Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: Temples on the Isle of Tiber
16th century
Medium
Engraving and etching
Dimensions
sheet: 13 7/8 x 18 5/16 in. (35.3 x 46.5 cm) mount: 16 3/4 x 22 1/8 in. (42.6 x 56.2 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(1.24)
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the grandeur of ancient Rome with *Speculum Romanae Magnificent: Temples on the of Tiber*, a captivating 16th-century engraving etching attributed to the workshop of publisher Nicolaus van Ael. Part of the renowned *Speculum Romanae Magnificent* ("Mirror of Roman Magnificence") series, this print captures the temples adorning the Isola Tiberina, the island in the Tiber River long sacred for its healing associations, including the Temple of Aesculapius. Produced during the Renaissance, when artists and scholars avidly rediscovered classical antiquity, it reflects the era's fascination...
About the Artist
Anonymous|Nicolaus van Aelst
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...