Original 1690 copper engraving on the origin of altars in their ancient and modern form: a baroque altar between columns, scenes of sacrifice, medallions with Roman figures, oil lamps and, filling the lower part, the marble sarcophagus found in the Vatican cemetery, with its frieze of togaed figures.
Original 1690 copper engraving on the origin of altars in their ancient and modern form: a baroque altar between columns, scenes of sacrifice, medallions with Roman figures, oil lamps and, filling the lower part, the marble sarcophagus found in the Vatican cemetery, with its frieze of togaed figures.
It comes from the work of biblical antiquarianism by Wilhelmus Goeree, published in Amsterdam in 1690, which gathered on large engraved sheets the archaeological repertory known in his day. This one carries the page number 1074.
Medium: Copper engraving (burin).
Date: 1690.
Source: Wilhelmus Goeree, Amsterdam, 1690; page 1074.
Dimensions: 8 x 13.4 in (20.2 x 34 cm).
Condition: Laid paper somewhat browned at the edges; the image clean and well printed.