| Maker(s): | Lauro, Giacomo | | Culture: | Italian (1561-1645)
| | Title: | Capitolii Novi Descritio [New Description of the Capitoline Hill], Plate 157 from the series Antiquae Urbis Splendor [The Wonders of Ancient Rome]
| | Date Made: | 1612-1641
| | Type: | Print
| | Materials: | Engraving
| | Place Made: | Europe; Italy; Rome
| | Measurements: | Mat: 14 in x 18 in; 35.6 cm x 45.7 cm; Sheet/Image: 7 1/16 in x 9 3/8 in; 17.9 cm x 23.8 cm
| | Narrative Inscription: | INSCRIPTION: recto, upp. ctr. (printed, etched in plate): CAPITLII • NO VI • DESCRIPTIO •; INSCRIPTION: recto, upp. l. (printed, etched in plate): (six lines of text in a box to be added); INSCRIPTION: recto, upp. r. (printed, etched in plate): (five lines of text to be added); PLATE NUMBER: recto, upp. r. (printed, etched in plate): 157; INSCRIPTION> recto, lwr. ctr. (printed, etched in plate): (eleven lines of text to be added)
| | Accession Number: | MH 2013.1.23
| | Credit Line: | Gift from the collection of Louise Fitz Randolph
| | Museum Collection: | Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
View of the Capitoline Hill, as redesigned by Michelangelo, from a slightly elevated angle. Ancient sculptures, including Castor and Pollux and the equestrian portrait of Marcus Aurelius in the piazza. Caption/key below.
Tags:
built environments; sculpture; architecture; equestrians Subjects:
Architecture; Engraving; Sculpture Link to share this object record:
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