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Print
Lafrery, Antonio, born 1512 - died 1577 - Enlarge image
- Place of origin:
Rome, Italy (published)
- Date:
ca. 1573 (published)
1543 (engraved) - Artist/Maker:
Lafrery, Antonio, born 1512 - died 1577 (publisher)
Vico, Enea, born 1523 - died 1567 (Engraver)
Unknown (Engraver) - Materials and Techniques:
Engraving on paper
- Museum number:
E.2019-1899
- Gallery location:
Prints & Drawings Study Room, level D, case EO, shelf 131
Enea Vico (1523-1567), an engraver, coin collector, author and artist interested in ancient Rome, originally engraved 12 plates of vases and ewers in 1543. Although the lettering on the plates says that they are copied from ancient Roman examples, it may be that Vico also used his imagination in rendering the vessels. After Vico's death in 1567 the copper printing plates for these prints were acquired by Antonio Lafrery (about 1512-1577), a very successful print publisher and dealer in Rome. Lafrery reissued the plates around 1573 adding an extra plate at the beginning and at the end of the set to further its appeal.
These prints claiming to depict Roman antiquities would have appealed to learned local residents and the many visitors who passed through Rome.
