Fall Of Rome Collection

The Sack of Rome by Visigoths, 410, 1890. Artist: Sylvestre, Joseph-Noel (1847-1926)
The Sack of Rome by Visigoths, 410, 1890. Found in the collection of Musee Paul Valery

The Sack of Rome by Visigoths in 410, 1890 (oil on canvas)
5667111 The Sack of Rome by Visigoths in 410, 1890 (oil on canvas) by Sylvestre, Joseph-Noel (1847-1926); 197x130 cm; Musee Paul Valery, Sete

Ruins of Rome, 1780s (embroidery on printed canvas)
695543 Ruins of Rome, 1780s (embroidery on printed canvas) by English School, (18th century); The Geffrye Museum of the Home, London, UK; eGeffrye Museum; English, out of copyright

Hermit among the Ruins
SCP38780 Hermit among the Ruins by Poussin, Nicolas (1594-1665); Prado, Madrid, Spain; French, out of copyright

The Roman ambassadors beseeching Alaric I, King of the Visigoths
LLM454525 The Roman ambassadors beseeching Alaric I, King of the Visigoths by Scarpelli, Tancredi (1866-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Roman ambassadors beseeching Alaric I)

The Course of Empire, Destruction, 1836
The Course of Empire. Destruction, 1836. Found in the collection of New York Historical Society

The Romans of the Decadence, detail of the central group, 1847 (oil on canvas) (detail
XIR201510 The Romans of the Decadence, detail of the central group, 1847 (oil on canvas) (detail of 36568) by Couture, Thomas (1815-79); Musee d Orsay, Paris

The Romans of the Decadence, detail of the right hand group, 1847 (oil on canvas)
XIR201511 The Romans of the Decadence, detail of the right hand group, 1847 (oil on canvas) (detail of 36568) by Couture, Thomas (1815-79); Musee d Orsay, Paris

PANC2A-00089
Odoacer compels the abdication of Romulus, the last Roman emperor of the West, 476 AD. Hand-colored woodcut

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Amidst the grandeur of once-mighty Rome, the fall of the ancient civilization unfolds through the lens of art. From the Sack of Rome by the Visigoths in 410, depicted in Joseph-Noel Sylvestre's oil painting, to the embroidered ruins of the 1780s, the haunting image of a hermit among the ruins, and the pleas of Roman ambassadors to Alaric I, King of the Visigoths, these masterpieces capture the essence of Rome's decline. The Destruction series by Thomas Cole and the Sack of Rome by the Vandals in 455 A.D. Further illustrate the once-great empire's fall from grace. The Romans of Decadence, with its intricate details, encapsulates the despair and desolation that followed, leaving us to ponder the causes of Rome's demise.