Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: The Egyptian Obelisk of Augustus
Medium
Engraving and etching
Dimensions
sheet: 21 7/16 x 14 7/16 in. (54.5 x 36.7 cm) mount: 27 1/2 x 19 7/8 in. (69.8 x 50.5 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(1.116)
Tags
RomeObelisks
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...