Caption
Column of Marcus Aurelius in Rome, Colonna a S. Antonio, Modern and ancient monuments and buildings in Rome, Ornamenti di fabriche antichi et moderni dell' alma citta di Roma, print, album page, In the background a church. Italian text in bottom margin. Print is part of an album., number: '50', printmaker: Giovanni Maggi, Rome, after drawing by Giovanni Maggi, publisher: Andrea Vaccari, Italy, grantor of privilege: Papal Court, Vatican City, dedicated by: Andrea Vaccari, dedicated to: Amerigo Capponi, 1576 - 1618, 1600, Giovanni Maggi, Andrea Vaccari, Papal Court, Amerigo Capponi, printmaker, after drawing by, publisher, grantor of privilege, paper, etching, height 215 mm x width 157 mm, This print is part of a series of 20 prints (title print)., triumphal column with helical friezes, Column of Mark Aurelius, A tall, ornate column stands on a stepped square base in the center of a plaza, topped by a decorative capital and a crucifix with a figure on it; behind the column is a low building with rectangular panels and a domed structure to the right, with trees and a wall visible along the background; several small human figures, some in cloaks, are scattered in the foreground near the base of the column; the scene is rendered as a detailed monochrome line drawing with shading and fine crosshatching.
Credit line
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26B31_048
License type
Rights managed
Available size
50.0Mb (11.9Mb) / 12.0in x 16.2in / 3600 x 4851 (300dpi)