Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: Portraits of Turkish Sultans
late 16th century
Medium
Engraving and etching
Dimensions
sheet: 13 3/4 x 17 11/16 in. (35 x 45 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(3.100)
Tags
Art Historical Context
Welcome to the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints department, where we encounter *Speculum Romanae Magniae: Portraits of Sultans*, a striking late 16th-century and etching attributed to Claudio Duchetti with an anonymous collaborator. Measuring an impressive 13¾ x17⅞ inches, this large-format print captures the regal profiles of Ottoman sultans, showcasing their distinctive turbans, ornate robes, and stern gazes against simple backgrounds. As part of the renowned *Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae*—a celebrated series of prints compiled by Roman publishers like Lafreri and Duchetti...
About the Artist
Claudio Duchetti|Anonymous ( |Italian) · |1565 – |1585
|Italian, active Venice and Rome, ca. 1565–died ca. 1585