Sepulchrum Antiquum Ad Viam Appiam

Anonymous, Italian, 16th century Italian

ca. 1550–60

Not on view

Perspectival side view of a small rectangular Roman sepulchre with an apse, according to the description located on the Via Appia, outside Rome. The sheet was acquired as part of a set of fifteen sheets containing 19 plates with views of ancient Roman buildings and one design for a stage set, likely all from the stock of Antonio Lafreri and/or Antonio Salamanca in Rome. The author of the print has not been identified yet, but is undoubtedly the same as 2016.684.13.

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Title: Sepulchrum Antiquum Ad Viam Appiam
Artist: Anonymous, Italian, 16th century
Date: ca. 1550–60
Medium: Engraving
Dimensions: Sheet: 13 3/8 × 9 5/16 in. (34 × 23.6 cm)
Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
Credit Line: Purchase, Edward Pearce Casey Fund and Carolyn H. Specht Gift, 2016
Object Number: 2016.684.14
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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