Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: Tivoli Palace and Gardens
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
sheet: 14 7/16 x 20 1/2 in. (36.7 x 52 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(3.65)
Tags
Art Historical Context
Welcome to the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints collection, where you'll find *Speculum Romanae Magniae: Tivoli Palace Gardens* (1581), an exquisite etching by Giovanni Ambrog Brambilla, with publication by Claudio Duchetti. Measuring 14 7/16 x 20 1/2 inches, this print captures the grandeur of the Villa d'Este Tivoli, a Renaissance masterpiece built in the 1550s for Cardinal Ippolito d'Este. Brambilla's design vividly renders the palace's elegant facade and terraced gardens, famed for their innovative fountains and hydraulic engineering—a testament to 16th-century Italian inge...