| Maker(s): | Lauro, Giacomo | | Culture: | Italian (1561-1645)
| | Title: | Vestigia Thermarum Diocleti [Ruins of the Baths of Diocletian], Plate 134 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: 7 1/4 in x 9 9/16 in; 18.4 cm x 24.3 cm; Image: 7 1/8 in x 9 1/2 in; 18.1 cm x 24.1 cm
| | Narrative Inscription: | INSCRIPTION: recto, upp. ctr. (printed, etched in plate): VESTIGIA • THERMARVM • DICLETI / ANI • HODIE • TEMPLVM • S • MARIÆ • ANGELOR; PLATE NUMBER: recto, upp. r. (printed, etched in plate): 134; INSCRIPTION: recto, lwr, r. (printed, etched in plate): (seven lines of text to be added)
| | Accession Number: | MH 2013.1.6
| | Credit Line: | Gift from the collection of Louise Fitz Randolph
| | Museum Collection: | Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
Ruins of vaults and arches forming a screen in the background. In the middleground, two people playing a game with mallets and a ball and a groups of travelers and a carriage. Manicured gardens behind a low wall, framed by two domed buildings. Caption/key below.
Tags:
ruins; baths; carriages; games Subjects:
Engraving; Games; Ruins Link to share this object record:
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