Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: View of Rome from the West
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
sheet: 18 11/16 x 21 3/4 in. (47.4 x 55.3 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(1.6)
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
RomeMaps
About the Artist
Nicolas Beatrizet|Antonio Lafreri · 1515–1566
Nicolas Beatrizet, born around 1515 in Lunéville, Lorraine (then part of the Holy Roman Empire), emerged as one of the most prolific French engravers of the 16th century. Little is known about his early life and training, with no records of specific teachers or apprenticeships, though regional influences from German and Italian printmaking likely shaped his skills before he arrived in Rome around ...