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33,750 works

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