Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: Temples on the Isle of Tiber
1582
Medium
Engraving and etching
Dimensions
sheet: 18 1/8 x 21 15/16 in. (46.1 x 55.8 cm) plate: 15 3/8 x 19 1/2 in. (39.1 x 49.5 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(1.23)
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the grandeur of ancient Rome with *Speculum Romanae Magnificent: Temples on the of Tiber* (1582), an exquisite engraving and etching by French artist and architect Étienne Du Pérac. This detailed print captures the temples on Rome's Tiber Island, a steeped in antiquity where structures like the Temple of Aesculapius once stood evoking the eternal city's mythic past amid the winding river. Part of the influential *Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae ("Mirror of Roman Magnificence") series, Du Pérac's work—published in Rome during the late Renaissance—served as a visual catalog of imperia...
About the Artist
Etienne DuPérac · 1535–1604
Comment on works: architect; painter