Tiber Island, from Variae Antiquitates Romanae (Roman Ruins)
| Title | Tiber Island, from Variae Antiquitates Romanae (Roman Ruins) |
|---|---|
| Artist | Claes Jansz. Visscher (Dutch, 1586/87-1652) after Willem van Nieulandt (Flemish, c. 1584-after 1635) |
| Date | 1618 17th century |
| Medium | Etching on ivory laid paper |
| Classification | prints and drawing |
| Origin | Netherlands Netherlands |
| Holding institution | Art Institute of Chicago |
| Credit line | Charles Hack and the Hearn Family Trust Collection, purchased with funds provided by the Harry B. and Bessie K. Braude Memorial, Amanda S. Johnson and Marion J. Livingston, anonymous, and Suzanne Searle Dixon endowment funds |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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“Tiber Island, from Variae Antiquitates Romanae (Roman Ruins)” is a work by Claes Jansz. Visscher (Dutch, 1586/87-1652) after Willem van Nieulandt (Flemish, c. 1584-after 1635), dated 1618. It is executed in etching on ivory laid paper and classified as prints and drawing. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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