View of the Baths of Caracalla

probably 1550

Hieronymus Cock

Associated Names
Hieronymus Cock

Artist, Netherlandish, 1518 - 1570

The image shows crumbling ruins of stone structures from a slightly elevated perspective. The ruins dominate the scene, depicted in a detailed, linear style with a monochromatic color scheme. Plants are growing on and around the structures. In the distance, faint outlines of more ruins or distant structures can be seen against the sky.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 22.5 x 30.2 cm (8 7/8 x 11 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1994.80.21

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 41

  • Series Title

    Views of Roman Ruins: pl. S [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. 41.

1971

  • Riggs, Timothy A. "Hieronymus Cock: Printmaker and Publisher." Ph.D. diss., Yale University (1971): no. 20.

Inscriptions

upper left in plate: .S.; upper center to upper right in plate: EX RVINIS THERMARVM ANTONINI PII, PROSPECTVS.1.

Wikidata ID

Q75125952

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