Antico nel Tempio di Nimes: Antonini 1781

Title: Antico nel Tempio di Nimes Author: Carlo Antonini Date: 1781 Medium: Hand-colored copperplate engraving Condition: Good - Age toning, discoloration, foxing Inches: 4 3/4 x 6 1/2 [Platemark] Centimeters: 12.07 x 16.51 [Platemark] Product ID: 100260 Ancient architectural rosette from the Temple of Nimes These fine engravings depict decorative architectural elements from the buildings and monuments of Ancient Rome and surrounding towns. The floral carvings are shown full front and also in cross section. Because of bits of paint which, upon close inspection, were detected on the original structures, it was deduced that they had once been brightly colored, thus the hand-painting of these engraved representations.