Teatrum Bordeos [Transitorium Caesaris in later editions], from a Series of Prints depicting (reconstructed) Buildings from Roman Antiquity Plate ca. 1530–1550 Formerly attributed to Monogrammist & the Caltrop Perspectival view of a building referred to here as the ‘Teatrum Bordeos’, but changed in a later state to ‘Transitorium Caesaris’. The depiction shows the building in a ruined state and focuses on the entrance gate and the left side of the arcade of the amphitheater. The architecture does not closely resemble the ruins of the building in Bordeaux, and this rendering, likely conceiv

Teatrum Bordeos [Transitorium Caesaris in later editions], from a Series of Prints depicting (reconstructed) Buildings from Roman Antiquity Plate ca. 1530–1550 Formerly attributed to Monogrammist & the Caltrop Perspectival view of a building referred to here as the ‘Teatrum Bordeos’, but changed in a later state to ‘Transitorium Caesaris’. The depiction shows the building in a ruined state and focuses on the entrance gate and the left side of the arcade of the amphitheater. The architecture does not closely resemble the ruins of the building in Bordeaux, and this rendering, likely conceived as an ekphrasis may conflate elements from several different surviving examples into one building. The print is part of a group of architectural prints depicting buildings from Roman Antiquity, ranging from triumphal arches to bath houses, temples and palaces in Italy, France and Spain. Some of the buildings have been artificially reconstructed based on Medieval descriptions, while others are depicted in their ruinous states. The plates are known in several (uncatalogued) states, and have undergone minor changes over time. Several titles of buildings have been changed, and the plates have been cropped as a result of plate cracks and oxidation. Most copper plates for this series have been engraved on both sides. This print is taken from the same plate as the 'Tenplus Veneris'.This group of prints was purchased as part of an an album in 1926, but taken apart by the Museum in 1934. The album appears to have been compiled in the 17th century, although the majority of prints date from the 16th century. The larger part of the prints is focused on mythological subjects and objects and architecture from Antiquity. The album was part of the collection of the architect Hippolyte Destailleur and was sold in the sale of his books and prints in 1895. The Museum acquired the album at G. Rapilly & Fils in 1926. Where the album had been kept in the mean time is unclear and several

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