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Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: The upper portion of Trajan's Column, showing arabesque work on the crowning turret

Monogrammist G.A. & the Caltrop

16th century

Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: The upper portion of Trajan's Column, showing arabesque work on the crowning turret by Monogrammist G.A. & the Caltrop

Medium

Engraving

Dimensions

sheet: 12 3/16 x 8 1/16 in. (31 x 20.5 cm) plate: 10 1/4 x 6 5/16 in. (26 x 16 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(1.100)

Tags

RomeColumnsArchitecture

About the Artist

Monogrammist G.A. & the Caltrop · 1535–1535

**Monogrammist G.A. with the Caltrop**, an enigmatic Italian engraver active in Rome during the 1530s and 1540s, remains one of the shadowy figures of the Renaissance print world. Identified solely by his monogram "G.A." accompanied by a distinctive caltrop symbol—a spiked iron ball used in warfare—little is known of his personal life or training. His early years are not well documented, and no te...

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