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Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae. The Dioscuri (Horse Tamers), seen from the front.

Maker

(publisher)
1512-1577

Title

Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae. The Dioscuri (Horse Tamers), seen from the front.

Date of Production

1546

Medium

medium : material : ink & support : material : paper

Dimensions

Height: 36.5 cm
Width: 51.2 cm

Accession Number

B.1978.PG.102.60

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

Inscriptions

Inscription: 73

Inscription: OPVS PRAXITELIS.

OPVS FIDIAE.

Inscription: HEVS TU QVI PRAETERIS MORARE PAVLVM AC INSPICE / IN QVIRINALI HI SVNT EQVI MARMOREI MVTILI ATQUE GRANDES / ARTE VICTA NATVRA PARENS SPIRITVM CVR ERIPIT / QVID PRAXITELES ET FIDIAS EFFINXERE ISTOS AEMVLAMVR / SAT DIXI ABEL VALE SALVE MISCE BIBE DA MI / ROMAE DXLVI

Inscription: ANT. LAFRERI

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