Etienne Dupérac (1535-1604) - Onofrio Panvinio (1530-1568) - Francois Halma (1653-1722) - Naumachiae

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The engraving, titled 'NAVMACHIAE, ID EST NAVALIS PVGNAE,' is part of the collection 'Mirror of Roman Magnificence' by Antonio Lafréry.
It depicts a naumachia, or a simulation of a naval battle from ancient Rome.
These spectacles took place in artificial basins or, as suggested by the image, in flooded arenas such as the Flavian Amphitheatre (Colosseum). The text indicates that the reconstruction is based on ancient stone monuments ('vetustens lapudum monumenta') and that the site was created by Onofrio Panvinio, a well-known Veronese historian.

Publication: The print was part of the publication 'Beschryving van Niew Rome...' (Description of New Rome...), published in Amsterdam by F. Halma in 1704.

Excellent ink inscription and good preservation condition, with slight traces of foxing, browning, and visible binding marks, water stains, and a small missing part outside the incision as shown in the photo. Shipped via insured courier service with a rigid tube, and any damages must be declared at the time of pickup for insurance purposes. Provenance: private collection.

Étienne Dupérac, Italianized as Stefano Duperac, or Du Perac, or even Du Perach (circa 1535 – Paris, 1604), was a French architect, draftsman, painter, engraver, and cartographer. A versatile artist of the second half of the 16th century, he was a scholar of antiquity, etcher, and garden designer.