Cross-Section of Round Temple [Pinaculu Termar], from the series 'Ruinarum variarum fabricarum delineationes pictoribus caeterisque id genus artificibus multum utiles'
![Cross-Section of Round Temple [Pinaculu Termar], from the series 'Ruinarum variarum fabricarum delineationes pictoribus caeterisque id genus artificibus multum utiles' by Gerard de Jode|Monogrammist G.A. & the Caltrop|Lambert Suavius](https://images.artheonmuseum.org/met/dp/thumb/cross-section-of-round-temple-pinaculu-termar-408629.webp)
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Plate: 4 3/4 x 5 7/8 in. (12 x 14.9 cm) (uneven plate)
Classification
Books|Prints|Ornament & Architecture
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1948
Accession Number
48.13.4(69a)
Rights
Public Domain
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About this artwork
[Research in progress for Cross-Section of Round Temple [Pinaculu Termar], from the series 'Ruinarum variarum fabricarum delineationes pictoribus caeterisque id genus artificibus multum utiles' by Gerard de Jode|Monogrammist G.A. & the Caltrop|Lambert Suavius, 1554]
About the Artist
Gerard de Jode|Monogrammist G.A. & the Caltrop|Lambert Suavius · 1509–1591
Gerard de Jode (c. 1509–1591) was a prominent Netherlandish cartographer, engraver, and publisher based in Antwerp. Born in Nijmegen, he established himself in the vibrant artistic and commercial center of Antwerp, where he was admitted to the Guild of St. Luke in 1547. This marked the beginning of his career as a publisher of maps and prints. De Jode worked within the established Netherlandish t...