Urbis Romae aedificiorum illustrium quae supersunt reliquiae
by DOSIO, Giovanni Antonio, Engraving, 166 x 224 mm
Giovanni Battista de’ Cavalieri included Dosio’s 50 views of Roman architectural ruins in his collection of engravings, Urbis Romae aedificiorum illustrium (1569).
The picture shows the title page (Plate 1) of the collection: a triumphal arch with Egyptian figures, who hold a cloth with a dedication to Cosimo de’ Medici.
The series consists of 50 small oblong plates, all engraved by Giovanni Battista de’ Cavalieri after drawings by Dosio, of the ruins of ancient Rome as they appeared in the sixteenth century, without any attempt at reconstruction.