Column of Antoniunus and a Roman Obelisk
after Enea Vico, Italian, 1523 - 1567, Unknown Italian, Italian
late 16th century
Engraving on laid paper
Sheet: 17 9/16 x 12 11/16 in. (44.6 x 32.3 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College: Purchased through the Class of 1935 Memorial Fund
PR.2004.31
Geography/Culture
Europe, Italy
Period
1400-1600
Object Name
Classification
Not on view
Inscription
Inscribed, in plate, in image (on the base of the triumphal column) lower left: COL. ANIONINI; inscribed, in plate, in image, right, below center (on the shaft of the obelisk): DIVO.CAESARI.DIVI.FAVGVSIO.TI / CAESARI.DIVI. AVGVSTI.FAVGVIO. / SACRVM
Course History
ARTH 13, Rome: The Eternal City, Nicola Camerlenghi, Summer 2014
REL 30, Sacred Cities: Rome, Christopher MacEvitt, Spring 2013
REL 30, Sacred Cities: Rome, Christopher MacEvitt, Spring 2013
ENGS 2, Integrated Design: Engineering, Architecture, and Building Technology, Jack Wilson, Winter 2012
Provenance
James A. Bergquist, Newton Centre, Massachusetts; sold to present collection, 2004.
Catalogue Raisonne
After Bartsch 418-I
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