Thermaru diocletiani Ruinae (Baths of Diocletian), from "Roman Ruins"

An etching of overgrown ruins with several brick-vaulted arches and openings, set into a steep bank crowned with shrubs and trees. Figures are absent; the lower center shows a dirt path leading into the vaults, and the inscription at bottom reads Thermaru diocletiani Ruinae. Fine hatching describes the masonry and foliage.

Look closer: The artist's signature and date '1651' are written in small letters at the lower right corner.

Artist

Wenceslaus Hollar

Date

1651

Medium

Etching; second state of two

Source

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Size

3987 × 2579 px

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