View of ruins on the Palatine Hill with trabeated facade at left and arcades at center, from the series 'The Ruins of Rome' (Praecipua aliquot Romanae antiquitatis ruinarum monimenta, vivis prospectibus)
Hieronymus Cock
1550
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
sheet: 7 11/16 x 11 1/8 in. (19.5 x 28.3 cm) mount: 8 1/4 x 11 5/8 in. (21 x 29.5 cm)
Classification
Prints|Ornament & Architecture
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
Accession Number
2012.136.356
Tags
RuinsArchitecture
About the Artist
Hieronymus Cock · 1510–1570
Hieronymus Cock, born Hieronymus Wellens de Cock in Antwerp in 1518, emerged from a distinguished artistic lineage; his father, Jan Wellens de Cock, and brother, Matthys Cock, were both accomplished painters and draftsmen. Admitted as a master painter to Antwerp's Guild of Saint Luke in 1545, he honed his skills in the vibrant Netherlandish tradition before traveling to Rome from 1546 to 1547, whe...