Le Antiche Lvcerne [lucerne] Sepolcrali Figvrate [figurate] Raccolte dalle Caue [cave] sotterranee, e grotte di Roma

Bartoli, Pietro Santo, Bellori, Giovanni Pietro [Mitarb.] · 1691 · 113 pictures

Le Antiche Lvcerne Sepolcrali Figvrate is a 1691 Roman book of antique funerary oil lamps by Pietro Santo Bartoli, with commentary by Giovanni Pietro Bellori, gathered from Rome's underground caves and tombs for antiquarians and collectors. Its engraved plates show round lamps with a raised handle at the top and a spout-hole at the base, each framing a relief medallion of a figure, and a designer could take from them the compact circular format, the ornamental rims with foliage and beading, and the sculptural clarity of small classical scenes.

Archäologie · Geräte · Archaeology · Utensils · Bildthemen · Sport und Circus · Iconographic themes · Sports and circus · christliche Bildthemen · Christian themes · Cicognara · Parte Seconda · Roma Antica e Moderna

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