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Mirror of Roman Magnificence
Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae
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The Temple of Janus
Mirror of Roman Magnificence
Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae
Nicolas Beatrizet (French, 1507 or 1515–about 1565)
Published by: Antonio Lafreri (French (worked in Italy), 1512–1577)
Published by: Antonio Lafreri (French (worked in Italy), 1512–1577)
1564
Medium/Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 40.7 × 31.9 cm (16 × 12 9/16 in.)(trimmed within the platemark)
Credit Line
Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession NumberP1495
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Not in Bartsch, Robert-Dumesnil, Meyer, IFF, Passavant, or Le Blanc; Huelsen 4a
Marks
Verso, bottom left, stamped in red ink, the mark of Henry F. Sewall, New York (1816-1896)(Lugt 1309); verso, lower center, stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA Harvey D. Parker Collection (Lugt 1870)
InscriptionsIANI QUADRIFRONTIS TEMPLUM SIC ROMAE EX MARMORE IN FORO BOARIO
Translation: Thus, the temple of the four-sided Janus in marble in the cattle-market in Rome
Translation: Thus, the temple of the four-sided Janus in marble in the cattle-market in Rome
ProvenanceEarly provenance not researched; Henry F. Sewall (1816-1896, New York, Lugt 1309); purchased by MFA, November 1897.