Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: Portico of the Temple of Julius
16th century
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
sheet: 13 3/8 x 9 13/16 in. (34 x 25 cm) plate: 11 7/16 x 8 1/16 in. (29 x 20.5 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(1.38)
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the grandeur of ancient Rome through *Speculum Romanae Magnificent: Portico of the Temple of Julius*, a 16th-century engraving from renowned series that captured the Eternal City's ruins for Renaissance audiences. Published by Claudio Duchetti ( an anonymous engraver), this print showcases the majestic portico of the Temple Julius Caesar in the Roman Forum—its towering columns and ornate pediments evoking imperial splendor amid decay. Part of the *Speculum Romanae Magnificent* ("Mirror of Romanificence"), a celebrated anthology of over 500 plates compiled by Antonio Lafreri and his s...
About the Artist
Claudio Duchetti|Anonymous ( |Italian) · |1565 – |1585
|Italian, active Venice and Rome, ca. 1565–died ca. 1585