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Plate 52 of 'Admiranda Romanarum Antiquitatum ac Veteris Sculpturae Vestigia': Soeuum, atque atrox facinus

Maker

(artist)
1615-1700



(publisher)
active 1627-1640 (Life dates)

Title

Plate 52 of 'Admiranda Romanarum Antiquitatum ac Veteris Sculpturae Vestigia': Soeuum, atque atrox facinus

Date of Production

1693

Medium

etching on paper

Dimensions

Height: 18.1 cm
Width: 44.7 cm

Accession Number

G.1990.WL.24.52

Mode of Acquisition

Witt Library, transfer, 1990

Credit

The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Copyright

Work in the public domain

Location

Not currently on display

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Provenance

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Inscriptions

Inscription: Soeuum, atque atrox facinus. Iacentes somno, atue alta sepultos nocte, accensis facibus, strictisque gladijs hostes repentino impetu inuadunt. Termini Dei solemnia peragunt, posito eius simulacro, ac tripode aul[a]e / is: Aram uero sublatam ex hostibus unus in caput dormientis mulieris uibrat, ac iacit. Alij ensem aduersus dormientes ad necem intendunt. Hinc Sacrifici[a]e du[a]e iacentes sopore graduat[a]e, altera securi nititur, altera di / missam, accensamque retinet facem. Huius ignoti facinoris duplex extat exemplar in marmore, unum in Barberinis, alterum in Iustinianis [a]edibus, a quo similitudinem duximus. / In Aedibus Iustinianis / Rom[a]e ex Chalcographia Dominici de Rubeis H[a]eredis Io. Iacobi de Rubeis ad Templ. S. Mari[a]e de Pace cum Priu. S. P. et Super. perm. //

Inscription: 52 //

Stamp: WITT / LIBRARY //

Inscription: P. S. BARTOLI //

Inscription: 980/56(17) //

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