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Speculum Romanae - Campidoglio

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Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae - Campidoglio

Reconstructed view of the ancient Campidoglio in Rome
Etching with engraving

This is most likely from a plate published first in the 16th c and republished by Rossi in the 17th.

Same print in British Museum 1950,0325.1.38

Engraving published by Giovanni Jacomo de Rossi (1627-1691)
Rome, alla Pace all'insegna di Parigi
Giovanni Giacomo published many sets of Roman views of high quality.

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Reference for the 'Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae'

  In 1540 Antonio Lafreri, a native of Besançon transplanted to Rome, began publishing maps and other printed images that depicted major monuments and antiquities in Rome. These images were calculated to appeal to the taste for classical antiquity that fueled the cultural event we call the Renaissance. After Lafreri published a title page in the mid-1570s, collections of these prints came to be known as the Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae, the "Mirror of Roman Magnificence." Tourists and other collectors who bought prints from Lafreri made their own selections and had them individually bound. Over time, Lafreri's title page served as starting point for large and eclectic compilations, expanded and rearranged by generations of collectors.


Additional Information

SKU xasg2
Picture Size 41,50 cm x 27,50 cm
Specification Print
technic Engraving
Artist Anonymous 16th century
period 16th Century
School Italian
subject Architectural
rating ****

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