Plate 52 of 'Admiranda Romanarum Antiquitatum ac Veteris Sculpturae Vestigia': Soeuum, atque atrox facinus
Maker
(artist)
1615-1700
(publisher)
active 1627-1640 (Life dates)
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
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
Keywords
Provenance
Information not yet known or updated
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) //
Inscription: 52 //
Stamp: WITT / LIBRARY //
Inscription: P. S. BARTOLI //
Inscription: 980/56(17) //
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