The Basilica of Constantine

probably 1550

Hieronymus Cock

Associated Names
Hieronymus Cock

Artist, Netherlandish, 1518 - 1570

The image shows ancient ruins with intricate architectural details, partially covered in vegetation. The stone structure features archways and brickwork with precise lines. The color scheme is sepia, giving an aged feel. Human figures are depicted near the ruins, engaging in various activities. The background shows a lightly sketched sky with sparse clouds.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 22.8 x 28.8 cm (9 x 11 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1994.80.16

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 36

  • Series Title

    Views of Roman Ruins: pl. N [Hollstein 22-46]

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(sale, Christie's, London, 29 November 1994, no. 53); (Christopher Mendez, London via David Tunick, New York); purchased 1994 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. 72 Vols. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1951: vol. IV (Cock), no. 36.

1971

  • Riggs, Timothy A. "Hieronymus Cock: Printmaker and Publisher." Ph.D. diss., Yale University (1971): no. 15.

2018

  • Porras, Stephanie._ Art of the Northern Renaissance: Courts, Commerce and Devotion_. London: Laurence King Publishing, 2018, p. 208, fig. 127.

Inscriptions

upper left in plate: .N.; upper center to upper right in plate; RVINARVM TEMPLI PACIS / PROSPECTVS .1.

Wikidata ID

Q75125923

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