Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae, 1575
Maker
(publisher)
1512-1577
1512-1577
Title
Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae, 1575
Date of Production
1575
Medium
medium : material : ink & support : material : paper
Accession Number
B.1978.PG.102
Mode of Acquisition
Count Antoine Seilern, bequest, 1978
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Location
Not currently on display
Label Text
The Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae (‘Mirror of Roman Magnificence’), one of the most celebrated print collections of the Renaissance, is unique in that no two known examples are alike. Antoine Lafréry, a French publisher based in Rome, kept a large stock of prints depicting Roman antiquities, sculptures and contemporary architecture, from which clients could make a selection according to their individual interests. The volume was then bound with a standard frontispiece.
Provenance
Information not yet known or updated
Exhibition History
Bruegel to Freud: Prints from The Courtauld Gallery, Courtauld Gallery, London, 19/06/2014-21/09/2014
Scenes and Stages - Creating Architectural Illusion, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 26/06/2008-27/07/2008
Scenes and Stages - Creating Architectural Illusion, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 26/06/2008-27/07/2008
Inscriptions
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