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17,446 works

Engraving of three ruined Corinthian columns with plants growing on the broken entablature, a hilltop city behind them.

Temple of Antoninus and Faustina, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Agostino Veneziano, 16th century

Engraving of an Egyptian canopic vase with a human face, quill-holding hand, and rows of hieroglyphs on its body.

Face of an Egyptian canopic vase, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Etienne Dupérac, late 16th to early 17th century

Engraving of the seated bearded figure of Moses after Michelangelo's sculpture, in a stone niche with a tablet.

Moses, after the sculpture by Michelangelo, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Jacob Matham, 16th century

Engraved print of a classical aedicule with columns and pediment holding a statue of a youthful Jove with a spear.

Temple-Altar of Jove, as a Youth, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Marcantonio Raimondi, 16th century

Engraving of an equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius on a tall inscribed pedestal, rider in cloak on rearing horse.

Marcus Aurelius, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Cornelis Bos, 16th century

Engraving of a nude satyr carrying the child Bacchus on his shoulders in an arched niche with grapes and a goat.

Bacchus on the Shoulders of a Satyr, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Cornelis Cort, 16th century

Engraving of the nude, muscular Farnese Hercules standing in a niche beside a club draped with a lion skin.

The Farnese Hercules, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Giorgio Ghisi, 16th century

Engraving of a muscular nude statue of Hercules holding a club, standing on a garlanded pedestal within an architectural nich

Hercules with the apples of the Hesperides, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Diana Scultori, 1581

Engraving of the Farnese Bull group: nude men roping a bull while a seated figure and dog sit in the foreground.

Amphion and Zethus Tying Dirce to a Wild Bull [The Farnese Bull], from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Diana Scultori, 1581

Engraving of a classical fountain with a bearded male figure pouring water into a basin, beside a tree under cloudy sky.

A Fountain and Basin, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Pieter Perret, 1581

Engraving of the classical Apollo Belvedere statue, a nude youth with a draped cloak and quiver, beside a serpent-wrapped tre

Apollo Belvedere, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Marcantonio Raimondi, 1552

Bust of Livy, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Giovanni Ambrogio Brambilla

Bust of Livy, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Nicolas Béatrizet, 1582

Engraving of the mutilated Pasquino statue against a building, with Latin inscriptions and two figures on a street at right.

Statue of Pasquin in the House of Cardinal Ursino, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Nicolas Béatrizet, 1550

Engraving of the Pasquino statue on a pedestal in a Roman street, with inscribed tablets, statue fragments and two walking me

Statue of Pasquin in the House of Cardinal Ursino, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Nicolas Béatrizet, after 1582

Engraving of a Doric column and entablature in ruin, with plants and a small tree growing from the stonework.

Doric order, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Monogrammist G.A. with the Caltrop, ca. 1537

Engraving of a Corinthian capital with acanthus leaves and volutes, with a caption below reading Corinthio Misurato, dated 15

Corinthian capital, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Master PS, 1535

Engraved architectural study of Corinthian entablature moldings with brackets, frieze and handwritten measurement notes, by M

Entablature from the Forum of Trajan, Rome, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Master PS, 1537

Engraving of a Corinthian capital and entablature in perspective with measurements and acanthus ornament, by Master PS, 1537.

Entablature from the Temple of Vespasian, Rome, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Master PS, 1537

Engraving of a Corinthian capital with winged horses and a seated winged figure, above an ornate decorated base.

Pegasus capital from the Temple of Mars Ultor and decorated base, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Monogrammist G.A. with the Caltrop, ca. 1537

Engraved portrait of Archbishop Thomas Herring seated in clerical robes and wig, holding a book, with inscription and coat of

The Most Reverend Thomas Herring, Archbishop of Canterbury

Bernard Baron, 1750

Etching of a seated man in a tricorn hat and wig reading a letter by candlelight beside a candlestick.

The Politician

John Keyse Sherwin, October 31, 1775

Mezzotint portrait of a man in a dark naval-style coat holding a sword hilt, with a printed caption below.

A Sea Officer

Charles Townley, ca. 1800

Engraving of an ornate Corinthian capital with two putti and a column base decorated with braids and grotesque masks.

Decorated capital and base, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Monogrammist G.A. with the Caltrop, ca. 1537

Engraved classical column with ornate Corinthian capital, ram heads, acanthus leaves and a decorated base.

Decorated capital and base in the Temple of Jupiter, Rome, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Monogrammist G.A. with the Caltrop, ca. 1537

Engraving of a standing draped woman with a book beside a tall lily in a vase, in the style of Martin Schongauer.

The Annunciation: The Virgin

Martin Schongauer, ca. 1470-80

Engraving of a nude male statue of Perseus standing in an arched niche, holding a sword and a severed head.

Perseus, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Giacomo Lauri, late 16th century

Engraving of a nude classical male statue in a niche with a crown, a child figure, and a decorated shield at his feet.

Atreus Farnese, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Cornelis Cort, 1574

Engraving of a nude male figure with a sword and a small winged statue in a shell-backed niche, after classical sculpture.

Diomedes with the Palladium in his left hand, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Pieter Perret, 1582

Engraved print of a tall twisted column with vine-scroll ornament and a scrolled Corinthian capital on a stepped base.

Grotesque Winding Column in St. Peter's, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Nicolas Béatrizet, 16th century