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Column of Dilius and Obelisque Fountain

Publisher Antonio Lafreri French
1574
Not on view
Published as part of Antonio Lafreri's Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae (The Mirror of Roman Magnificence). It is likely that individuals who purchased the prints from Lafreri made their own selections and had them bound. For a history of the publication of the Speculum prints, see Peter Parshall, "Antonio Lafreri's Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae," Print Quarterly, 2001 (1-28).

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Column of Dilius and Obelisque Fountain
  • Series/Portfolio: Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae
  • Artist: Anonymous
  • Publisher: Antonio Lafreri (French, Orgelet, Franche-Comte ca. 1512–1577 Rome)
  • Date: 1574
  • Medium: Engraving
  • Dimensions: sheet: 18 3/16 x 12 3/16 in. (46.2 x 31 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1961
  • Object Number: 61.514.22
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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