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Salomonic column from Saint Peter's Basilica (Colonna Santa)

Artist: Nicolas Béatrizet (1515 – after 1565)
Title: Salomonic column from Saint Peter's Basilica (Colonna Santa)
Date: 1525-1565
Medium: Engraving. A plate from the Speculum Romanae Magnificientiae, first published in Rome by Antonio Salamanca and Antonio Lafreri between 1553 and 1563. After a Roman column made in the Eastern Empire in the 2d century AD and transported to Saint Peter's Basilica. This column was erroneously thought to stand at the gate of Salomon's Temple.
Photo Source: Rijksmuseum Website
Item: 6991A