Caption

Vera Capitolii et Arcis Romana topographia ex vetusteis monumenteis delineata, Capitoline Hill in Rome, Antiquae Urbis Splendor, Ancient monuments, print, album page, View of the Capitoline Hill in Rome. Various structures stand on the hill, such as the Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus and the Bibliotheca Capitolina. An explanatory list with numbers in the lower margin. Numbered top right: 8., printmaker: Jacobus Laurus, Italy, printer (person): Giacomo Mascardi, Rome, in or after 1637, printer (person), paper, etching, height 178 mm x width 235 mm, This print is part of a set of 158 prints (title prints), which appeared in four volumes. Parts one and two appeared in 1612. The third part appeared in 1615, and part four appeared in 1628. In 1637, Vitale Mascardi published the first reissue of the entire set with numbering., city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions, temple, shrine, Roman religion, milestone, Capitoline Hill, An engraved bird’s-eye view of a walled classical hilltop settlement with terraces, towers, domed and rectangular temples, colonnaded buildings, stairways and defensive walls, shown with small human figures walking and two figures conversing near the foreground, a mounted statue on a pedestal, scattered trees and small clustered houses on surrounding slopes, distant hills and a shoreline, and a decorative border with a horizontal band of printed labels and annotations along the bottom.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B30_044

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Keywords

Vera Capitolii et Arcis Romana topographia ex vetusteis monument Capitoline Hill Rome Antiquae Urbis Splendor Ancient monuments print album page View Various structures stand hill Temple Jupiter Optimus Maximus Bibliotheca Capitolina explanatory list numbers lower margin Numbered top right 8 printmaker Jacobus Laurus Italy printer person Giacomo Mascardi 1637 paper etching height 178 mm x width 235 mm part set 158 prints title prints appeared four volumes Parts two appeared 1612 third part appeared 1615 part four appeared 1628 Vitale Mascardi published first reissue entire set numbering city-view landscape man- constructions temple shrine Roman religion milestone engraved bird’s-eye view walled classical hilltop settlement terraces towers domed rectangular temples colonnaded buildings stairways defensive walls shown small human figures walking two figures conversing near foreground mounted statue pedestal scattered trees small clustered houses surrounding slopes distant hills shoreline decorative border horizontal band printed labels annotations bottom