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Object Type
print
Museum number
1979,0721.22
Description
The emperor Augustus has the gates of the Temple of Janus closed, and makes a sacrifice to Peace, who flies down from the sky; after Maratti. 1738 Etching and engraving
Producer name
Print made by:
Jacob Frey
After:
Carlo Maratti
School/style
Italian
Production date
1738
Production place
Published in:
Rome (city)
Materials
paper
Technique
etching
engraving
Dimensions
Height:
570 millimetres
Width:
425 millimetres
(platemark)
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
After the painting now in the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Lille, painted c.1653/6.
Location
Not on display
Subjects
allegory/personification
classical deity
temple
emperor/empress
Associated names
Representation of:
Pax
Representation of:
Augustus (Octavian)
Associated places
Associated with:
Temple of Janus
Acquisition name
Purchased through:
Bonhams
Acquisition date
1979
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1979,0721.22