Roman Ruins, from "Roman Ruins"

An etching of a ruined Roman interior, with broken brick arches and vaults framing a view toward a distant landscape. Ivy and shrubs hang from the masonry, and a small figure stands in the shadowed opening at left. Fine hatching describes the textured brick and the light.

Look closer: The artist's signature and date appear in small script in the lower corners of the plate.

Artist

Wenceslaus Hollar

Date

1673

Medium

Etching; first state of three

Source

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Size

3988 × 2652 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1917