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Engraved bird's-eye architectural view of the Baths of Diocletian in Rome, showing domed halls, courtyards and labeled rooms.

The Baths of Diocletian, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Giovanni Ambrogio Brambilla

Engraved bird's-eye view of the Baths of Agrippa with domed halls, towers, obelisks, and statues along the walls.

Baths of Agrippa, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Giovanni Ambrogio Brambilla

Engraving of the Circus Maximus in Rome showing an obelisk, chariot races, turning posts, and arcaded buildings with Latin in

Circus Maximus, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Giovanni Ambrogio Brambilla

Engraved frontispiece with an oval portrait of a bearded man in a ruff, surrounded by fruit swags and garden roundels.

Frontispiece with a Portrait of Jacques Boyceau de la Berauderie (ca. 1560-1633)

Grégoire Huret, ca. 1638

Engraving of the Column of Antoninus and a Roman obelisk with a distant city, bridge, and foreground figures of a wolf and re

Column of Antoninus and a Roman Obelisk, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Enea Vico, ca. 1543-70

Engraved plan and bird's-eye view of the Castra Praetoria fortress in Rome, showing walls, courtyard and central gate.

Castrum, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Giovanni Ambrogio Brambilla

Engraving of Trajan's Column topped by Saint Peter, with spiral reliefs, buildings, a domed church, and figures in a square.

Column of Trajan, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Nicolas Béatrizet, 1589

Bird's-eye engraved view of the Roman harbors at Ostia with ships, sea walls, a statue and a lighthouse.

Port of Rome, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Giovanni Ambrogio Brambilla

Engraving of the reclining Marforio statue beside Latin inscribed pedestals, with a seated draughtsman and Roman ruins behind

Marforius, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Nicolas Béatrizet, 1550

Engraving of two peasant couples walking on grass, one pair labeled Fabianus Ienner and the other Mathias Hornung, dated 1546

January and February from "The Peasants' Feast" or "The Twelve Months"

Sebald Beham, 1546

Engraving of the reclining Marforio river-god statue beside a brick wall, with Latin inscriptions on pedestals below and ruin

Marforius

Nicolas Béatrizet, 1550

Engraving of mythological figures tying a bull to a rock, with a dog and Latin text along the bottom edge.

The Fate of Dirce, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Georges Reverdy, 1579

Engraving of two peasant couples walking on grass, the men carrying swords, with inscribed names above.

May and June from "The Peasants' Feast" or "The Twelve Months"

Sebald Beham, 1546-47

Engraving of a tall hieroglyph-carved obelisk topped with a cross in a piazza before a basilica, with Latin inscriptions.

The Egyptian Obelisk of Constantine, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Giovanni Ambrogio Brambilla

Engraving of a reclining bearded river god with putti, a crocodile and cornucopia, framed by a Latin inscription and ornament

The Nile, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Nicolas Béatrizet, mid-16th century

Engraving of a seated helmeted Roma figure between two bearded captives on a carved pedestal, with Latin inscription below.

Roma Victrix, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Nicolas Béatrizet, 1549

Engraving of two tall Egyptian obelisks side by side, covered in hieroglyphs, with Latin inscription above.

Egyptian Obelisk, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Etienne Dupérac, mid-to-late 16th century

Engraved floor plan of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome with radiating apses, a central dome, and Latin inscription across the to

Plan of St. Peter's, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Etienne Dupérac, 1569

Engraving of a palace with twin towers, formal gardens, fountains, and rectangular planted plots on Monte Pincio.

Monte Pincio Palace and Gardens, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Antonio Tempesta, mid to late 16th century

Engraved architectural elevation of the Gesù church facade in Rome, with columns, a pediment, and Latin inscriptions.

The Gesù, Rome, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Giovanni Ambrogio Brambilla

Engraved elevation of St. Peter's Basilica facade with central dome, two bell towers and papal arms above.

St. Peter's, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

the Younger Antonio da Sangallo, 1547

Engraved cutaway perspective of the Farnese Palace at Caprarola showing courtyard, arcades, staircase and rooms in section.

Farnese Palace, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Francesco Villamena, 16th century

Engraved elevation of St. Peter's Basilica facade with pilasters, arched windows, papal arms, and a scale bar.

St. Peter's, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Vincenzo Luchino, 1564

Engraved ground plan of St. Peter's Basilica with a central dome, apses, chapels, and a long nave, with a scale bar below.

Plan of St. Peter's, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

the Younger Antonio da Sangallo, 1549

Engraved elevation of a design for St. Peter's Basilica showing a large dome, bell tower, and papal arms.

Design for the Basilica of St. Peter's in the Vatican, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Antonio da Labacco, 16th century

Engraved elevation of the Farnese Palace facade with a central arched doorway, three rows of windows and a paved piazza.

Exterior of the Farnese Palace, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Nicolas Béatrizet, 1549

Engraved aerial view of the Belvedere palace and formal gardens in Rome, with parterres, fountain, and courtyard figures.

Aerial View of the Belvedere and its Gardens, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Giovanni Ambrogio Brambilla

Engraved view of the Sala Regia with an enthroned audience, rows of courtiers and guards, and a caption tablet on the right w

Vatican Reception of the Duke of Tuscany, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Etienne Dupérac, ca. 1570

Engraving of gods and figures among clouds, with a central seated figure raising his arms, after Sistine frescoes.

Sistine Frescoes, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

René Boyvin, 16th century

Portraits of the Emperors from Julius Caesar to Rudolf II, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Giovanni Ambrogio Brambilla

Engraving of a tournament in a courtyard with mounted knights, packed galleries of spectators, and a domed building behind.

Vatican Tournament, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Master HCB, 1565

Engraving of a papal gathering in the Sistine Chapel with a crowd of clergy beneath the Last Judgement fresco.

A Papal Gathering in the Sistine Chapel, Michelangelo's Last Judgement on the back wall; the crowd looks on through a…

Giovanni Ambrogio Brambilla

Small engraving of two peasants dancing on the left and a couple walking on the right, one man carrying a dagger.

Copy of July and August from The Peasants' Feast or the Twelve Months

Sebald Beham, after 1547

Small Portraits of the Popes from Christ to Sixtus V, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Giovanni Ambrogio Brambilla

Small Portraits of the Popes from Christ to Innocent IX, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Giovanni Ambrogio Brambilla, late 16th century

Engraving of a papal benediction in a crowded city square with a domed church, riders, carriages and soldiers.

Papal Benediction, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Giovanni Ambrogio Brambilla, late 16th century

Engraving of an oval fountain basin with central cascade, arched niches, and seated statues within rocky grottoes at Tivoli.

Fountain and Gardens of the Villa d'Este at Tivoli, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Etienne Dupérac, 1575

Engraved aerial view of the formal gardens at Tivoli, with a palace, mazes, parterres, fountains, and hills.

Tivoli Palace and Gardens, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Giovanni Ambrogio Brambilla

Engraving of two peasant couples: one wrestling playfully, the other walking, labeled September and October by Sebald Beham.

September and October from "The Peasants' Feast" or "The Twelve Months"

Sebald Beham, 1546-47

Engraving of two peasant couples dancing, one woman holding a basket, with labels Martinus Wintermon and Nicolaus Cristmon.

November and December from "The Peasants' Feast" or "The Twelve Months"

Sebald Beham, 1546-47

Engraving of peasants brawling with swords and sticks in an outdoor setting, with a scroll banner above.

Peasants' Brawl from "The Peasants' Feast" or "The Twelve Months"

Sebald Beham, 1547

Engraving of peasants by a wattle hedge with a pig, a man with an axe, and a couple embracing, with German banderole inscript

Peasants Behind the Hedge from "The Peasants' Feast" or "The Twelve Months"

Sebald Beham, 1546-47

Engraving of a dancing man and woman in an apron beside two pipe-playing musicians under a tree, with a table of drinks.

The Year's End from "The Peasants' Feast" or "The Twelve Months"

Sebald Beham, 1546

Engraving of peasants feasting at a table under a grapevine trellis, with a standing couple at left and a banner above.

Peasants' Feast from The Peasants' Feast or the Twelve Months

Sebald Beham, 1546-47

Birdseye engraving of the ancient port of Rome with harbors, walled buildings, ships, and the sea.

Birdseye View of the Port of Rome, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Giulio de Musi, 1554

Caricature of a grocer wrapping cheese in newspaper while a top-hatted man reads the paper in a shop interior.

Newspapers at the Grocers (Les journaux chez l'épicier) from La Caricature, October 23, 1842

Honoré Daumier, 1842

Watercolor and ink drawing of a domed temple on a hill beside trees, with a stormy sky and sea behind it.

Indian temple

George Chinnery, ca. 1808-12

Watercolor landscape of a hilltop town near Rome with tall stone pines in the foreground and distant mountains under a pale s

Frascati, near Rome

William Cowen, 1819

Engraving of the Trinity: God the Father holds the dead Christ on clouds, with the Holy Spirit dove above and angels around.

The Trinity

Giorgio Ghisi, 1576

Engraving of three seated women reading books beneath a flying winged putto in an arched frame.

Three Muses and a Gesturing Putto

Giorgio Ghisi, 1560s

Engraving of the centaur Chiron in a cave with Thetis, while armored youths and a lion skin stand at right.

Thetis and Chiron

Georg Pencz, 1543

Engraving of nude Hercules with bow beside kneeling centaur Nessus and nude Deianira, with a city in the distance.

Hercules Killing Nessus, from The Labors of Hercules

Heinrich Aldegrever, 1550

Engraving of a nude hero struggling with centaurs beside a table and drapery, with a Latin inscription below.

Hercules Preventing the Centaurs from the Rape of Hippodameia, from The Labors of Hercules

Heinrich Aldegrever, 1550

Engraved portrait of a man in a wig pointing at a harbor with ships, with a dedicatory inscription below.

William Shirley, Governor of Massachusetts

Peter Pelham, 1747

Woodcut of haloed Saint Ita reading in a forest with a dove above and a heraldic shield at left.

Saint Ita (of Toggenburg), from "The Habsburg Saints"

Leonhard Beck, 1516-18

Engraving of three draped women reading a book beneath a winged putto playing a lyre in an arched niche.

Three Muses and a Putto with a Lyre

Giorgio Ghisi, 1560s

Engraving of three seated muses playing instruments while a winged putto clashes cymbals above them.

Three Muses and a Putto with Cymbals, from a series of eight compositions after Francesco Primaticcio's designs for t…

Giorgio Ghisi, 1560s

Pencil and white chalk studies of a seated woman reading a songbook, with hand studies and a red chalk head sketch.

Studies of a Couple Seated on the Ground, Looking at a Songbook

Nicolas Lancret, ca. 1740

Engraving of demons and dragons attacking in the sky above a town, forest, and rocky cave with a large tree.

The Temptation of St. Anthony

Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1506

Woodcut of a battle in a snowy forest between nude men and clothed fighters with swords and pikes, bodies on the ground.

Battle Between Peasants and Naked Men in a Forest

Master NH, 1522

Portrait of Albrecht Dürer

Erhard Schön, ca. 1538

Woodcut of three armored bearded men named Joshua, David and Judas Maccabeus within a classical architectural frame.

The Three Jewish Heroes (Die Drei Guten Juden), from Heroes and Heroines

Hans Burgkmair, 1516

Mezzotint portrait of Sir William Pepperrell in a wig and embroidered coat, holding a baton, with a distant town behind him.

Sir William Pepperrell

Peter Pelham, 1747

Engraving of Emperor Maximilian kneeling with saints before the Virgin and Child, under an angel-filled architectural frame.

Maximilian Presented by his Patron Saints to the Almighty

Hans Springinklee, 1519