Imagines XXIIII Caesarum

1579

Not on view

Print series containing a title page and 24 portrait busts of Roman emperors, according to the title drawn after antique marbles. The rendering of the individual portrait busts appears to have been 'enlivened' somewhat. The series was published by Donato Bertelli in different configurations throughout the 1570s, sometimes containing 23 and at other times 24 portraits.

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Title: Imagines XXIIII Caesarum
Publisher: Donato Bertelli (Italian, active Venice, from 1558–died 1623)
Date: 1579
Medium: Engravings
Dimensions: Plate: 8 9/16 x 6 1/8 in. (21.7 x 15.5 cm) [plate size varies]
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 2012
Object Number: 2012.233(1)
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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