Temple of Antoninus and Faustina
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True and False Griffins[1] is a drawing by John Ruskin, engraved by R.P. Cuff, from Modern Painters (Part IV. Of Many Things)[2], first published in 1856. According to Ruskin, the left griffin is medieval and "true", the right one classical and "false".
In his own words:
- "I have put, beside each other, a piece of true grotesque, from the Lombard-Gothic, and of false grotesque from classical (Roman) architecture. They are both griffins; the one on the left carries on his back one of the main pillars of the porch of the cathedral of Verona; the one on the right is on the frieze of the temple of Antoninus and Faustina at Rome, much celebrated by Renaissance and bad modern architects."
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