Thermaru diocletiani Ruinae (Baths of Diocletian), from "Roman Ruins"
Baths of Diocletian in Rome, seen from outside, partly overgrown with vegetation; after Sebastian Vrancx.
Artwork Details
- Title: Thermaru diocletiani Ruinae (Baths of Diocletian), from "Roman Ruins"
- Series/Portfolio: Roman Ruins: Twelve plates (New Hollstein 1095-1106)
- Etcher: Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London)
- Artist: After Sebastiaen Vrancx (Netherlandish, Antwerp 1573–1647 Antwerp)
- Date: 1651
- Medium: Etching; second state of two
- Dimensions: Sheet (clipped impression): 2 11/16 × 4 1/8 in. (6.8 × 10.5 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1917
- Object Number: 17.50.17-380
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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