The Seven Churches of Rome (Le Sette Chiese di Roma), from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Antonio Lafreri|Giovanni Ambrogio Brambilla · French|Italian

Date: 1575

Medium: Etching and engraving

Dimensions: sheet: 15 5/8 x 20 1/16 in. (39.7 x 50.9 cm) mount: 16 15/16 x 22 1/8 in. (43 x 56.2 cm)

Classification: Prints

Themes: Churches, Cities, Human Figures, Rome

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1941

Date range

1575 – 1575

Largest dimension

56.2 cm

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