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Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae. Frieze showing a sacrifice in the Field of Mars.

Maker

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

(publisher)
1512-1577

Title

Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae. Frieze showing a sacrifice in the Field of Mars.

Date of Production

1553

Medium

medium : material : ink & support : material : paper

Dimensions

Height: 21.4 cm
Width: 41.2 cm

Accession Number

B.1978.PG.102.59

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.52 A (1)
Fig. p. p.153

Inscriptions

Inscription: 71

Inscription: Solitauriliorum sacrificiorum; quae; lustro peracto, Verris Arietis ac Tauri (quod integri solidique corporis sint) immolatione, Censores Urbem lustrantes, omnibus Centuriis et Equitibus in campum Martium convocatis, sollemni more / faciebant; ex antiqua marmorea tabella, Romae, parieti cuidam, in Marci, fixa; illustris effigies. Antonij Lafrerij formis Romae 1553

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