Print made by unknown artist, sixteenth centuryPublished by Antonio Lafreri, 1512–1577, French, active in Italy
Title:
Amphitheatrum, Quod in Exquiliis non Procul a Templo S. Crucis in Hierusalem
Date:
1560
Materials & Techniques:
Line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered inside image, lower left: "Amphitheatrum, quod in Exquiliis non procul | a templo S. Crucis in Hierusalem lateritium vi | situr, de vicino Tiberii Caes castro, cognomen ca | strense consecutum, Ant. Lafrer. Sequani formis Romae 8 D L X"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection