Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: The Triumph of Scipio
Medium
Engraving; second state
Dimensions
plate: 8 9/16 x 10 1/16 in. (21.8 x 25.5 cm) sheet: 19 x 13 3/16 in. (48.3 x 33.5 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(2.133)
Tags
About the Artist
Master of the Die|Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi)|Antonio Lafreri · 1525–1560
**Master of the Die** (fl. 1525–1560) was an anonymous Italian engraver and printmaker active primarily in Rome during the mid-16th century. Named for the distinctive small die he used to sign his prints—a tiny emblematic mark that became his moniker—this elusive artist remains unidentified despite scholarly proposals linking him to figures like Benedetto Verino, Giovanni Francesco Zabello, Tommas...