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Gemmae Antiquitus Sculptae

Publisher Pietro Stefanoni Italian
1627
Not on view
This series contains illustrations of engraved gem stones from antiquity, collected and published by Pietro Stefanoni in Rome in 1627. Stefanoni owned several of the gems himself. Difference in execution suggests that some plates derive from a different series. Most, but not all of the plates contain inscriptions identifying the subject of the image.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Gemmae Antiquitus Sculptae
  • Publisher: Pietro Stefanoni (Italian, Valstagna ca. 1557– ca. 1642 Rome)
  • Date: 1627
  • Medium: Engraving
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 5 13/16 × 4 1/8 in. (14.8 × 10.5 cm) [most cut within plate mark, individual sheet sizes vary]
  • Classifications: Albums, Prints
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1947
  • Object Number: 47.79.1(102-143)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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