
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/RP-T-2012-22--147340f32a823effc74a5fb86004dcce)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://iiif.micr.io/JCMxX/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Teens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

Between c. 1603 and 1607 Lastman resided in Rome, where he drew this refined view of the overgrown remains of the Forum of Nerva. Lastman frequently included such ruins in the background of his history scenes. This work surfaced only in 2012 and is one of the few extant drawings from Lastman’s Italian period.