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Circus Maximus, 16th century - Drawing. Public domain image.

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Circus Maximus, 16th century - Drawing. Public domain image.

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from a book by Onofrio Panvinio, historian and archeologist, 1529-1568, published posthumously (artist notes)
Unknown (artist nationality)
Recto: top edge: (beneath moat, in Latin) POMPAE · CIRCENSIS · A · PRISCEIS · ROMANEIS · FLORENTE · IMPERIO · MAXIMO · APPARATV · ET · RELIGIONE · SOLENNI · RITV · CELEBRATE · EX · ANTIQVEIS · LIBRORVM · LAPIDVM · ET · NVMMORVM · TETIMONEIS · ACCVRATA EXPRESSIO · ONVPHRII PANVINII · VERONENSIS · INVENTORIS · SVMTV · ET · AEREIS · TYPEIS · VENETIES · ANNO SALVTIS · [symbol of infinity, a horizontal "8", meaning 1000] DLXXX · GRE° · XIII · PAPA. / Cum priuilegieis Pontificis. Imperatoris, Regnum. Reipublicae, Venetae, et Ducum. ; left edge: ONVPHRIVS · PANVINIVS / VERONENSIS · AVCTOR ; first row, right to left, descriptions beneath groups of figures: Senatores | Reliqui magistratus | Lictores [et?] uiatores | Reliqui sacerdotes | Virgines Vestales | XV. uivi sacris faciundis | Augures | Flamines | Pontifices | Pont. max | Arma. maxi | Carpenta ; second row, left to right: Currus | Currus | Tensae | Fercula | Hostiae | Victimarij | Popae Victimae | Pullarij Haruspices | Ministri sacerdotum | Camilli et flaminij | third row, right to left: Cytharoedi | Tibicines | Tubicines | Satyrica Saltatio | Pueri | Iuuenes | Armata Saltatio · Viri | Cursores | Pugiles | Luctatores | fourth row, left to right: Quadrigae | Trigea | Bigae | Iuuentus Romana equestris | Pedestrisque armata | Summus magistratus qui pompam ducebat ; center: (beneath obelisk) Obeliscus ; far left and far right (on goal posts) Meta ; far right: (beneath entrance) Oppida ; l. l.: (on entrance) Moenianum / S P Q R ; bottom center: POMPA · CIRCENSIS | Pag. 89. | CIRCVS · MAXIMVS. ; l. r.: [plate] V / Pag. 89 ; verso: top center: (in pencil) Fêtes romaines; l. l.: (in pencil) C575/633 (inscription)
Etching. (medium)
Good condition overall. Vertical center crease where etching was probably originally folded as plate in book. Small hole in center crease about three inches from lower edge. Light creases along all edges. Small edge tear lower right edge, mended. Two small edge tears lower left bottom edge, mended. (condition)
Paul Ritti, Librairie P. Ritti, Paris, 4 Mar. 1930. (provenance)
Cornu (Curved trumpet), Tuba (Straight trumpet), Tibia (Aulos), Cythara (Lyre) (instrument)
Panvinio, Onofrio, 1529-1568 (related names)
16th century (century)
Mythological, etc. (miller category)

The Dayton C. Miller collection in the Library of Congress, contains nearly 1,700 flutes and other wind instruments, statuary, iconography, books, music, trade catalogs, tutors, patents, and other materials mostly related to the flute. It includes both Western and non-Western examples of flutes from around the world, with at least 460 European and American instrument makers represented. Items in the collection date from the 16th to the 20th century.

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1500 - 1599
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Unknown artist (artist)
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