Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae. Obelisk in the Vatican.
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(publisher)
1512-1577
1512-1577
(artist)
1525-1604
1525-1604
Title
Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae. Obelisk in the Vatican.
Date of Production
1550
Medium
medium : material : ink & support : material : paper
Dimensions
Height: 49.2 cm
Width: 34.1 cm
Width: 34.1 cm
Object Number
B.1978.PG.102.38
Mode of Acquisition
Count Antoine Seilern, bequest, 1978
Credit
Courtauld Gallery, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Location
Not currently on display
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Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae. Bifolio map of modern Rome with an index in the lower right identifying the key sites.
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Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae. Bifolio map of Rome with an index in the lower margin identifying the key sites.
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Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae. Bifolio map of Rome from the north with an index in the lower margin identifying the key sites.
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Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae. Bifolio print of the Pantheon from the front with ancient sculptures in the foreground.
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Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae. Bifolio print of the Pantheon from theside showing exterior and interior of the building.
B.1978.PG.102.9
Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae. Print of the portal of the temple of Romulus and Remus.
B.1978.PG.102.10
Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae. Print of the temple of Julius.
B.1978.PG.102.11
Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae. Print of the temple of Antoninus and Faustina.
B.1978.PG.102.12
Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae. Print of the temple of Antoninus and Faustina.
B.1978.PG.102.14
Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae. Arch Of Titus Vespasian.
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Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae. Arch Of Septimius Severus.
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Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae. Arch of Gallienus.
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Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae. Arch of Constantine, north facade.
B.1978.PG.102.20
Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae. Bifolio print of the Colosseum with a section cut through to the interior. Proof before addition of lettering and publisher's address.
B.1978.PG.102.21
Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae. Folio print of the Colosseum, unrestored. Printed before the addition of the addres of Antoine Lafréry. ...See all related works
B.1978.PG.102.22
Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae. Bifolio print of the Castrense amphitheatre.
B.1978.PG.102.23
Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae. Bifolio print of the Theatre of Marcellus.
B.1978.PG.102.24
Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae. Bifolio print of the Amphitheatre, Verona.
B.1978.PG.102.25
Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae. Folio print of the Porta di San Lorenzo.
B.1978.PG.102.26
Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae. Bifolio print of the Porta Maggiore.
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Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae. Entrance of Romans followed by captives into a city. One of two plates after a relief showing the capture of a city.
B.1978.PG.102.29
Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae. Repulse of a sortie. One of two plates after a relief showing the capture of a city.
B.1978.PG.102.30
Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae. Trophies of Marius.
B.1978.PG.102.31
Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae. Trophies of Marius.
B.1978.PG.102.63
Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae. Statue of the Farnese Hercules.
B.1978.PG.102.64
Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae. Statue of the Hermaphroditus.
B.1978.PG.102.65
Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae. Statue of the Apollo Belvedere.
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Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae. Statue of the Emperor Commodus dressed as Hercules.
B.1978.PG.102.67
Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae. Statue of the Laocoon.
B.1978.PG.102.68
Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae. Statue of the River God Tiber.
B.1978.PG.102.69
Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae. Statue of the River God Tiber.
B.1978.PG.102.70
Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae. Statue of the God Oceanus.
B.1978.PG.102.71
Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae. Statue of Meleager.
B.1978.PG.102.72
Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae. Statue of Venus and Cupid.
B.1978.PG.102.73
Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae. Statue of the Goddess Flora.
B.1978.PG.102.74
Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae. Statue of Mithras.
B.1978.PG.102.75
Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae. Statue of King Pyrrhus.
B.1978.PG.102.76
Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae. The little angler.
B.1978.PG.102.77
Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae. The Three Graces.
B.1978.PG.102.78
Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae. Statue of the Marforio.
B.1978.PG.102.79
Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae. Statue of Pasquino. Proof before addition of the signature of Antoine Lafréry and date of 1550.
B.1978.PG.102.80
Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae.Statue of Roma Vitrix.
B.1978.PG.102.81
Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae.Bas-relief with Amorini and sea creatures. Proof before the addition of the publisher's address.
B.1978.PG.102.82
Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae.Satyrs leading Silenus to King Midas.
B.1978.PG.102.83
Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae.Silenus Riding on an Ass
B.1978.PG.102.84
Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae. Cupid presenting Ceres with stems of grain.
B.1978.PG.102.85
Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae. Two amorini offering wine and grapes to Silenus.
B.1978.PG.102.86
Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae. Sacrifice to Priapus.
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Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae. Dance of Fauns and Bacchanates. Two nymphs dancing either side of a faun playing two pipes. One of a pair of prints after a relief decorating an antique tondo.
B.1978.PG.102.88
Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae. Dance of Fauns and Bacchanates. A nymph dancingbetween two fauns playing instruments. One of a pair of prints after a relief decorating an antique tondo.
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Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae. Sea Battle after a relief sculpture on Trajan's Column. First state before the addition of a second inscription.
B.1978.PG.102.90
Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae. Sea Battle after a relief sculpture on Trajan's Column. First state before the addition of a second inscription.
B.1978.PG.102.91
Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae. Sea Battle with the Rape of Helen.
B.1978.PG.102.92
Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae. Plate one from a set of three of animals taken from antique wall paintings, with various animals including lions and an elephant.
B.1978.PG.102.93
Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae. Plate two from a set of three of animals taken from antique wall paintings, with various animals including a leopard, a lion, and an elephant.
B.1978.PG.102.94
Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae. Plate three from a set of three of animals taken from antique wall paintings, with various animals including dromedaries, elephants and a giraffe.
B.1978.PG.102.95
Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae. Twelve antique cameos with a Billy Goat in the upper left. Plate from a series of three after cameos. Proof before the addition of the publisher's address.
B.1978.PG.102.96
Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae. Twelve antique cameos with a cameo of a satyr leading Cupid riding a goat on the upper right. Plate from a series of three after cameos. Proof before the addition of the publisher's address.
B.1978.PG.102.97
Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae. Thirteen antique cameos with a cameo of a Hercules fighting Cerberus on the upper left. Plate from a series of three after cameos. Proof before the addition of the publisher's address.
B.1978.PG.102.98
Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae. The Lineage of the Twelve Caesars. Printed on two sheets and before the addition of the publisher's address and dedication from Enea Vico to Cosimo de' Medici.
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Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae. Portrait bust of Aristotle, facing right, wearing a cap.
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Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae. Portrait of Titus Livy. Reverse copy of a print by Nicolas Beatrizet published by Antonio Salamanca.
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Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae. The statue court at the Casa Sassi, Rome. The print was not published by Antoine Lafréry as part of the Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae but has been pasted on to a blank sheet and bound with the volume.
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Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae. Colosal statue of Hercules made by Bartolomeo Amanati in the antique style for the house of Marco Mantua Benivades, Padua.
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Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae. Castel Sant' Angelo.
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Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae. The Roman Capitol prior to its redesign by Michelangelo in 1536-1546.
B.1978.PG.102.105
Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae. The Roman Capitol following its redesign by Michelangelo in 1536-1546. First state.
B.1978.PG.102.106
Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae. Benediction of the Pope in St. Peter's Square.
B.1978.PG.102.107
Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae. Elevation of the South facade of St. Peter's Basilica, Rome, as conceived by Michelangelo.
B.1978.PG.102.108
Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae. Longitudinal section of St. Peter's Basilica, Rome, as conceived by Michelangelo.
B.1978.PG.102.109
Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae. Floor plan of the Basilica of St. Peter's, Rome, conceived by Michelangelo.
B.1978.PG.102.110
Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae. Facade of section of the apse of the Basilica of St. Peter's, Rome, conceived by Michelangelo.
B.1978.PG.102.111
Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae. Vault scaffolding from St. Peter's Basilica.
B.1978.PG.102.112
Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae. Coronation of Cosimo de' Medici as first Grand Duke of Tuscany by Pope Pius V.
B.1978.PG.102.113
Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae. Joust held in the Belvedere Courtyard as part of the wedding celebrations of Annibale Altemps and Ortensia Borromeo on 5 March 1565.
B.1978.PG.102.114
Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae. Ground plan court of the Belvedere courtyard in the Vatican Palace with tracks laid out for the joust held as part of the wedding celebrations of Annibale Altemps and Ortensia Borromeo on 5 March 1565.
B.1978.PG.102.115
Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae. Schematic map-plan of the seven pilgrimage churches of Rome.
B.1978.PG.102.116
Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae. The Palace and gardens at Tivoli.
B.1978.PG.102.117
Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae. A fountain in the gardens of the Villa d'Este, Tivoli.
B.1978.PG.102.118
Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae. Façade of the Farnese Palace, Rome.
B.1978.PG.102.119
Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae. Courtyard of the Farnese Palace, Rome.
B.1978.PG.102.120
Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae. The Palace of Raphael.
B.1978.PG.102.121
Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae. The Palace of Paolo Statio.
B.1978.PG.102.122
Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae. The Alberini Palace.
B.1978.PG.102.123
Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae. The Sepulchre of Julius II.
B.1978.PG.102.124
Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae. The Farnese Bull. ...See less related works
Inscriptions
Inscription: His et talibus monumentis .... Ant. Lafreri formis Romae M.D.L.X.V
Inscription: DIVO CAESARI DIVI LVLII F. AVGVSTO / TI CAESARI DIVI AVGVSTI F. AVGVSTO SACRVM
Inscription: Romae impensis Antonii Lafreri 1575
Inscription: OBELISCI VATICANI / .... / Ant(onii) Lafreri formis Romae MDL.
Inscription: DIVO CAESARI DIVI LVLII F. AVGVSTO / TI CAESARI DIVI AVGVSTI F. AVGVSTO SACRVM
Inscription: Romae impensis Antonii Lafreri 1575
Inscription: OBELISCI VATICANI / .... / Ant(onii) Lafreri formis Romae MDL.
Provenance
Information not yet known or updated
Literature
Parshall, Peter, 'Antonio Lafreri's Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae' in 'Print Quarterly', 2006 - pp. 3-28; XXIII (I)
Huelsen, Christian, 'Das Speculum Magnificentiae des Antonio Lafreri' in Collectanea Variae Doctrinae, Florence 1921 - pp.121-170
cat. 32A (1)
Fig. p. p.149
cat. 32A (1)
Fig. p. p.149
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