Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: House of Raphael
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
sheet: 13 3/8 x 19 5/16 in. (34 x 49 cm) plate: 9 5/8 x 15 3/8 in. (24.5 x 39.1 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1941
Accession Number
41.72(3.60)
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About this artwork
This 1549 engraving documents the celebrated Palazzo Caprini, known as the House of Raphael, which the great Renaissance master purchased and occupied until his death in 1520. Published by Antonio Lafreri, a French engraver working in Rome, the print formed part of the "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae" (Mirror of Roman Magnificence), the earliest comprehensive iconography of ancient and modern Rome. Created between 1545 and 1577, this ambitious publishing project by Lafreri and Antonio Salamanca...
About the Artist
Anonymous|Antonio Lafreri
In the vast tapestry of art history, "Anonymous" stands not as a singular individual but as a collective designation for countless unidentified creators whose works have endured across millennia. These artists, spanning prehistoric cave painters to medieval illuminators and folk craftsmen, produced the foundational layers of human visual culture. Prior to the Renaissance, when individual fame emer...