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Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae. Left hand portion of the relief showing the battle of the Amazons.

Maker

(publisher)
1512-1577

(engraver)
born 1507 or 1515, died ca. 1565 (Life dates)

Title

Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae. Left hand portion of the relief showing the battle of the Amazons.

Date of Production

1559

Medium

medium : material : ink & support : material : paper

Dimensions

Height: 31.2 cm
Width: 42 cm

Accession Number

B.1978.PG.102.56

Mode of Acquisition

Count Antoine Seilern, bequest, 1978

Credit

The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Copyright

Work in the public domain

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.50 A
Fig. p. p.153

Inscriptions

Inscription: 64

Inscription: ZONUM PUGNA ADFABRE AFFICTA DE SARCOPHAGO VETUSTISSIMO QUOD IN CAPITOLIO VISITUR EAMQUE AENEIS FORMIS INCIDIT / OBLEGTANTUR UTILITATEM

Inscription: 68

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