The Colosseum theater or Roman Coliseum (titel op object) mirror magnificent Roman (serietitel) View of the Colosseum in Rome. In the foreground two figures on the right. Title ondermarge. Manufacturer : printmaker: anonymous publisher: Antonio Lafreri (listed property) Place manufacture: printmaker: Italy Publisher: Rome Date: 1522 - 1577 Physical features: car material: paper Technique: engra (printing process) Dimensions: plate edge: H 234 mm × W 340 mmToelichtingDeze print belongs to the print body known as the 'Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae "(" Mirror of Roman splendor). This corpus, co
The Colosseum theater or Roman Coliseum (titel op object) mirror magnificent Roman (serietitel) View of the Colosseum in Rome. In the foreground two figures on the right. Title ondermarge. Manufacturer : printmaker: anonymous publisher: Antonio Lafreri (listed property) Place manufacture: printmaker: Italy Publisher: Rome Date: 1522 - 1577 Physical features: car material: paper Technique: engra (printing process) Dimensions: plate edge: H 234 mm × W 340 mmToelichtingDeze print belongs to the print body known as the 'Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae "(" Mirror of Roman splendor). This corpus, consisting of prints with images of artworks and buildings from the ancient and modern Rome, stemmed from publishers Antonio Salamanca Antonio Lafreri. These two foreign publishers joined forces to Rome in the period 1553-1563. Their prints were soon very popular with tourists and collectors, which prints aanschaften individually or in large groups. Groups Speculum-prints were tied together often negotiated in albums. There are several Speculum albums narrated all different content. Between 1573 and 1577 Antonio Lafreri gave a special title page (entitled 'Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae) that could add people to their collections. The death of Lafreri in 1577 was not the end of the corpus. Much of the copper plates was about Claudio and Stefano Duchetti. The rest was distributed among various other publishers. The popularity of the Speculum-prints knew for some time allow publishers to inspire the making of copies and adding new pictures to corpus. Subject: grounds, fields and accomodations for sports, games and physical performances (+ out of doors ( sports, games, etc)) names of historical buildings, sites, streets etc.
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