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Circus Maximus / Unknown artist [artwork]

Title: Circus Maximus [artwork]
Artist: Unknown artist
Genre: artwork
Date Created: 1580
Physical Description: 14 1/2 x 36 3/8 inches (37.0 x 92.5 cm.)
Artist notes: from a book by Onofrio Panvinio, historian and archeologist, 1529-1568, published posthumously
Artist nationality: Unknown
Inscription: 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
Medium: Etching.
Condition: 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.
Provenance: Paul Ritti, Librairie P. Ritti, Paris, 4 Mar. 1930.
Instrument: Cornu (Curved trumpet), Tuba (Straight trumpet), Tibia (Aulos), Cythara (Lyre)
Related names: Panvinio, Onofrio, 1529-1568
Century: 16th century
Subjects: Procession; Greek or Roman Instruments
Miller category: Mythological, etc.
Miller ID: 0218/U
Repository: Music Division, Library of Congress

Last Updated: 07-07-2010

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