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Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae. Sepulchre of Metella.

Maker

(publisher)
1512-1577

Title

Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae. Sepulchre of Metella.

Date of Production

1549

Medium

medium : material : ink & support : material : paper

Dimensions

Height: 40.3 cm
Width: 31.5 cm

Accession Number

B.1978.PG.102.42

Mode of Acquisition

Count Antoine Seilern, bequest, 1978

Credit

The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Copyright

Work in the public domain

Location

Not currently on display

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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.38 (A)
Fig. p. p.150

Inscriptions

Inscription: CAECILIAE / Q. CRETICI F. / METELLAE CRASSI

Inscription: Metellae uxoris Crassi sepulchrum, editiore Appiae viae loco conspicuum. Est igitur opus ampliore ac rotunda mole, ex lapide quadrato / Tiburtino; marmoreo Zophoro trophaeis et boum capitibus insigni, vulgo notum. Ut autem antiquitate, hippodromo Caracallae / Tullique testimonio clarum est, ita totidem verborum sententiam Echo quinquies reddente, omnibus admirabile prope, videatur / Antonii Lafrerii Romae 1549

Inscription: AD METELLAE ECHO / CRETICVS HIC NATAM CRASSVS HVMASSE IVGALEM / FERTVR ET HINC QVESTVS CONGEMINARE LOCVM

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