Carnival games held on the Mount Testaccio in Rome
The subject of the print is discussed by Michael Bury, 'The Print in Italy', London 2001, cat.117 (where this print is mentioned)
Artwork Details
- Title: Carnival games held on the Mount Testaccio in Rome
- Artist: Monogrammist ITF (Italian (?), active ca. 1540–60)
- Publisher: Vincenzo Luchino (Italian, active Rome and Venice from 1552, died Venice (?), 1569/71)
- Publisher: Giovanni Orlandi (Italian, active Rome, then Naples, from ca. 1590–1613, died 1640)
- Date: 1558
- Medium: Engraving
- Dimensions: Sheet: 10 5/8 × 17 3/16 in. (27 × 43.7 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Edward Pearce Casey Fund, 2016
- Object Number: 2016.66
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
More Artwork
Research Resources
The Met provides unparalleled resources for research and welcomes an international community of students and scholars. The Met's Open Access API is where creators and researchers can connect to the The Met collection. Open Access data and public domain images are available for unrestricted commercial and noncommercial use without permission or fee.
To request images under copyright and other restrictions, please use this Image Request form.
Feedback
We continue to research and examine historical and cultural context for objects in The Met collection. If you have comments or questions about this object record, please complete and submit this form. The Museum looks forward to receiving your comments.