Creator Biography
Creator Unknown, Italian.
Preview
Creation Date
1820
Medium
Woodcut
Dimensions
In frame: 9 8/16 x 12 in. (24.13 x 30.48 cm)
Not in frame: 3 8/16 x 6 in. (8.89 x 15.24 cm)
Credit Line
Gift in Loving Memory of Boris Blick & Judith Rosenbloom Blick by their daughter Sarah Blick, 2024
Accession Number
2015.70
Provenance
FROM CARLO FEA (1753-1836), NUOVA DESCRIZIONE DI ROMA ANTICA E MODERNA, E DE'SUOI CONTORNI (TORCHI DI CRISPINO PUCCINELLI, 1820)
Description
This woodcut depicts the Arch of Janus, the only preserved arch in Rome with four fronts each with their own archway. The Arch looms impressively large in the small-scale scene, with a line of travelers shown walking in the foreground.