The personification of Rome sitting on a column, balancing the statue of Mars on her hand; next to her the river god Tiber and the she-wolf with Romulus and Remus, behind them the panorama of Rome; representing the city of Rome. Engraving after Jan van der Straet.

  • Straet, Jan van der, 1523-1605.
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39069i
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1 print : engraving, with etching ; platemark 20.5 x 15 cm

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Orbis Roma caput bellorum turbine quondam obruta cur fremuit? Martis amica fuit: Ast ubi multiplicis sese dedit Artis alumnam, celsa triumphatrix se super astra tulit.

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Wellcome Collection 39069i

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